2018 Q7 Prestige Drive Assist
05-07-2019, 08:45 AM
#2
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I would guess the same as 2019 (and that's what I have on my 2018 Prestige, with the exception of Park steering assist which I believe is only available outside the US. Was nice on my US-spec 2015 BMW X5 though.): Driver Assistance package (ACC, Active lane assist, Park steering assist, High-beam assistant, Traffic sign recognition).
Last edited by Doc H; 05-07-2019 at 08:49 AM.
05-10-2019, 03:52 PM
#4
And I love these features. I have a Honda with their driver assist package as well as my wife's Honda w/o that. No way would I be w/o those features and I now hate to drive my wife's van. That will be replaced with the Q7 which has even more sophisticated systems, of course.
Interestingly many folks do not like these systems but IMHO, these folks are approaching them all wrong. As a long time private pilot, I have seen such systems in aircraft for much longer than they have been in cars. They do not and should not keep you from flying the airplane - "First fly the airplane". What they can do, when used intelligently, is make you a better pilot (or driver) by helping with the trivial. You need to become a system manager and that means understanding the systems, how they work, and what they can and cannot do. I suspect that is why many do not like them - they do not want to take the time to learn proper use.
I have found that if you do not need to constantly focus on such things as speed or distance to the vehicle in front, you can improve your awareness of the situation around you traffic-wise. Not to try to be funny, but that makes you "traffic wise" and you may see something developing before it is too late to avoid trouble. The statistics support this:
"Electronic driver-assist technology makes the roads in Wisconsin and across the United States safer, according to a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, lane departure and blind spot caution systems reduce the rates of single-vehicle head-on and sideswipe crashes by around 18 percent. When these types of crashes do occur, the systems reduce the rate of injuries by 24 percent and fatalities by 86 percent."
End of lecture.
Interestingly many folks do not like these systems but IMHO, these folks are approaching them all wrong. As a long time private pilot, I have seen such systems in aircraft for much longer than they have been in cars. They do not and should not keep you from flying the airplane - "First fly the airplane". What they can do, when used intelligently, is make you a better pilot (or driver) by helping with the trivial. You need to become a system manager and that means understanding the systems, how they work, and what they can and cannot do. I suspect that is why many do not like them - they do not want to take the time to learn proper use.
I have found that if you do not need to constantly focus on such things as speed or distance to the vehicle in front, you can improve your awareness of the situation around you traffic-wise. Not to try to be funny, but that makes you "traffic wise" and you may see something developing before it is too late to avoid trouble. The statistics support this:
"Electronic driver-assist technology makes the roads in Wisconsin and across the United States safer, according to a recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, lane departure and blind spot caution systems reduce the rates of single-vehicle head-on and sideswipe crashes by around 18 percent. When these types of crashes do occur, the systems reduce the rate of injuries by 24 percent and fatalities by 86 percent."
End of lecture.
05-11-2019, 06:22 AM
#5
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+1 on the above. The downside right now, at least in the US, is the car on either side of you doesn't have these systems. And the 1950s highway you're on has no shoulders or painted traffic lines. And the speed limit signs are hand-painted and on the left side of the road. But standardization and modernization are coming, and automated safety technology in cars wil revolutionize the way we travel, along with saving lives.
05-11-2019, 07:23 AM
#6
+1 on the above. The downside right now, at least in the US, is the car on either side of you doesn't have these systems. And the 1950s highway you're on has no shoulders or painted traffic lines. And the speed limit signs are hand-painted and on the left side of the road. But standardization and modernization are coming, and automated safety technology in cars wil revolutionize the way we travel, along with saving lives.
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