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Automatic braking systems save lives. Now they’ll need to work at 62 MPH

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32 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 15:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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ddoolin ◴[20 Nov 24 16:10 UTC] No.42195292[source]▶
I've got a 2019 Subie Outback and the AEB is pretty good. It really only engages in very tight circumstances above a certain speed (and probably only lower than a certain speed) i.e. I'm pretty sure it will let me rear-end something if I'm crawling slowly enough. Prior to enaging AEB, the beeping is very loud with a very short interval.

(I traded in my 2017 Tesla Model S to get the Outback and I've never regretted it.)

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athorax ◴[20 Nov 24 16:19 UTC] No.42195416[source]▶
Interesting, Subaru's eyesight from that generation is notoriously bad. I have a 2020 Outback and it will slam on the breaks when a car in front of me is decelerating to turn even though it is fully out of the lane. It also will yell at me about overhead tree branches that are at least 2-3 feet above the car.
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1. ddoolin ◴[20 Nov 24 18:49 UTC] No.42196958[source]▶
I've never had that happen; it's hard to compare without knowing the changes between generations or years. That said, the only real issue I've had is that the TACC is slow to start accelerating again when the car in front turns or changes lane. I think this is probably intentional though, as it seems pretty quick to react in other instances.

Regarding AEB specifically, I've probably only ever had it engage 2-3 times on the road, ever.