{"id":151104,"date":"2020-08-06T11:38:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T15:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=151104"},"modified":"2020-08-06T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T15:38:42","slug":"aaa-finds-new-semi-autonomous-driving-systems-suffer-repeated-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2020\/08\/aaa-finds-new-semi-autonomous-driving-systems-suffer-repeated-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"AAA Finds New Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems Suffer Repeated \u201cIssues\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AAA’s latest tests of semi-autonomous vehicle technology suggests the tech may not be quite ready after several “collisions” during its testing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ford plans to introduce its new Active Drive Assist system on several 2021 models, including the all-electric Mach-E, while Cadillac is expanding the use of its own Super Cruise in the coming year, both systems allowing drivers to travel for extended periods with hands off the wheel.<\/p>\n

Similar, semi-autonomous technologies are popping up across the automotive market, though capabilities vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. They\u2019re designed to both ease the burden of driving while also improving safety. But a new study by AAA finds that they don\u2019t always work as well as planned.<\/p>\n

Echoing an earlier study conducted in 2018, the latest report indicates that these semi-autonomous systems encounter one \u201cissue\u201d or another on an average of every eight miles. One of the biggest problems was keeping a vehicle in its lane but, in a significant number of cases, the partially automated vehicles wound up hitting a simulated broken-down vehicle.<\/p>\n

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(Tesla loses Autopilot case in\u00a0<\/i>Germany<\/u><\/i>.)<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAAA has repeatedly found that active driving assistance systems do not perform consistently, especially in real-world scenarios,\u201d said AAA\u2019s automotive engineering director Greg Bannon. \u201cAutomakers need to work toward more dependable technology including improving lane keeping assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The vehicles tested during AAA most recent study did perform well in stop-and-go conditions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than half a dozen automakers now offer technologies that can help maintain a vehicle in its lane or even allow a driver to temporarily remove their hands from the wheel \u2013 though all still require a motorist to remain vigilant and ready to regain control of the vehicle quickly in an emergency.<\/p>\n

For the 2020 study, AAA put products from five different companies to the test, clocking about 4,000 miles of driving. These included:<\/p>\n