New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

[Scott Danforth]

I remember GM had those on some models in the early 1950's.

Caddy's Autronic eye. released in 1952

 

[flashback]

Caddy's Autronic eye. released in 1952

Had to google it, my dad never had a caddy so I never saw one of those. A ray gun mounted on the dash goes well with the fins.

 

[FLATHEAD]

The oldest boy had a Honda pickup with all the gizmos and gadgets. Went to move it in my driveway once and as soon as I put it in reverse it started playing a video of someone running over a lawnmower.

 

[bruceb58]

That's very cool, you put the juice in the bank and withdraw as needed.

Yep...they even call it the bank on my electric bill. The excess even pays the baseline connect fee so the bill is zero. The payback is around 5 years where I live. I am also insulated against future rate hikes which essentially makes the payback a little sooner.

I am lucky that I am with a city run electric company. People that are with PGE, SCE don't get the one to one reimbursement so they would have to go with a battery system that basically doubles the payback period.

 

[bruceb58]

I do not like the auto dimming headlights

On my Rivian, it doesn't really have auto dimming. The Rivian has adaptive headlights which means the headlight is made up of multiple pixels so it only lowers the brightness of the pixels aiming toward the oncoming vehicle or pedestrian, so you still have full power for the pixels aimed at the road in front of you. I had my doubts about it before I drove the car but it works remarkably well.

 

[Jeff J]

How does the adaptive headlights work for the person looking at them? Maybe it’s just me getting older but I seem to meet a lot of newer vehicles that are a hazard because their headlights are so bright that I can’t see the pavement in front of me nor the white line to follow on the right. No way for me to know if the driver is just an a-hole or if the new technology is for the benefit of those driving behind it with a total disregard for oncoming traffic.

 

[cyclops222]

After 7 years of not working. The rear view mirror is sometimes dimming during the daytime. Randomly.

 

[jlh3rd]

after driving with the adaptive cruise control, I find myself overriding it a lot with the accelerator, as it brakes too long and takes too much time to speed back up especially when in heavy traffic.
The distance it uses for its activating need to be shorter.

 

[cyclops222]

It is adjustable in the in the vehicle controls.

 

[bruceb58]

How does the adaptive headlights work for the person looking at them? Maybe it’s just me getting older but I seem to meet a lot of newer vehicles that are a hazard because their headlights are so bright that I can’t see the pavement in front of me nor the white line to follow on the right. No way for me to know if the driver is just an a-hole or if the new technology is for the benefit of those driving behind it with a total disregard for oncoming traffic.

I can tell when a car is coming that the lights shining towards that car are dimmed considerably. Can't say I have been on the receiving end of the Rivian headlights and it would have to be Gen 2 which started in late 2024.

How Rivian’s Adaptive Headlights Improve Night Driving

When Rivian launched the second-generation R1T and R1S in mid-2024, one of the most under-the-radar upgrades was sitting right up front: a brand-new matrix LED headlight system. It didn’t get a flashy name or much fanfare at first—but in August 2024, a software update quietly flipped the switch...

riviantrackr.com

 

[kd4pbs]

Yep...they even call it the bank on my electric bill. The excess even pays the baseline connect fee so the bill is zero. The payback is around 5 years where I live. I am also insulated against future rate hikes which essentially makes the payback a little sooner.

I am lucky that I am with a city run electric company. People that are with PGE, SCE don't get the one to one reimbursement so they would have to go with a battery system that basically doubles the payback period.

You’re welcome
-all the people who subsidize your installation but don’t benefit from it.