translated from Spanish: Driving assistants are not yet reliable

The American Automobile Association (AAA) is an American federation of automotive associations, with more than a century of history. They often conduct studies to improve vehicle safety. On this occasion its members tested the driving aid systems and the results obtained are not positive. The study is based on data obtained over the course of 6,500 kilometres of driving in real traffic. Driving aid systems experienced some kind of problem every 12 km on average.

Faults are mainly related to the faulty lane maintenance system. But also to smart cruise controls, with constant disconnections as indicated by many drivers. In addition, they tested the operation of active driving assist systems in real conditions and in a closed environment. On public roads, nearly three-quarters of errors were related to lane exit or lane position.

While in testing, the same was not the case for example when the presence of another vehicle was detected and crashes occurred 66% of the time at an impact rate of about 40 km/h.” With the number of problems we experience in testing, it’s unclear how these devices improve the driving experience. In the long run, poor experience with today’s technology can affect confidence in automated vehicles in the future,” they concluded from AAA.
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