Sounds to me like the autopilot works great until it doesn't. The accidents that have made the news recently appear to have one thing in common. The drivers weren't paying attention and it cost a few of them their lives.
Sounds to me like the autopilot works great until it doesn’t.
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The owner’s manual is clear about when and how Autosteer is to be operated. All the recent accidents seem to indicate that the owners were using Autosteer improperly.
Even so, the installment of Autosteer leads to 40% fewer airbag deployments.