AutoPilot Almost Killed Me!

[HenryFarkas]

Same thing happened to my wife on our trip to Philly. She will only use the cruise control now.

Sorry to tell you that phantom braking occurs even with cruise control. That's why the driver has to stay engaged.

 

[saltsman]

It's an issue. Emergency braking can save your life by seeing things that you can't, but also endanger it by seeing things that aren't there. It needs to be fixed ASAP - or at least made MUCH better.

 

[Young Phenom]

Sorry to tell you that phantom braking occurs even with cruise control. That's why the driver has to stay engaged.

While this may be true, she hasn't experienced it using Cruise control. I've had it happen twice in autopilot myself.