Robbo-92 wrote:That sounds equally amazing and freaky, I know tech like that is all the future (and present) when autonomous cars arrive but having not experience it first hand it sounds a little alien.
You should try driving it!
I've experimented further and found that, at 70mph on a dual carriageway for example, it will steer itself too!
. As long as Lane Assist is turned on, together with the Adaptive Cruise Control that does your speed and braking, then the car literally does everything for you. It uses the white lines both sides of the car to keep it perfectly in the centre of your lane.
After a short while of no steering input, a warning sound and visual alert occurs (within 20-30 secs max). If still no input, then a much louder sound occurs, again with a visual input. It was at this point I thought I best resumed control in case it went the whole hog and pulled me over to the roadside, parked and called the emergency services (which is an optional extra that could have been fitted by whoever ordered it originally).
I didn't want to have to explain to Mr Police Officer why my car had auto dialled 999 /101 !
Took my boss out for a quick spin in it at lunch. He was amazed by its autonomous braking