General Car Conversation
06-07-22, 02:09 PM
#47
Super Moderator
I'm guessing there are somewhere around zero dealer-ordered S classes in the US that are lacking the Driving Assistance Package. So in effect, the "standard" nav does identify speed limits.
I won't discount the possibility that there are a small handful of customer-ordered S classes that are truly base, with no options. But those people proactively chose that configuration.
06-07-22, 02:16 PM
#48
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
You can actually independently use the sign recognition (which I have set to on) and the distronic speed assist (which sets speed based on changes in speed limit, which I have set to off), but you are correct on the packaging..
06-07-22, 03:25 PM
#49
Lexus Champion
Yeah the Cup 2s and the even more aggressive Cup 2Rs are crazy sticky and wear out really fast. The 2Rs are so sticky they can ruin your paint, because they pick up all the little rocks on the road, and then throw them against the body later when you drive fast enough to dislodge them. 5-10k seems to be about normal wear for Cup 2s, 2Rs are anywhere from 1-3k.
I don't need anything near that extreme for my little oil burner.
I don't need anything near that extreme for my little oil burner.
06-07-22, 03:27 PM
#50
Lexus Champion
That tech will eventually used against owners for more control or revenue......
06-07-22, 03:58 PM
#51
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
That tech has been around for a decade already...
06-07-22, 04:10 PM
#56
Lexus Fanatic
No, it actually reads the sign and interprets it. It also reads ramp signs and suggested speed signs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhtl-3WrAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhtl-3WrAk
https://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/i...assist.189896/
Last edited by Toys4RJill; 06-07-22 at 04:14 PM.
06-07-22, 04:20 PM
#58
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
hmmm. Maybe for Mercedes. I don’t think the lower end models do that. My 4R definitely has no camera up front. I guess you could put tape over your cameras, and then you’d find out for sure
https://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/i...assist.189896/
https://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/i...assist.189896/
06-07-22, 05:57 PM
#59
Lexus Champion
Cars are going to be connected across the board like a phone, they will send all the metrics on you they can back home and to whoever the parent company sells it to just like the SM model that is so common now. The older cars were mostly standalone systems, the newer ones will not be able to use some features unless they have a datalink of some sort.....it will also pave the way perfectly for subscription based car "ownership" that can also be leveraged to increase .gov revenue by, for example, a $1 fee every time you speed. It will start there and just like income tax going from 1% from the very top earners to 30%+ for the lowest people on the chain, everything will creep up over time and people won't realize it since most won't look back.