[RRToadHall]

Vaser and Sebap - no ACC system will drive like an a-hole. nor will any ACC system respond well to other people driving like a-holes. that's a universal ACC truth, def not specific to the Rover.

Most accurate post I have seen in ages. Seriously folks, jsut because you drive a Sport does not mean you have to be a prick... although with many Sport drivers in this area you;d think they were behind the wheel of BMWs. Let the system do it;s job and relax. there is no need to be a bully on the road and concern yourself with the fact that someone got in front of you. Getting along on the road does not mean getting ahead.

 

[vaserRRS]

Well we are not in disagreement, and I did not intend to imply being a prick is ok. I just don't like having cars cut into the gap in traffic. And trust me if you drove in heavy trafficked metro area you'll find yourself also accerelating to close the gap or you'll go nowhere and annoy the driver behind you.

That said. You do realize a lot of folks with sports are also BMW owners right? Seems a BMW is the most common second car for us. I too have a BMW so there is some truth to people driving a sport behaving like they are behind the wheel of a BMW. :lol:

 

[vaserRRS]

I doubt many people have "tested" it, as if you don't react yourself then you probably shouldn't be behind a wheel of a vehicle. :snooty:

I have had it catch me snoozing/distracted and braked for me once. The thing is as much as it braked hard it didn't brake hard enough without my intervention to save me from crashing into the other car. I had to jam the brakes and swerve or I was going to crash for sure. It's only good for slowing your rate of speed of impact. Since they are already doing this, I fail to see the harm if they'd just update the software to do a real emergency stop. Other manufacturers do it, no one is complaining, and I can only see happy thankful owners if they also did the full stop.

 

[sblvro]

I guess the RRS/FFRR ACC needs more development? I'm sure it's sourced from one company.


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[DillyBop]

Well we are not in disagreement, and I did not intend to imply being a prick is ok. I just don't like having cars cut into the gap in traffic. And trust me if you drove in heavy trafficked metro area you'll find yourself also accerelating to close the gap or you'll go nowhere and annoy the driver behind you.

don't get me wrong, i drive aggressively a lot too. but it's just that it's unrealistic to expect any ACC system to accommodate aggressive driving, by you or by others. i actually think the closest follow setting on the RRS is pretty close.

it's interesting especially having a Tesla and watching them implement Autopilot and trying to usher in autonomous driving. because if all drivers didn't have autonomous driving, it'd be okay. and if EVERYONE had autonomous driving, it'd be okay. the trouble comes when computers are driving 30% of the cars and humans are driving the other 70%. it's gonna get a lot messier before it gets better, methinks.

 

[RoverGuy7]

This system is also very good in traffic, with it's implementation of Queue Assist, which once you get used to it is a very good system.

There is also the huge safety feature of Collision Mitigation by Braking, which in my opinion will become a mandated safety feature on new vehicles in the next few years.

 

[wood930]

Just bought 16 TD6 with it. For what its worth, I have the adaptive cruise in our 15 Grand Cherokee SRT and 16 Golf R; it has prevented two rear end collisions. (my son & daughter were driving the cars, 20 & 24). For that reason alone, it has been worth additional cost. Agree with previous poster, not all systems are the same. Looking forward to comparing RR system to Jeeps which has been very good.

 

[celgart]

I recently took possession of an MY16 RRS ATB, and this one of my favorite features. I've had it on other cars, and I actually find the Land Rover implementation to be the best I've had so far, very intelligent and patient system. We tend to bash Land Rover for it's infotainment technology, but on the driving features side, I've found their technology to be the best I've experience so far.

 

[JSR2014]

From memory, and don't quote me on this, I think the ACC uses upto 70% of the available breaking force, it also pre-loads the brakes (with collision warning) so that any input requires less pedal travel to achieve higher braking power.