I have been driving many cars as of late seeing how they compare to the insight when it comes to the technology. Now from what I've learned it seems that most of the tech like ACC, LKA, and LDM pretty much come from the same main manufacturers with the implementation being different in software response. Case in point the adaptive cruise control.
I drive almost always with cruise control on. This along with active lane keep assistance makes my one hour drive more comfortable and less stressing. I have been looking for a second car and have found none that have cruise control that acts like Honda's. For example: you can literally press the cruise control set button from a stop and the car will go from a complete stop to 25mph or whatever you set making it possible to drive the car on cruise control with little input from the driver except when necessary. All other high tech cars I have driven insist you get to 25mph before the cruise can be activated. Another example is the stopping when in ACC. If you're in cruise and the cars in front of you stop the insight will come to a complete stop and resume when you hit the gas or cruise resume button ( the new Prius does this too) but the difference is in the Prius if the car at the light that the ACC has in radar turns at the corner as you start accelerating and you haven't gotten to at least 20 or so mph the cruise will disconnect and make you reset it. Same happens if you start moving at the light and you decide to slide over to the more open lane to your left as example, once the Prius loses radar contact for a second it disconnects and makes you speed up to restart cruise. The Honda, in both these situations, sees no one in front of you and proceeds to accelerate to the cruise speed barring any cars ahead. Basically anytime I have to decelerate on my own, even to low speeds, I can just tap the cruise resume button and the car will check the radar ahead and go to the set speed. This is one of the philosophy choices that has made it very difficult for me to find a non Honda car I want as a secondary car. I am thoroughly addicted to this cruise system and I love it. Any opinions?
I drive almost always with cruise control on. This along with active lane keep assistance makes my one hour drive more comfortable and less stressing. I have been looking for a second car and have found none that have cruise control that acts like Honda's. For example: you can literally press the cruise control set button from a stop and the car will go from a complete stop to 25mph or whatever you set making it possible to drive the car on cruise control with little input from the driver except when necessary. All other high tech cars I have driven insist you get to 25mph before the cruise can be activated. Another example is the stopping when in ACC. If you're in cruise and the cars in front of you stop the insight will come to a complete stop and resume when you hit the gas or cruise resume button ( the new Prius does this too) but the difference is in the Prius if the car at the light that the ACC has in radar turns at the corner as you start accelerating and you haven't gotten to at least 20 or so mph the cruise will disconnect and make you reset it. Same happens if you start moving at the light and you decide to slide over to the more open lane to your left as example, once the Prius loses radar contact for a second it disconnects and makes you speed up to restart cruise. The Honda, in both these situations, sees no one in front of you and proceeds to accelerate to the cruise speed barring any cars ahead. Basically anytime I have to decelerate on my own, even to low speeds, I can just tap the cruise resume button and the car will check the radar ahead and go to the set speed. This is one of the philosophy choices that has made it very difficult for me to find a non Honda car I want as a secondary car. I am thoroughly addicted to this cruise system and I love it. Any opinions?