vforrest
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Well I got confirmation this week about how this "advanced" technology is going to work in the North Pole. I was concerned when I did the test drive and the sales guy seemed to have a never ending list of technological wonders and I probably still only use 1/5 of the voice commands and now I have confirmation.
It handled the sub-zero week of weather ok but it is kept in the garage at night, but going home from work 17 miles...in the midst of getting about 3 inches of snow I blushed off my windows and lights and hit the road. As I'm driving along I get a warning pop up in the dash "warning...blah, blah" the car was clearly confused by the snow interfering with my sensors. So I hit the OK button thanks for the notice now let me concentrate on driving in the snow at night. Then up it comes again....and again...and again...get the idea! I ignore it and don't clear it with the OK button and just going to let it stay up on the dash. Nope the technology won't let that happen either. It clears itself only to flash back on.
So right now I'd like to drive along with the engineer/programmer that made this part of the system every time it snows so I can pull over during rush hour traffic in the dark, in the snow...and have them brush off the snow that is stuck to my sensors.
The technology is fine when it is 75 and sunny but I really think the shrunken heads that figured this all out don't understand what it's like driving in the snow and dark and with plenty of traffic. I'm a Risk Management consultant (in real life) and am appalled at the number of times, while driving, the touch screen requires you to take your eyes off the road. The eye studies I have seen that CLEARLY shows how much more cockpit technology forces the driver to take their attention from the road is frightening! My prediction is that the studies are going to force the Feds to reel in the technology before 2020 arrives and put some constraints as to what a driver can do with operating the vehicle.
So let's recap...and very good AWD sedan that seems to handle the snow well even with my OEM Michelin all season tires has just enough technology to distract me while driving in tough conditions with warnings unless I pull over and clear (in really crap weather btw) all my sensors and camera's...really?
If you are going to design in that much technology and make us have to deal with it....then it better run flawlessly under ALL possible conditions. Or give me the ability to shut it off and stay off without the default being that I have to repeat that every time the car cycles.
Thanks for the rant....
It handled the sub-zero week of weather ok but it is kept in the garage at night, but going home from work 17 miles...in the midst of getting about 3 inches of snow I blushed off my windows and lights and hit the road. As I'm driving along I get a warning pop up in the dash "warning...blah, blah" the car was clearly confused by the snow interfering with my sensors. So I hit the OK button thanks for the notice now let me concentrate on driving in the snow at night. Then up it comes again....and again...and again...get the idea! I ignore it and don't clear it with the OK button and just going to let it stay up on the dash. Nope the technology won't let that happen either. It clears itself only to flash back on.
So right now I'd like to drive along with the engineer/programmer that made this part of the system every time it snows so I can pull over during rush hour traffic in the dark, in the snow...and have them brush off the snow that is stuck to my sensors.
The technology is fine when it is 75 and sunny but I really think the shrunken heads that figured this all out don't understand what it's like driving in the snow and dark and with plenty of traffic. I'm a Risk Management consultant (in real life) and am appalled at the number of times, while driving, the touch screen requires you to take your eyes off the road. The eye studies I have seen that CLEARLY shows how much more cockpit technology forces the driver to take their attention from the road is frightening! My prediction is that the studies are going to force the Feds to reel in the technology before 2020 arrives and put some constraints as to what a driver can do with operating the vehicle.
So let's recap...and very good AWD sedan that seems to handle the snow well even with my OEM Michelin all season tires has just enough technology to distract me while driving in tough conditions with warnings unless I pull over and clear (in really crap weather btw) all my sensors and camera's...really?
If you are going to design in that much technology and make us have to deal with it....then it better run flawlessly under ALL possible conditions. Or give me the ability to shut it off and stay off without the default being that I have to repeat that every time the car cycles.
Thanks for the rant....
