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We have the electronic nanny in our 2016 Subaru. I was not a fan at first, but after seeing it in action for a few months I am convinced that it has saved us from at least two car wrecks.

If you would have had 2 wrecks in the "few months" without the electronic nanny, I'd suggest you brush up your driving and paying attention skills.

I won't argue whether they do more harm than good. I'd argue that I don't want them. I certainly don't want to pay any extra for them.

I raced for over 20 years. I also instructed for a marque club for a bit. I ride motorcycles and bicycle on crowded streets and have almost 1,000,000 street miles of accident free driving/riding.

Pay attention, leave yourself an out. Put down the phone.

 

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I hope none of you "perfect" drivers ever suffer a medical condition that results in loss of consciousness or get distracted by an angry wasp.

I have had a wasp fly down my shirt and inflict a fair amount of pain. That was fun. Actually thought somebody tossed a lit cigarette out their window that flew into mine.

As to the medical condition, I hope not. I can have all the nanny crap in the world on my car, but it isn't going to save me from getting rear ended by a drunk driver or T-boned by someone running a red light at 100mph. Reasonable measures should be taken to make our roads safer.

You want Honda to make safer vehicles? Make a truck that doesn't take 141 feet to stop from 60mph (worst in class in 2009) or can do a bit better than 57.5mph through a 600ft. slalom.

 

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So you are saying this is a vast conspiracy?

I'm thinking it's more of a mindset.

 

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The government's message is clear: politicians and bureaucrats know more about how to live your life, manage your health, raise your kids, and they also know that you can't drive as good as them, so they mandate an ever-increasing array of "safety" measures and equipment to make up for people's jackassery driving.

That's about it.

I am sure insurance companies are behind it as well.

Manufacturers also jump in as a marketing feel good ploy preying on the "somebody better protect me from me crowd".

 

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Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, McClaren, Bentley, Aston-Martin are off that list....interesting.

Big gubment is concerned about our safety, but heavier trucks don't have to have the technology until 2025 and no mention of tractor-trailers.

 

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I can see someone plugging into an OBDII port and reprogramming the steering and braking to kill someone. If your dealer can update the software, anyone else can too.

Don't kid yourself. They don't need access to your OBDII port. That newfangled car with all the tech has wi-fi. That's all they need.

 

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I've never had to pull a firearm in self defense, let alone shoot one. However, the one time I have to? It'll have been the most valuable thing I've ever purchased.

Interesting analogy.

Is your chosen firearm a "smartgun"? If not, why not? What if it had some technology such that it wouldn't fire if whatever it was aimed at was not identified as an imminent threat, despite you squeezing the trigger? Better yet, how about if it fired even if you didn't squeeze the trigger because it thought you were too busy texting?

We are talking life and death here. Why isn't it absolutely crucial that the computer decide for you instead of relying on human intelligence and the associated errors in judgement?

 

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Re: Big Emotions about Electronic Nannies

I was amazed at the emotional reaction on this OPTION that no-one has to buy on the Ridgeline

I don't recall anybody getting upset about having the ability to buy a RL without all this nanny crap.

It's the trend towards more nanny crap that has folks like me riled. Keep it optional or give me a dash button to turn it off.

My vette has me do this whole rigmarole to turn it off. They don't want somebody wrapping their car around a tree and claiming they didn't know they turned it off. Turning it off is very intentional, and I'm okay with that.

 

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So the reality is, if you don't want the tech, don't get an RTL-E or Black Edition. If you do, go for it.

For now, we have that option. :smile:

 

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I am replying to this on my phone while driving my Subaru on the highway with Adaptive cruise and lane keep steering set. You guys don't know what you are missing.

How did you browse the internet, find this thread, read the previous posts and then reply while driving?