Drivers are making use of semi-autonomous features such as Tesla s Autopilot, but are forgetting it s not fully autonomous - and that could be dangerous.
In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked manufacturers to begin reporting vehicle accidents where Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and/or semi-autonomous driving aids were engaged. The agency was specifically interested in incidents where such systems were active at least 30 seconds prior to the crash, hoping it might shed some light as […]
Alvin Reyes - Apr 12, 2021, 5:11am CDT
Three days ago, Toyota debuted its Advanced Drive autonomous driving tech in Japan, and the first vehicles to receive it are the 2022 Lexus LS and Toyota Mirai FCEV. Our report stated Advanced Drive is arriving in all U.S.-bound Lexus LS models – particularly the LS 500h hybrid – very soon, but we weren’t expecting it to come this soon.
In an official press release, the 2022 Lexus LS 500h hybrid AWD will get the all-new Lexus Teammate ADAS technology. However, Lexus Teammate will also come with Toyota’s Advanced Drive and Advanced Park, effectively making the LS hybrid the first Lexus vehicle in America to come standard with features similar to Tesla Autopilot and Cadillac Super Cruise.
GM Enhanced Super Cruise Review: Hands-free driving adds auto lane-change
Chris Davies - Feb 9, 2021, 7:00am CST
Editors Rating: 8/10
Automatic lane change works smoothly & naturally
GM s human-like driving is relaxingly proficient
Availability is finally expanding across GM s portfolio
Cons
Only works on mapped highways
Requires an OnStar subscription after the bundled period
This isn t autonomous driving - you re still responsible
You can’t buy an autonomous car yet, but you can get some seriously impressive help behind the wheels on the highways. GM’s Enhanced Super Cruise adds automatic lane changing to its hands-off driver assistance, a long-anticipated feature that arrives just as the automaker prepares to nudge the technology into the spotlight. As I discovered in the 2021 Escalade, however, it has a few other new tricks up its sleeve too.