fastwheels
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I tested Highway Assist this morning on a stretch of US 131 that was rolling hills and long curves. About 30% of that area was flat and straight. The road surface condition was certainly not optimum since it is early spring in Michigan and the road lines have taken a lot of abuse over the winter with salt/sand/ice and snow plow scraping. I'm guessing it may work smoother on roads with fresh fog and center lines.
It does work fairly well as a lane and speed keeping assistant. You do have to keep a hand lightly touching the wheel at all times or it will post a message to 'put hands on wheel' after a minute of your hands off. Shortly after that it will sound a warning that it will disengage, and presumably stop the vehicle it you do not take control.
The only thing I found disconcerting was a bit of a ping/pong effect as it found the left/right limits and applied quick small corrections. The corrections are subtle but noticeable - especially since I was hyper aware of what the truck was doing. I have no interest in being the subject of a news story about the software that ran the R1T into a bridge abutment! But it worked fine for the 10 or so miles I had it on. Best thing is that you can take one hand off the wheel, and your eyes off the road for a few seconds to hunt through the center screen menus to find something while Highway Assist keeps the truck in its lane.
It does work fairly well as a lane and speed keeping assistant. You do have to keep a hand lightly touching the wheel at all times or it will post a message to 'put hands on wheel' after a minute of your hands off. Shortly after that it will sound a warning that it will disengage, and presumably stop the vehicle it you do not take control.
The only thing I found disconcerting was a bit of a ping/pong effect as it found the left/right limits and applied quick small corrections. The corrections are subtle but noticeable - especially since I was hyper aware of what the truck was doing. I have no interest in being the subject of a news story about the software that ran the R1T into a bridge abutment! But it worked fine for the 10 or so miles I had it on. Best thing is that you can take one hand off the wheel, and your eyes off the road for a few seconds to hunt through the center screen menus to find something while Highway Assist keeps the truck in its lane.
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