New car disaster!

[rogerzilla]

Collected new car today after test driving one that I was assured had the same software.

I was swearing at it all the way home. Beeps for every speed sign, beeps constantly if you go over the limit by 1mph (even if it's misread a 30 sign in a side road, which it does), lane departure tried to put me in a ditch. It's unacceptable.

Apparently you CAN turn this off. It must be done before every single drive, and it takes about two minutes of manipulating a fiddly and fragile stalk to do so. New EU regs, apparently.

The manufacturer has a 14 day money back guarantee which I shall be using. I think I've managed to find a pre-registered car from the previous model year which isn't afflicted with this stupidity, and where the stuff stays turned off.

 

[Gunk]

All new cars have this nonsense, mine has lane assist and speed limit warning on by default, I just switch it off, not a big deal.

 

[Marchrider]

my wife has an all singing all dancing 3 pointed teutonic piece of garbage - I so much prefer my 15 year old van. Seriously I prefer driving my old van

modern cars are just hideous

 

[Drago]

I got it in the camper. Uriah Heep on max sorts it.

 

[presta]

The manufacturer has a 14 day money back guarantee which I shall be using.

It needs a few more to do the same.

Post it on here.

 

[EckyH]

Uriah Heep on max sorts it.

And I begged her give me horses
To trample down my enemies

That one?

E.

 

[Drago]

That one?

E.

Indeed, although I prefer their first album. Gypsy at max volume drowns out the most strident audible warning.

 

[rogerzilla]

All new cars have this nonsense, mine has lane assist and speed limit warning on by default, I just switch it off, not a big deal.

It takes a long time delving into clunky menus on this car. And you have to do it every single time you start it.

 

[Gunk]

It takes a long time delving into clunky menus on this car. And you have to do it every single time you start it.

If it’s just a short run I just leave all on, its really not the end of the world, being an EV at least it hasn’t got the most annoying of interventions, bloody stop/start!

 

[rogerzilla]

I'm particularly twitchy about things that bleep unnecessarily.

 

[Alex321]

It needs a few more to do the same.

Post it on here.

It is the law. It doesn't matter how many "do the same", it is here to stay.

 

[Gunk]

I'm particularly twitchy about things that bleep unnecessarily.

But the argument is that it’s not unnecessary, the driver is either exceeding the speed limit or wandering into another lane. There must be evidence to support that these systems improve road safety or they wouldn’t have brought in the legislation. I agree that they are a pain, but with the standards of driving getting worse and the amount of distractions with tech in modern cars perhaps they are necessary.

 

[Marchrider]

as cyclists could we use it to our advantage, a large 20mph speed limit on our backs would alert drivers - or could it just annoy them

 

[Drago]

There must be evidence to support that these systems improve road safety or they wouldn’t have brought in the legislation.

Cough. DRLs in anything other than a sub-arctic climate. Cough.

 

[Drago]

as cyclists could we use it to our advantage, a large 20mph speed limit on our backs would alert drivers - or could it just annoy them

In the USA folk wall about with signs printed on their T shirts to confound Tesla drivers in just this manner.