Adaptive Cruise Control

bob_b wrote:
I have the Active Cruise on my BMW. What a big PIA that thing is. I wished that I could switch it back to Manual. In my area of southeastern PA, it doesn't work well in the (almost) bumper to bumper traffic of the pa turnpike. It won't get close enough to the car in front of you so as to keep other cars from cutting in front. When a car cuts in front, my brakes are applied until the distance become long enough. The brake lights anger the people in back of you and now the car is moving slower. This process repeats itself until you are going way too slow and causing a dangerous traffic condition. In short: It just doesn't work and you don't want it. I would have paid extra to Not have it.

My adaptive cruise (Hyundai Genesis) does the same-------but I understand why. In that kind of traffic, a regular cruise would need to be constantly adjusted or kicked off with the brakes. With the Genesis, I can over-ride the CC and get closer (tail gate) in traffic where someone might cut in. However, in that kind of traffic, I just go back to the old-fashioned way, turn the CC off and control the throttle myself.