Move Over, Tesla: Ford's BlueCruise Beats Autopilot In Advanced Driver Assistance System War | Carscoops carscoops
‘s Driving Assistance Professional, Toyota’s Safety Sense 3.0 , Volkswagen’s Travel Assist , Tesla’s Autopilot, Rivian’s Highway Assist, Nissan/Infiniti’s ProPilot Assist, Honda’s Sensing , Volvo/Polestar’s Pilot Assist, and Hyundai/Kia/Genesis’ Highway Driving Assist, which finished last.
The American manufacturers were the only ones that performed well in the “clear when safe to use” category, though, with no other brand scoring above a four. Tesla, for example, scored just three in the category, a rating that was fairly representative of its overall performance.Autopilot received middling and poor scores in all categories except for “capabilities and performance,” in which it got a nine.
The organization found, for example, that Tesla’s adaptive cruise control function could stop at a red light and start again after an unlimited amount of time. Though impressive, it complained that the vehicle didn’t do enough to ensure that the driver was still paying attention, potentially leading to a dangerous situation.
“Automakers also need to realize that the more capable they develop a system in terms of driver assistance, the greater the chances are that the driver might tune out and try to leave the driving to the car,” said Kelly Funkhouser, Consumer Report’s manager of vehicle technology. “That’s why camera-based, direct driver monitoring is so critical, and should be an essential tool of any good active driving assistance system going forward.
Tesla was by no means the only automaker that failed to ensure that drivers were paying attention, though. That’s why it’s important to remind buyers that there are no
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