Self-driving vehicles are like self-feeding spoons and forks. VERY COOL technology, but at the end of the day, most people will want to do it themselves. That will NEVER change.
Totally agree with this video. Recently, I activated adaptive cruise control on my vw passat nms. First impressions were fascinating. I was curious if I'll play with it for some time as with new feature and then stop using it, but that didn't happen. Now I use it almost on every drive in a city. And that is brilliant! Unfortunately my car can't do a complete stop and than continue driving. That could have transformed stop and go traffic in pleasure instead of annoying part of driving. But my implementation of ACC already did a big difference. Simple cruise control were usable only during drives between cities when road is almost empty.
My grandad has a Mazda 6 and has this technology. Once a car pulled out with plenty of time but his car thought we were about to crash so emergency braked for us, pretty scary but amazing stuff.
as far as Im aware Mazda's cruis control has always been pretty brake happy. idk if theyve changed it these past couple of years' but thats what i remember
My mom has a 2021 Volvo XC90 which has these features and I’ve tried it, but it just doesn’t stop in time. It’s very disappointing especially from Volvo since they are all about safety. It will slow down if traffic slows down gradually, but I always have to intervene and press the brake when traffic brakes because it will hit the car in front. If a car changes lanes in front of me, the car will speed up and try to hit that car. Even though it is pretty much a new car, it’s already having many issues like the AC not working, the mirror randomly moving while driving, and the window switches falling off. We’ve taken it to the dealership multiple times and they can’t fix it. I don’t know what’s happened to Volvo but I just don’t trust that car 🤷♂️
I actually really like the auto pilot of the Volvo, it's exactly what he's describing and I see no real flaws. Drove all the way from the Netherlands to Paris only using the auto pilot, except for in the city Paris itself. You only have to rest one finger on the wheel and can be driving more relaxed
@@casroppe9676 Maybe we just have a lemon since the car has other electrical issues. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the sunroof also doesn't work and the check engine light has come on 4 times. The dealership told us that the car is possessed 😂
awesome to see your work Mick! We need a 100k celebration car meetup :) :) ps: there are also systems where they can get the speed limit from GPS and adjust your speed accordingly on city roads.:) i'm not the biggest fan of this tbh. also about lane assist, sometimes i want to hug the one side of the lane especially passing bigger vehicles with less visibility of me. lane assist put me right on the middle of the lane which is unnerving!
I have this in my Corolla hybrid and it saves so much energy while driving in traffic, as I do about 60km everyday, I completely trust the system but I am still atttentive
We were driving Hyundai I40 wagon few years ago. With that line assistant and with active breaking system. Line assistant was able to handle even that slow down quick turns, that are at the entry of the village. Guys in the car were scared, but car was able to do quick right, left, left, right. The only problem was, that it was ringing after few seconds if you do not keep steering wheel. However the breaking system was not working - we have tested it on a live fence - car just slowly drive into it without breaking. Have no idea why nobody wants to stand in front of the car and let me test it. 😜
My 2015 Infiniti Q50s with a 3.7 liter naturally aspirated engine and 328 horse power, does exactly the same thing. Lane assist keeps it in lane, cruise control keeps distance from the car ahead of me. It is obviously not a full self-driving vehicle. If there was one available to buy, I'd go for it regardless if it is EV or a normal car.
I've been driving my 20yo mini, love it, so mechanical, but I honestly cannot wait to get a new car with all this tech. Sometimes, I just wanna chill, great vid as per
@@SunnyS3506 Yeah maybe! I got few mates who want to go back to oldies. On the other side, you dont have to use all the tech, so guess I have to find out hehe
@@MickDrivesCars Yeah for sure, Id take my mini over this 😂 It depends on what you do with the car! I now drive on the motorway and on straight A roads a lot Need a bit more cruise comfort yk 😂😂
Great video. I have this on my Toyota Yaris Cross and it works well, though freaks me out a bit! Although the car does recognise the speed limit signs, it only then 'advises' slowing down or speeding up the cruise speed. I understand this could avoid problems associated with false info..eg it it 'spotted' a 60 sign on the back of a lorry but you are actually still in a 50 mph zone!
Is this a hybrid corolla or the regular one? Everytime I ride my bicycle and go down the gears with the paddleshifters, I was always wondering, maybe one day someone will make a car transmission that works like a bicycle one, and then the CVT transmissions came out 😂😂😂😂 But yeah, the adaptive cruise controll is lovely. Don't have one but wish I did.
I won't trust it, because it's not true self driving care, it's more partially automatic. For long drive it's really good, but when suddenly there's traffic that stopped in front of you, the car don't slow down until it gets to a certain distance of the cars that's front of you. I feel when you're going 60+ and just about to reach the heavy traffic it isn't sufficient time to stop without it slamming the brake, and that's scary as hell. Also, since it isn't really self driving car, and it just follow the speed of the cars in front of it, once you get to red light, if you don't take over the car, it will just keep driving. That happened to me as new driver, and that's scary as hell, I'm glad the other car noticed what was happening and did not proceed, otherwise it would have been nightmare. So yes, it's very useful to have these automated aspects like cruise control and they can be quit convenient, but they're not true self driving. When every I use those modes, I make sure I'm using it in the right circumstance and I make sure to pay attention and always be ready to take over.
Are these features available in the new Yaris hybrid? And by extension the Mazda2 hybrid? Or did Toyota reserve such features for more expensive products in their lineup
SafetySense features are standard across all new lines and trims, I believe, Yaris, Yaris Cross, Corolla, Rav 4 etc have the same basic features, radar cruise and active lane keeping as standard even on base models.
Doesn't your M2 have adaptive cruise control? My M8 has it and there's also the option to adjust the speed according to the speed limit, and that's on iDrive7. I turned that off immediately because it would slam the brakes on going from 60 to 30 and the car behind gets a huge wake up call 😂
I do like aids such as blind spot assist, and adaptive cruise control on my A45S however I don’t rely on it. And don’t talk to me about Lane Keep Assist - such an intrusive feature.
I've done a bunch of different roles - sales, marketing, leading teams... it's always involved meetings with clients or larger events I have to travel to. At the moment I work for an IT hardware/services company
It doesn't seem like people are willing to pay for it, even after the price reductions. I have seen very little praise of FSD in the UK, mainly seen people saying to stick with the standard AutoPilot. 7 years also happens to be the time period that Tesla has been late on the "Full Self driving" claim.
@@MickDrivesCarsnot really. Newer Toyotas are equipped with those eye-monitoring IR cameras. They now have all the hardware for FSD. Only a software update is needed. Definitely not 7 years behind.
@@jxxxxx44 Toyota is missing 7 years of data. They lack software engineers. They lack the technology. They have spent too much money on pointless hydrogen cars and not enough on EVs. They will go bankrupt because they did not take climate change seriously.
Thats a BIG statement - self driving cars dont need you. Thats very wrong, first of all every 60 second they ask for you hands to be on the wheel. Second, you need to point them in the right direct ALL the time, they cannot keep to the lanes, they.re late to react, and when theres no markings... Yea, goodluck staying alive. They can barely match the speed of the cars ahead on motorways, they cannot stop entirely, always gotta put the last touch in breaking, if not crash. The automatic steering and warning when you go on the lines as you corner is just utter sheet. Besides that it slows down the car, makes a huge noise and pulls your steering wheel out of you hands, it doesnt do anything!
Seems women trust/prefer self-driving rideshare vehicles, rather than hopping on with a stranger. That might be the primary use case. I believe the majority enjoy the thrill of driving, and will continue doing so
"oh-tamatic" is truly the greatest cruise control of all time🤣
I understand the appeal especially for long distance driving but i fear I would fall asleep with how automated it is 😅 great video Mick.
Self-driving vehicles are like self-feeding spoons and forks. VERY COOL technology, but at the end of the day, most people will want to do it themselves. That will NEVER change.
Totally agree with this video.
Recently, I activated adaptive cruise control on my vw passat nms. First impressions were fascinating. I was curious if I'll play with it for some time as with new feature and then stop using it, but that didn't happen. Now I use it almost on every drive in a city. And that is brilliant! Unfortunately my car can't do a complete stop and than continue driving. That could have transformed stop and go traffic in pleasure instead of annoying part of driving. But my implementation of ACC already did a big difference.
Simple cruise control were usable only during drives between cities when road is almost empty.
Would love to see a pure driving/having fun video with your performance bmw! Much love man keep up w the awesome vids!!
My grandad has a Mazda 6 and has this technology. Once a car pulled out with plenty of time but his car thought we were about to crash so emergency braked for us, pretty scary but amazing stuff.
as far as Im aware Mazda's cruis control has always been pretty brake happy. idk if theyve changed it these past couple of years' but thats what i remember
@@samuelrodriguez6684 They may have changed it as this is a 19 plate car.
My mom has a 2021 Volvo XC90 which has these features and I’ve tried it, but it just doesn’t stop in time. It’s very disappointing especially from Volvo since they are all about safety. It will slow down if traffic slows down gradually, but I always have to intervene and press the brake when traffic brakes because it will hit the car in front. If a car changes lanes in front of me, the car will speed up and try to hit that car. Even though it is pretty much a new car, it’s already having many issues like the AC not working, the mirror randomly moving while driving, and the window switches falling off. We’ve taken it to the dealership multiple times and they can’t fix it. I don’t know what’s happened to Volvo but I just don’t trust that car 🤷♂️
Volvo Cars has been owned by a Chinese company since being sold by Ford in 2010.
They're also transitioning to 100% EVs by 2030.
I actually really like the auto pilot of the Volvo, it's exactly what he's describing and I see no real flaws. Drove all the way from the Netherlands to Paris only using the auto pilot, except for in the city Paris itself. You only have to rest one finger on the wheel and can be driving more relaxed
@@Emotional_Support_Twink all companies should transition to 100% evs
@@casroppe9676 Maybe we just have a lemon since the car has other electrical issues. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the sunroof also doesn't work and the check engine light has come on 4 times. The dealership told us that the car is possessed 😂
I love the M62 between Leeds and Manchester, such a scenic drive
awesome to see your work Mick! We need a 100k celebration car meetup :) :)
ps: there are also systems where they can get the speed limit from GPS and adjust your speed accordingly on city roads.:) i'm not the biggest fan of this tbh. also about lane assist, sometimes i want to hug the one side of the lane especially passing bigger vehicles with less visibility of me. lane assist put me right on the middle of the lane which is unnerving!
That 100k is coming up fast! Feels like a coming of ages moment :)
i love adaptive cruise controll.. but i have a manual so traffic can still be a pain
I have this in my Corolla hybrid and it saves so much energy while driving in traffic, as I do about 60km everyday, I completely trust the system but I am still atttentive
We were driving Hyundai I40 wagon few years ago. With that line assistant and with active breaking system. Line assistant was able to handle even that slow down quick turns, that are at the entry of the village. Guys in the car were scared, but car was able to do quick right, left, left, right. The only problem was, that it was ringing after few seconds if you do not keep steering wheel.
However the breaking system was not working - we have tested it on a live fence - car just slowly drive into it without breaking. Have no idea why nobody wants to stand in front of the car and let me test it. 😜
My 2015 Infiniti Q50s with a 3.7 liter naturally aspirated engine and 328 horse power, does exactly the same thing. Lane assist keeps it in lane, cruise control keeps distance from the car ahead of me. It is obviously not a full self-driving vehicle. If there was one available to buy, I'd go for it regardless if it is EV or a normal car.
I've been driving my 20yo mini, love it, so mechanical, but I honestly cannot wait to get a new car with all this tech.
Sometimes, I just wanna chill, great vid as per
I would take a mini over automation, you will get bored real quick, well I think I will anyway.
@@SunnyS3506 Yeah maybe! I got few mates who want to go back to oldies.
On the other side, you dont have to use all the tech, so guess I have to find out hehe
Yeah, don't get me wrong on a country lane is thing is not it 😂
But for just travelling it might be one of the best cars I've ever driven
@@MickDrivesCars Yeah for sure, Id take my mini over this 😂
It depends on what you do with the car! I now drive on the motorway and on straight A roads a lot
Need a bit more cruise comfort yk 😂😂
Great video. I have this on my Toyota Yaris Cross and it works well, though freaks me out a bit! Although the car does recognise the speed limit signs, it only then 'advises' slowing down or speeding up the cruise speed. I understand this could avoid problems associated with false info..eg it it 'spotted' a 60 sign on the back of a lorry but you are actually still in a 50 mph zone!
Toyota nails this! Especiallyl that it stops all the way to 0. Great vid.
Does these types of automatism work of any weather condition,any street (even with bad painting), detect moto also?
It works on a Tesla.
Is this a hybrid corolla or the regular one? Everytime I ride my bicycle and go down the gears with the paddleshifters, I was always wondering, maybe one day someone will make a car transmission that works like a bicycle one, and then the CVT transmissions came out 😂😂😂😂 But yeah, the adaptive cruise controll is lovely. Don't have one but wish I did.
Is it a Prius? Or a Corolla?
@@Mexxx65 I think there are hybrid corollas out there as well as regular ones. The regulars have the bicycle-like CVT transmission.
It's a CVT corolla with the Prius drivetrain
@@MickDrivesCars So it is eCVT then (much better than the vanilla CVT). Cute car.
Oh! Thanks Mick.
I won't trust it, because it's not true self driving care, it's more partially automatic. For long drive it's really good, but when suddenly there's traffic that stopped in front of you, the car don't slow down until it gets to a certain distance of the cars that's front of you. I feel when you're going 60+ and just about to reach the heavy traffic it isn't sufficient time to stop without it slamming the brake, and that's scary as hell.
Also, since it isn't really self driving car, and it just follow the speed of the cars in front of it, once you get to red light, if you don't take over the car, it will just keep driving. That happened to me as new driver, and that's scary as hell, I'm glad the other car noticed what was happening and did not proceed, otherwise it would have been nightmare.
So yes, it's very useful to have these automated aspects like cruise control and they can be quit convenient, but they're not true self driving. When every I use those modes, I make sure I'm using it in the right circumstance and I make sure to pay attention and always be ready to take over.
Since when did you have a Toyota layin about I have never seen this on your driveway
love your energy. nice video!
Trouble is the self driving doesn't understand the concept of undertaking, so it will constantly undertake.
A lot of the newer car read speed limits and slow or speed up accordingly.
That’s actually crazy! I dunno why they’re called self-driving cars tho 😂
keep up the good work Mick
Thank you sir, I shall!
Are these features available in the new Yaris hybrid? And by extension the Mazda2 hybrid? Or did Toyota reserve such features for more expensive products in their lineup
SafetySense features are standard across all new lines and trims, I believe, Yaris, Yaris Cross, Corolla, Rav 4 etc have the same basic features, radar cruise and active lane keeping as standard even on base models.
Hey mick I'm learning to drive and need help how to centre my car. I find that my car is either close to the curb or close to the right. Help please
Try to center your left knee with the middle of the road.
Doesn't your M2 have adaptive cruise control? My M8 has it and there's also the option to adjust the speed according to the speed limit, and that's on iDrive7. I turned that off immediately because it would slam the brakes on going from 60 to 30 and the car behind gets a huge wake up call 😂
What car is this? Is that a toyota corolla?
"An drink" Clarkson?
I do like aids such as blind spot assist, and adaptive cruise control on my A45S however I don’t rely on it. And don’t talk to me about Lane Keep Assist - such an intrusive feature.
what do you work? You have said that you travel a lot for work not only in this video and it got me thinking what can it be🤔😁
I've done a bunch of different roles - sales, marketing, leading teams... it's always involved meetings with clients or larger events I have to travel to.
At the moment I work for an IT hardware/services company
@@MickDrivesCars thats cool
Tesla FSD! Just saying…this is at least seven years behind.
True
It doesn't seem like people are willing to pay for it, even after the price reductions.
I have seen very little praise of FSD in the UK, mainly seen people saying to stick with the standard AutoPilot.
7 years also happens to be the time period that Tesla has been late on the "Full Self driving" claim.
It cannot cope with roundabouts. Unless FSD is massively revised, it won’t be useful in the U.K.
@@MickDrivesCarsnot really. Newer Toyotas are equipped with those eye-monitoring IR cameras. They now have all the hardware for FSD. Only a software update is needed. Definitely not 7 years behind.
@@jxxxxx44 Toyota is missing 7 years of data. They lack software engineers. They lack the technology. They have spent too much money on pointless hydrogen cars and not enough on EVs. They will go bankrupt because they did not take climate change seriously.
Thats a BIG statement - self driving cars dont need you. Thats very wrong, first of all every 60 second they ask for you hands to be on the wheel. Second, you need to point them in the right direct ALL the time, they cannot keep to the lanes, they.re late to react, and when theres no markings... Yea, goodluck staying alive. They can barely match the speed of the cars ahead on motorways, they cannot stop entirely, always gotta put the last touch in breaking, if not crash. The automatic steering and warning when you go on the lines as you corner is just utter sheet. Besides that it slows down the car, makes a huge noise and pulls your steering wheel out of you hands, it doesnt do anything!
Seems women trust/prefer self-driving rideshare vehicles, rather than hopping on with a stranger. That might be the primary use case.
I believe the majority enjoy the thrill of driving, and will continue doing so
what car is that?
I think it’s a Toyota Corolla
I like the part where he tells us what car this is.
My favourite part too
It's a 2024 corolla with the eCVT Prius drivetrain
@@MickDrivesCars thank you man! Great video!
what happened to the m2
He said this was a work trip, i don’t think he’ll use his vehicle for that, especially an M2
Exactly what the other comment said - it was a work trip so I used the work car :)
Can you please tell me which car you are driving in this video
This is a 2024 Toyota Corolla
Cant say its for me
Toyota Corolla?
No shit if it’s self driving it drives it’s self