Nissan makEs automated Ebraking standard.

Fuzzzy

This is one of those things that I think is great for OTHER people to have

ZCanadian

It's for this very reason that I'm torn about how to respond.
For those who don't give a damn about driving, or are too self-important to pay attention, I pray that their vehicle has it and that it kicks in before they hit mine.

As for me, that sort of thing will cause me to take my money to another brand - at least until they have all gone this way (due to changes in "industry standards", pressure from their legal departments, or legislation).
If I can disable it legally (even with an "are you sure?" confirmation), then OK.
Requiring a modification to remove the feature may well spell insurance problems in the event of an incident, though. Not something one thinks about before hand, buy you may wish you had considered that after, God forbid, something terrible has happened!

I'm glad I'm old enough not to worry about losing all of my rights and privileges to suit the "lowest common denominator" driver, his lawyer, or his political representative. By the time that happens, I'll likely have surrendered my keys. Meantime, as long as my generation (baby boomer) still holds sway in the market, I think we're all safe. You are collectively welcome, for that, btw!

DISCLAIMER: as more and more automotive executives and their advisors are driven to work by mommy or still need their diapers changed 5 times a day, THE END of things as we know it might come sooner than I think!!!

zeeder

If you're a conscientious driver I don't see what the big deal is as it shouldn't ever activate if you're paying attention. That said, it's there if you're ever eyeing that hottie on the side of the road at the wrong split second.

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Fuzzzy

I'm guessing that you have never driven one for any length of time.

My wife's car has it. She has had the car for about a year, so I've driven it some. I've had the brakes activate a couple of times--quite the surprise! The first time I was going around the car in front of me as he was slowly making a left-hand turn but hadn't completely vacated our lane. Plenty of room, no issues imo. The car disagreed, and I wondered what in the hell all the beeping was about. A few seconds later I found out as the brakes were applied with force. Very unpleasant

But I have learned to obey the beeps. Big Brother knows best, I guess.

zeeder

I admit, I have not. I've only had the blind spot monitoring but didn't have to deal with it applying the brakes. Can you adjust the sensitivity or turn it off?

If they are this intrusive I'm definitely a proponent of adjustments for sensitivity and an off switch!

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Fuzzzy

I can only speak for my wife's vehicle (Subaru Outback). To my knowledge the auto-braking can not be adjusted or turned off. Some of the other "smart" features can be toggled off/on, but I can't think of any off-hand that can be adjusted.

To be fair, I like some of them, particularly the "auto-adjust" cruise control (or whatever it is called). But I despise the lane-departure warnings and auto-correct. I do see the value of the auto-braking in theory, but it needs to be fine-tuned (at least from the version I have driven) for me to be completely sold.