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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 motorcycles too, though when they are in the blindspot they show up as cars, probably due to the side profile, but today after one drove past me, the icon switched to motorcycle, which I was wondering about previously. So that's neat. It also showed a diamond in the left lane when I was next to the HOV diamond/carpool lane. Nice that it has some ability to see these things. I will add some images later.

Also, since the steering wheel has no center bottom spoke and it's flat, it's a nice place to rest a hand.
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Also, since the steering wheel has no center bottom spoke and it's flat, it's a nice place to rest a hand.
I don’t have PP2.0. The flat bottom steering wheel is where I tap my 2 fingers from each hand letting my Ariya know I am alert when my active cruise control is set. We are allowed only 5 seconds to have our hands off the steering wheel.
Just tried out PP2.0 on my Ariya Premiere today and holy crap does it work well on the Houston freeways.
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Just tried out PP2.0 on my Ariya Premiere today and holy crap does it work well on the Houston freeways.
Now you can shave and text at the same time. :)
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Here is the image of hands on mode, which I guess would be the same for the vehicles without 2.0. There is a single lane and the vehicle ahead, I've seen a car and a truck icon in the view.
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Here is the ProPilot 2.0 view in hands free mode (blue). It will show the left and right side lanes (if any).
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View showing truck icon
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View showing the diamond lane (HOV lane), and the amber glow on the lane line is the blind spot indicator due to the vehicle in the blind spot area (which are shown as transparent).
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When the vehicle ahead is slower (I believe the range can be set in the settings) than your set speed, you can press the button on the steering wheel to start the lane change. The car will perform the turn signal and the lane change, you need to have your hands touching the wheel for safety. The wheel is capacitive, so you don't need to turn it like torque based steering wheel systems. I noticed you can also engage the turn signal yourself and it can perform the lane change, if you are patient enough. Though I can't tell exactly when that function is available. When there is a navgiation destination set, it can ask to initiate the lane change into the exit lane.

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After using it for a bit, it is kind of like sitting on the couch and the couch is traveling down the road, since the car is pretty good at being soft on bumps and fairly quiet. A bit surreal, but very helpful.
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FWIW, the view with PP 1.5 isn't quite the same as the top image, but has the same information. It's only aware of cars in front and edge lines. It doesn't distinguish by type of vehicle and uses a car graphic for cars, trucks, bikes, etc.
The ambient lighting also turns green or blue depending on which mode ProPilot is on. It feels really slick when driving at night in hands-free mode; very similar to sitting on a plane watching the clouds pass by.
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The ambient lighting also turns green or blue depending on which mode ProPilot is on. It feels really slick when driving at night in hands-free mode; very similar to sitting on a plane watching the clouds pass by.
Yes, at night looks cool.
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For those with Ariya Evolve+, we’re jealous!

Any car driving by will see the white ambient light and the PP2 green/blue lights reflected from the glass window. They are probably wondering if it’s a spaceship. 🛸🛸🛸
For those with Ariya Evolve+, we’re jealous!

Any car driving by will see the white ambient light and the PP2 green/blue lights reflected from the glass window. They are probably wondering if it’s a spaceship. 🛸🛸🛸
Euro Ariya Evolve+ has this. US Evolve+ has a thin strip that doesn't light up - Maybe awaiting for PP2 subscription whenever available.
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 motorcycles too, though when they are in the blindspot they show up as cars, probably due to the side profile, but today after one drove past me, the icon switched to motorcycle, which I was wondering about previously. So that's neat. It also showed a diamond in the left lane when I was next to the HOV diamond/carpool lane. Nice that it has some ability to see these things. I will add some images later.

Also, since the steering wheel has no center bottom spoke and it's flat, it's a nice place to rest a hand.
A few weeks back it was raining (not hard) and I realized I was driving with my hands on my lap while the 2.0 did its thing. Absolutely relaxing!
A few weeks back it was raining (not hard) and I realized I was driving with my hands on my lap while the 2.0 did its thing. Absolutely relaxing!
You forget to put your hands on the wheel. I noticed that happens to me.
Sometimes I turn off the music and hear the whooshing sounds of the air, which can actually be calming since it's not loud.
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Two other things I noted, in the above images there is an orange line on the left side. When the system sees a yellow painted line, it shows as orange on the driver display.

Also, during automated lane changing, the green lane change arrow in the HUD will flash in sync with the turn signal and will stop flashing when the system turns off the turn signal. So it seems you can tell when it's an automated turn when the green arrow in the HUD flashes.
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