Source: U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study | J.D. Power COSTA MESA, Calif.: 27 Aug. 2019 — Some alerts on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are so annoying or bothersome that many drivers disable the systems and may try to avoid them on future vehicle purchases, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study,SM released today. This is a major concern for automakers keen to market these lucrative technologies and pave the way for more highly automated vehicles in the future. . . . A prime example of this is lane-keeping and centering systems. On average, 23% of customers with these systems complain that the alerts are annoying or bothersome. This ranges from just 8% for one domestic brand to more than 30% for a couple of import brands. For these owners, 61% sometimes disable the system, compared with just 21% of those that don’t consider the alerts annoying or bothersome. Owners wanting the feature on their next vehicle ranges from 63% for those that consider the alerts annoying or bothersome to 91% for those who do not. My experience with TSS-P, lane keep alert, matches this study. With enough 'nags', it would then suggest time to take a driving break. Worse, the 'nudge' back to lane if not checked would cross the other side. It had no controlled steering to the lane center. In contrast, AutoPilot holds the center of the lane without a problem. The driver still monitors what is going on but more as an interested passenger than a harried driver. However, surveys of Tesla owners reveals about 20% don't like or trust AutoPilot and some are quite vociferous. Of course others probably regret the loss of hand brakes, manual transmissions, and floor switch operated high/low beams. Bob Wilson
agree. we shut off the bsm as it became so obnoxious after awhile, i was ready took an appt with a psych
Yeah. I find LDA has quite a number of false positives. It has more false positives in 6 months than I had with PCS in the 10 years I’ve had the Gen 3.
Agree that the lane keeping alerts on my parent's Acura could get annoying. The lane keeping assist seemed to work well the short time I got to try it, and you didn't need both on to make use of the other.
LKA is also sometimes scary. Our plugin Pacifica has 3 settings .... gentle, mid, & LOOK OUT !!!! So we keep it on aggressive anyway. If you start to drift close to either side of the lane? WHAM! You find your torso getting tossed the opposite direction that the steering is taking you. In fairness, it wouldn't be so scary if we were paying closer attention. .
The LKA in my '19 Rav4h is quite functional. As good as AutoPilot, perhaps not. But I didn't have to pay twice as much for an X to get it. And in the edge cases, I prefer to be doing the driving anyway.
