Adaptive Cruise Control Scare
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CDNRabbit
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I've not had an issue when it reads the signs correctly, but that isn't all the time
Sometimes it reads warning signs as speed limits, sometimes it picks up signs on side roads, some times it picks up high speed signs while on side roads... The worst was when it picked up the speed limit for the scale lanes and slammed the breaks going from 110km/h to 10km/h.
We don't use speed sign recognition anymore.
Sometimes it reads warning signs as speed limits, sometimes it picks up signs on side roads, some times it picks up high speed signs while on side roads... The worst was when it picked up the speed limit for the scale lanes and slammed the breaks going from 110km/h to 10km/h.
We don't use speed sign recognition anymore.
Deadman
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Did she total it from the cruise control?
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SunnySunshine
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It's a new car, we're still getting used to the controls.
SyndicateZ
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That was probably the excuse
Flathead40
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You can disable this feature of adaptive cruise and still have adaptive cruise control (following the car in front). I believe it’s called speed sign recognition under adaptive in the driver assistance settings. We leave it off because there’s no intelligence in it, it either brakes hard right at a sign that lowers the speed or accelerates aggressively when it increases. There’s a separate setting for speed warning that will still show the posted speed on the cluster and flash when you exceed by the tolerance.
Here in NY, the speed limit is mostly 55mph. However, adaptive cruise control uses maps (Speed Limit) and speed sign recognition.
In my experience, at least, I have confirmed this by using Ford or Apple maps on the big screen; they show the WRONG speed limit, and adaptive cruise goes to the higher speed limit.
Example: I'm getting on the highway and reaching 55mph. I press to activate the cruise, and there is no signage yet; however, I know it's 55mph. All of a sudden, my vehicle accelerates to 70 mph, and when she encounters a posted speed limit sign later, it resets back to 55 mph or whatever is posted. Maps show 70mph, but the speed limit is 55mph.
In conclusion, Maps both Apple and Ford have the wrong speed posted. I'm still responsible for maintaining the correct speed, and if I don't, I'll get a speeding ticket.
In my experience, at least, I have confirmed this by using Ford or Apple maps on the big screen; they show the WRONG speed limit, and adaptive cruise goes to the higher speed limit.
Example: I'm getting on the highway and reaching 55mph. I press to activate the cruise, and there is no signage yet; however, I know it's 55mph. All of a sudden, my vehicle accelerates to 70 mph, and when she encounters a posted speed limit sign later, it resets back to 55 mph or whatever is posted. Maps show 70mph, but the speed limit is 55mph.
In conclusion, Maps both Apple and Ford have the wrong speed posted. I'm still responsible for maintaining the correct speed, and if I don't, I'll get a speeding ticket.
NevadaGeo
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....As alluded to many times in this thread, if you're not in control of your vehicle, you are not in control of your vehicle.
BobCharlie
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I had to turn off the speed limit sign recognition with adaptive cruise because I’d be on the highway and it would pick up a sign on the access road and slow me down to 45 mph. Very annoying.
