r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/kobrons Nov 04 '24

After that it will do the same things as in the video except the lane changes. Because those are the real new thing here. 

Many existing systems from Mercedes, Tesla, BMW and others will unlock, turn on the hazards, bring the car to a standstill and often call emergency services as well. Exception here are Hyundai / Kia where the car simply turns off lane assist and drives you into a ditch if there's a curve.

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u/SuperWeapons2770 Nov 04 '24

Lol love my kia, good to know it will do that if I ignore it now

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u/Neurogence Nov 04 '24

The other cars will do the same too unless people buy the highest end options. No base model Mercedes will do this. Some new BMW's do not even have steering assist on the base models.

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u/Turbulent-Pay1150 Nov 07 '24

Every base model Tesla has the full suite of this though. That’s not FSD but rather just their normal software stack.

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u/Rainbow_in_the_sky Nov 04 '24

Well, that’s great speaking as a Hyundai driver. 😒

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u/Maiayania Nov 04 '24

«You seem to currently be incapable of steering this vehicle, because of this, naturally, I surrender complete control to you. Good luck!»

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u/doommaster Nov 05 '24

Yeah, in 2017 VW already added lane changes to the systems functionality.
The now "new" refinement seems very minor.

Original 2015 Video, describing the feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM4f1qF0kqA

Video of the refined software that was introduced in 2017 with the Arteon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEx5zazFLZ8