Jaguar Land Rover tech to avoid red lights

[mgv8]

WOW two pages on a click bate article!

[AMG Merc]

mgv8 said:

WOW two pages on a click bate article!

Yep, clickbait works

[over_the_hill]

Isn't this what any half-decent driver does anyway. Adapting to surroundings and changing conditions - without tech

Jasandjules said:

Oh good, we need more 4*4s accelerating to get through lights.... That won't at all be dangerous to other road users.

Have you seen the latest Jag. 4x4 advert. The one with the woman who "doesn't do compromise" or some such.
Jumps into the car outside the hotel, shoots down the driveway and turns left straight out onto the road with slowing or apparently looking.

[jfire]

Sounds like too much data for a human to process in the seconds approaching a light. A Tesla will stop for you but regulations don't permit this automation yet so such manual warning systems seem like something which could have been found on a 1980s Renault.

[otolith]

I don't think this is intended as a red light warning system or a "floor it!" alert for amber gamblers. It's just a system that advises whether you can avoid stopping at the next set of lights by driving a bit faster or a bit slower.

[AB]

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-new...

They should be concentrating on other areas!

[fatboy b]

REALIST123 said:

Vaud said:

akirk said:

I will disagree, the expectation of the technology leads to a de-skilled driver group, who may then get in a car without and mess up / not bother focusing - leading to accidents...
there are plenty of examples of the technology not working - leading to issues...
if there are drivers who 'need' this technology to be safer, then perhaps a better solution would be to remove their licences?! I can't see any reason to have them

Stats disagree.
I have the driver aid pack on my Volvo (lane warning, blindspot, etc) and it reduces my premium vs not fitted.

I also find it makes me a better driver, especially for keeping the right distances.

Edited by Vaud on Monday 19th November 06:56

Your insurer asked you about those things? I have never been asked about anything like that.

I got my insurance renewal this year. Bit expensive, so went on to the said company’s website and went through a new quote. It was £160 cheaper, and all I put in differently (so I thought) was 2k miles a year less.

On the phone I pointed the rep to my new quote for examination. “Oh, so you have reversing sensors on your Jag then. That’s one reason it’s a bit cheaper”.

Then realised that I’ve never been asked about reversing sensors before.

I guess it’s a way to catch out the auto-renewers for a year or two.

[rdjohn]

fatboy b said:

I got my insurance renewal this year. Bit expensive, so went on to the said company’s website and went through a new quote. It was £160 cheaper, and all I put in differently (so I thought) was 2k miles a year less.

On the phone I pointed the rep to my new quote for examination. “Oh, so you have reversing sensors on your Jag then. That’s one reason it’s a bit cheaper”.

Then realised that I’ve never been asked about reversing sensors before.

I guess it’s a way to catch out the auto-renewers for a year or two.

Can you actually buy a Jag without parking sensors? I thought reversing camera was also standard.

[fatboy b]

rdjohn said:

fatboy b said:

I got my insurance renewal this year. Bit expensive, so went on to the said company’s website and went through a new quote. It was £160 cheaper, and all I put in differently (so I thought) was 2k miles a year less.

On the phone I pointed the rep to my new quote for examination. “Oh, so you have reversing sensors on your Jag then. That’s one reason it’s a bit cheaper”.

Then realised that I’ve never been asked about reversing sensors before.

I guess it’s a way to catch out the auto-renewers for a year or two.

Can you actually buy a Jag without parking sensors? I thought reversing camera was also standard.

Exactly.

[GSE]

Wozy68 said:

Why oh why do car companies keep spending zillions on tech we don't ask for or don't need is beyond me.

poo at Paul's said:

Sounds like Jag are so far up their own aholes they cant see the utter pointlessness in such a plan.

Oriol Quintana-Morales from JLR said:

It has the potential to revolutionise driving by creating safe, free-flowing cities that take the stress out of commuting. Our research is motivated by the chance to make future journeys as comfortable and stress-free as possible for all our customers

Probably on a £100k salary to come up with st like this.