Okay, here is some first hand experience in AP in 8.0.
You already know about the other enhancements, such as media so I'll not mention those here. But if you have specific Q's please ask. I'll keep this to things that are more qualitative (perhaps even opinion), i.e. my observations about 8.0, i.e. crap I haven't read on the internet so far.
As background, I tested this on a city freeway (DC 495 loop), in commute hour (speeds varying from 60 to 0), and non commute hour.
1. AP in 8.0 is noticeably better. I struggled with the right word here, significantly seemed too much. Marginally sounded too little. You'll notice the improvements for sure. As an example, in my 35-40ish mins on the freeway in traffic,
a) The car slowed down very smoothly, like I would hit the brakes, Even in the city the slow down felt a lot more natural.
b) It stayed within lanes a lot better, no bouncing between lanes, no stepping over the lane.
c) I felt a lot more confident or assured even in thick traffic at 60mph that I was safe. With cars literally 6 feet away from me, changing lanes in front of me and behind, AP behaved perfectly.
2. The nags. I am happy to report that I saw much fewer nags. I have driven this road at this time MANY times, so I can say that the nags were a lot less frequent. 495 has lots of turns, so I'd get maybe 10 nags pre 8.0. Post 8.0, I got 3.
3. When it says "Hold steering", i.e. the nag, I did not notice the 5 minute/3 minute/1minute stuff I've read elsewhere in the internet. I did note however (anecdotally), that if there were more cars around me, or someone cut me off dangerously, the car would say "hold steering". Time didn't seem to have a bearing, at least not in my initial test. I'll keep an eye on it though in future tests. A straight stretch didn't seem to give me as many nags, and yes I went almost 15 minutes without a nag, and without my hands on the wheel (I was being safe, plus you're not my mom).
4. When I did get the nag, I put my hands on the wheel, thereby triggering the torque sensor. At all times, the nag was "hold steering wheel" and a white border around the smaller screen. After 3 nags, I was NOT locked out. So I think it's if you completely ignore the nag ... or perhaps .. if there is an audible nag afterwards - I didn't go that far.
HTH
You already know about the other enhancements, such as media so I'll not mention those here. But if you have specific Q's please ask. I'll keep this to things that are more qualitative (perhaps even opinion), i.e. my observations about 8.0, i.e. crap I haven't read on the internet so far.
As background, I tested this on a city freeway (DC 495 loop), in commute hour (speeds varying from 60 to 0), and non commute hour.
1. AP in 8.0 is noticeably better. I struggled with the right word here, significantly seemed too much. Marginally sounded too little. You'll notice the improvements for sure. As an example, in my 35-40ish mins on the freeway in traffic,
a) The car slowed down very smoothly, like I would hit the brakes, Even in the city the slow down felt a lot more natural.
b) It stayed within lanes a lot better, no bouncing between lanes, no stepping over the lane.
c) I felt a lot more confident or assured even in thick traffic at 60mph that I was safe. With cars literally 6 feet away from me, changing lanes in front of me and behind, AP behaved perfectly.
2. The nags. I am happy to report that I saw much fewer nags. I have driven this road at this time MANY times, so I can say that the nags were a lot less frequent. 495 has lots of turns, so I'd get maybe 10 nags pre 8.0. Post 8.0, I got 3.
3. When it says "Hold steering", i.e. the nag, I did not notice the 5 minute/3 minute/1minute stuff I've read elsewhere in the internet. I did note however (anecdotally), that if there were more cars around me, or someone cut me off dangerously, the car would say "hold steering". Time didn't seem to have a bearing, at least not in my initial test. I'll keep an eye on it though in future tests. A straight stretch didn't seem to give me as many nags, and yes I went almost 15 minutes without a nag, and without my hands on the wheel (I was being safe, plus you're not my mom).
4. When I did get the nag, I put my hands on the wheel, thereby triggering the torque sensor. At all times, the nag was "hold steering wheel" and a white border around the smaller screen. After 3 nags, I was NOT locked out. So I think it's if you completely ignore the nag ... or perhaps .. if there is an audible nag afterwards - I didn't go that far.
HTH
