Had just merged onto the beltline highway and engaged EAP at a follow distance of 4. Due to the terrain (hill crest) and the size of the car in front of me I couldn't see the traffic further up the road.
Suddenly EAP starts aggressively braking. Not quite emergency, but hard. In a fraction of a second I'm thinking, "WTF no brake lights on the car in front - Y U DO DIS??!" Well it had seen two cars ahead and realized the speed delta was great. The driver in front of me violently swerved into the adjacent lane - luckily unoccupied. Of course my car slows down appropriately, handling everything like a champ.
Had I been driving my old 2009 BMW X3 it may have been a different story.
You always hear these stories about AP doing things badly. Well, it also does things correctly more often than not.
Just thought I'd share.
Suddenly EAP starts aggressively braking. Not quite emergency, but hard. In a fraction of a second I'm thinking, "WTF no brake lights on the car in front - Y U DO DIS??!" Well it had seen two cars ahead and realized the speed delta was great. The driver in front of me violently swerved into the adjacent lane - luckily unoccupied. Of course my car slows down appropriately, handling everything like a champ.
Had I been driving my old 2009 BMW X3 it may have been a different story.
You always hear these stories about AP doing things badly. Well, it also does things correctly more often than not.
Just thought I'd share.