I find it slows down way too late when approaching stopped vehicles.
Adaptive cruise control works well
One of the nice features of most models of Ariya is an adaptive cruise control. It is lost in the detail description of ProPilot in the manual. But is it is actually very easy to activate and works very well. This is probably the only feature that I cautiously use with any driving automation.
To start the adaptive cruise control, you press ProPilot switch on the right-hand steering wheel switches to engage the system. Then speed up to the desired speed and then pull down CANCEL button to SET-. To cancel, push in the CANCEL button. But make sure to watch the car as it approaches slower cars to verify that it actually works for you! There are some speed constraints and operational issues that you need to learn by reading the manual. For more information about the limitations and warnings, read the manual around pages 5-92.
p.s. a nice feature of the main screen is that it shows a view of the rear part of the car, and indicates when your brake lights turn on (like when you the car slows down under e-step).
To start the adaptive cruise control, you press ProPilot switch on the right-hand steering wheel switches to engage the system. Then speed up to the desired speed and then pull down CANCEL button to SET-. To cancel, push in the CANCEL button. But make sure to watch the car as it approaches slower cars to verify that it actually works for you! There are some speed constraints and operational issues that you need to learn by reading the manual. For more information about the limitations and warnings, read the manual around pages 5-92.
p.s. a nice feature of the main screen is that it shows a view of the rear part of the car, and indicates when your brake lights turn on (like when you the car slows down under e-step).
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Yep, I also found if you manually break cruise control and try to stop yourself, it doesn't engage the regenerative braking and goes straight to the physical brakes itself.I find it slows down way too late when approaching stopped vehicles.
This is super annoying when I can see the traffic is stooped maybe 100m out and i want to slowly regen break to a stop, but instead I have to ride the brakes like an ICE car.
Last night, I used the ProPilot 2.0 driving in the rain, at night and on the freeway. During a 60 mile trip, it only asked me to put my hands on the steering wheel 3 times. A major improvement from my 2019 Nissan Leaf. I love the Ambient Lighting that tells me what color my ProPilot is in. The adapted cruise control is actually a lot smoother than my 2020 Camry Hybrid. You could adjust the distance of the car in front to your comfort level.
You should not use Econ mode when using adaptive cruise control. Not sure about Ariya, but I found my car respond very slowly if using Econ mode. Also, I switch the follow distance if I want braking to happen sooner. So I normally use the closest distance, then press the button to switch to the longest distance if I want braking to be earlier when I see slower cars.
Overall I think the Adaptive Cruise works really well. I think it could use some tweaks for edge cases though. An example: Normally, obey your distance setting, but also monitor at the limit of the sensors watching for cars ahead with an extreme speed disparity, and if detected start slowing down earlier than the follow distance would indicate. For instance, if the distance is set to the minimum and you're going 70 mph, but coming up on a stopped car (traffic backup because of an accident, construction, whatever), it should detect that stopped car and start slowing long before it reaches your distance setting because of the extreme difference in speed. Right now, if you don't turn it off (by hitting cancel or tapping the brake) or adjust the distance manually to be further out, it will end up doing something very close to a panic stop. That's not really necessary though. It saw that car a lot earlier.
Refer to last sentence. There are 3 distance adjustments for my Ariya. I get jitters using the closest (tailgating almost) adjustment and have to keep my foot near the brake pedal which defeats the purpose. Therefore, I use the middle to farthest away adjustment. Other drivers cut in when I use the farthest away distance. It takes a mature driver to use this mode. Sometimes I am more mature than at other times.Last night, I used the ProPilot 2.0 driving in the rain, at night and on the freeway. During a 60 mile trip, it only asked me to put my hands on the steering wheel 3 times. A major improvement from my 2019 Nissan Leaf. I love the Ambient Lighting that tells me what color my ProPilot is in. The adapted cruise control is actually a lot smoother than my 2020 Camry Hybrid. You could adjust the distance of the car in front to your comfort level.
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This is exactly what prevents me from using crosse more often. I agree completely.Overall I think the Adaptive Cruise works really well. I think it could use some tweaks for edge cases though. An example: Normally, obey your distance setting, but also monitor at the limit of the sensors watching for cars ahead with an extreme speed disparity, and if detected start slowing down earlier than the follow distance would indicate. For instance, if the distance is set to the minimum and you're going 70 mph, but coming up on a stopped car (traffic backup because of an accident, construction, whatever), it should detect that stopped car and start slowing long before it reaches your distance setting because of the extreme difference in speed. Right now, if you don't turn it off (by hitting cancel or tapping the brake) or adjust the distance manually to be further out, it will end up doing something very close to a panic stop. That's not really necessary though. It saw that car a lot earlier.
These systems are not designed to look at a stopped vehicle. So it won't down as it approaches, and will emergency stop as it get close. So you have to show down yourself in that case.. For instance, if the distance is set to the minimum and you're going 70 mph, but coming up on a stopped car (traffic backup because of an accident, construction, whatever), it should detect that stopped car and start slowing long before it reaches your distance setting because of the extreme difference in speed. Right now, if you don't turn it off (by hitting cancel or tapping the brake) or adjust the distance manually to be further out, it will end up doing something very close to a panic stop. That's not really necessary though. It saw that car a lot earlier.
I love the ProPilot 2.0 and I've gotten quite comfortable letting the car take control.Last night, I used the ProPilot 2.0 driving in the rain, at night and on the freeway. During a 60 mile trip, it only asked me to put my hands on the steering wheel 3 times. A major improvement from my 2019 Nissan Leaf. I love the Ambient Lighting that tells me what color my ProPilot is in. The adapted cruise control is actually a lot smoother than my 2020 Camry Hybrid. You could adjust the distance of the car in front to your comfort level.
I was behind a biker club today and was pleasantly surprised to see a biker icon show up on my dashboard PP 2.). That made me smile too , like hmmmm-so they thought of that too. #newEvowner
I included some of the images on this thread. I haven't gotten a picture of the motorcycle, but seen it a few times.I was behind a biker club today and was pleasantly surprised to see a biker icon show up on my dashboard PP 2.). That made me smile too , like hmmmm-so they thought of that too. #newEvowner
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Some quick ProPilot 2.0 comments. I've used it for a few days and noticed some interesting things, which may or may not have been mentioned already. The system will show icons for the vehicles it sees, with the main ones being cars and trucks (a U-Haul like truck icon). But I found it does...
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My part time Pro Pilot 2.0 (adaptive cruise control) is using two fingers from each hand and lightly tapping the bottom portion of the steering wheel whenever my 5 seconds are up. I do love my adaptive cruise control. Wish I had the PP2 feature though.One of the nice features of most models of Ariya is an adaptive cruise control. It is lost in the detail description of ProPilot in the manual. But is it is actually very easy to activate and works very well. This is probably the only feature that I cautiously use with any driving automation.
To start the adaptive cruise control, you press ProPilot switch on the right-hand steering wheel switches to engage the system. Then speed up to the desired speed and then pull down CANCEL button to SET-. To cancel, push in the CANCEL button. But make sure to watch the car as it approaches slower cars to verify that it actually works for you! There are some speed constraints and operational issues that you need to learn by reading the manual. For more information about the limitations and warnings, read the manual around pages 5-92.
p.s. a nice feature of the main screen is that it shows a view of the rear part of the car, and indicates when your brake lights turn on (like when you the car slows down under e-step).
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