Driver Alert Question
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Laughing Gas
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Driver Alert Question
Is there a way to turn off or reduce the sensitivity of the warning to keep your hands on the steering wheel when using the lane centering? Mine wants me to keep a death grip on the wheel.
Mountain Pass
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I have dug through every menu and read the owner's manual. You can increase the lane centering which I found to keep it in the center of the lane a tad better, but the truck fights you more when you don't agree with it on lane position. There is no way to reduce the effort/sensitivity of lane keep. You can turn it off via the button on the steering wheel when using cruise control which is what I do most of the time and steer the truck myself.
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I don't use lane centering even on vehicles I have that do have them, where I live there are frequently massive potholes in positions in lanes where car tires typically travel, that one has to often ride the lane markers to avoid. Lane keep will drive me straight into watermelon or pumpkin sized holes. But hey, at least they installed chargers and bike storage for a few million(or is it billion) per with the gas tax and infrastructure money.
Coming to a state near you.
Coming to a state near you.
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From: West Michigan
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I don't use lane centering even on vehicles I have that do have them, where I live there are frequently massive potholes in positions in lanes where car tires typically travel, that one has to often ride the lane markers to avoid. Lane keep will drive me straight into watermelon or pumpkin sized holes. But hey, at least they installed chargers and bike storage for a few million(or is it billion) per with the gas tax and infrastructure money.
Coming to a state near you.
Coming to a state near you.
Also after reading reports about data being transmitted back to Ford and Ford in turn selling it to insurance companies. Maybe there was a legitimate reason to have moved slightly out of the lane. But an insurance company won't see it that way. They'll just see a reason to call me unsafe and raise rates.
Mountain Pass
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Yeah, it seems like you have to argue with it now and then, I get the warring often, while my hand is on the wheel, and have to give the wheel a little shake so it knows your there......
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Mountain Pass
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Looks like this really smart guy is using the "weight on the wheel" technique while relaxing in back seat at 84mph:
www.thedrive.com/news/ford-super-duty-driver-lies-down-in-back-seat-while-going-84-mph-on-cruise-control
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety rated Ford's Blue Cruise as "poor", but there's no need to be concerned about that:
www.breitbart.com/news/tesla-autopilot-others-test-poor-in-self-driving-safety-study/
www.thedrive.com/news/ford-super-duty-driver-lies-down-in-back-seat-while-going-84-mph-on-cruise-control
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety rated Ford's Blue Cruise as "poor", but there's no need to be concerned about that:
www.breitbart.com/news/tesla-autopilot-others-test-poor-in-self-driving-safety-study/
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Laughing Gas
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From: Oklahoma
I did some digging in the settings and there isn't a way to turn off the keep hands on the wheel warning, that I could find. I thought the system might be helpful keeping me centered when towing our fifth wheel. Our trailer is on a wide body frame and takes up a lot of the lane. Every so often while towing the wife will gently remind me the trailer has drifted a bit to one side or the other. I haven't towed yet as I don't have the suggested 1K miles on it. We'll see how it goes.
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From: West Michigan
Looks like this really smart guy is using the "weight on the wheel" technique while relaxing in back seat at 84mph:
www.thedrive.com/news/ford-super-duty-driver-lies-down-in-back-seat-while-going-84-mph-on-cruise-control
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety rated Ford's Blue Cruise as "poor", but there's no need to be concerned about that:
www.breitbart.com/news/tesla-autopilot-others-test-poor-in-self-driving-safety-study/
www.thedrive.com/news/ford-super-duty-driver-lies-down-in-back-seat-while-going-84-mph-on-cruise-control
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety rated Ford's Blue Cruise as "poor", but there's no need to be concerned about that:
www.breitbart.com/news/tesla-autopilot-others-test-poor-in-self-driving-safety-study/
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I did some digging in the settings and there isn't a way to turn off the keep hands on the wheel warning, that I could find. I thought the system might be helpful keeping me centered when towing our fifth wheel. Our trailer is on a wide body frame and takes up a lot of the lane. Every so often while towing the wife will gently remind me the trailer has drifted a bit to one side or the other. I haven't towed yet as I don't have the suggested 1K miles on it. We'll see how it goes.
If you need the blue cruise to keep the trailer center on straight sections then maybe you need to check alignment on the truck itself.
Mountain Pass
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Are you suggesting that the embedded IG video in the story is a fake???
I've used it. It is an impressive demonstration of technology, and that does make it kinda fun to use ... for a while.
But I hate to be sleepy when I'm driving. I find that I am less likely get "highway hypnosis" and get sleepy when I am more actively involved in driving. Best of all are roads with enough gentle curves and elevation variation to cause me to pay attention to the road, monitor engine rpm and even require an occasional up or down shift for a tiny bit of physical activity (my favorite vehicles to drive have manual trans). I never find myself struggling to stay awake in those circumstances.
On the other hand, if I'm sitting passively with my hands in my lap with nothing to do, I will often find myself less attentive, and eventually ... sleepy.
No thanks. Until vehicles achieve level 5 full driving autonomy, I need to pay attention, and the easiest way for me to do so is to be more actively involved in the driving process.
I've used it. It is an impressive demonstration of technology, and that does make it kinda fun to use ... for a while.
But I hate to be sleepy when I'm driving. I find that I am less likely get "highway hypnosis" and get sleepy when I am more actively involved in driving. Best of all are roads with enough gentle curves and elevation variation to cause me to pay attention to the road, monitor engine rpm and even require an occasional up or down shift for a tiny bit of physical activity (my favorite vehicles to drive have manual trans). I never find myself struggling to stay awake in those circumstances.
On the other hand, if I'm sitting passively with my hands in my lap with nothing to do, I will often find myself less attentive, and eventually ... sleepy.
No thanks. Until vehicles achieve level 5 full driving autonomy, I need to pay attention, and the easiest way for me to do so is to be more actively involved in the driving process.
Logistics Pro
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Are you suggesting that the embedded IG video in the story is a fake???
I've used it. It is an impressive demonstration of technology, and that does make it kinda fun to use ... for a while.
But I hate to be sleepy when I'm driving. I find that I am less likely get "highway hypnosis" and get sleepy when I am more actively involved in driving. Best of all are roads with enough gentle curves and elevation variation to cause me to pay attention to the road, monitor engine rpm and even require an occasional up or down shift for a tiny bit of physical activity (my favorite vehicles to drive have manual trans). I never find myself struggling to stay awake in those circumstances.
On the other hand, if I'm sitting passively with my hands in my lap with nothing to do, I will often find myself less attentive, and eventually ... sleepy.
I've used it. It is an impressive demonstration of technology, and that does make it kinda fun to use ... for a while.
But I hate to be sleepy when I'm driving. I find that I am less likely get "highway hypnosis" and get sleepy when I am more actively involved in driving. Best of all are roads with enough gentle curves and elevation variation to cause me to pay attention to the road, monitor engine rpm and even require an occasional up or down shift for a tiny bit of physical activity (my favorite vehicles to drive have manual trans). I never find myself struggling to stay awake in those circumstances.
On the other hand, if I'm sitting passively with my hands in my lap with nothing to do, I will often find myself less attentive, and eventually ... sleepy.
I get most sleepy in my more comfortable vehicle that has all the alerts and assists.
Laughing Gas
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From: houston
I have dug through every menu and read the owner's manual. You can increase the lane centering which I found to keep it in the center of the lane a tad better, but the truck fights you more when you don't agree with it on lane position. There is no way to reduce the effort/sensitivity of lane keep. You can turn it off via the button on the steering wheel when using cruise control which is what I do most of the time and steer the truck myself.