Turning Lane Assist Into A Makeshift Autonomous Mode Is A Fantastically Stupid Idea
This is a trick we’ve seen before. By jamming whatever that object is in the steering wheel, the car thinks the driver still has a hand on the wheel, meaning the lane assist feature happily continues to function without throwing a hissy fit.
This bodge, combined with the adaptive cruise control system, effectively turns the B8 VW Passat into a semi-autonomous vehicle, and the driver is even able to hop over to the passenger seat and let the car do all the work. The systems aren’t designed for this purpose though, so I’m sure we don’t have to explain further why this is a really, really stupid idea…
Video via Reddit Cars
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Really? Of all the songs he/she had to put in.
then crash and blame it on the car. win win
How to crash a car
“possibly in Poland”- after that description you know it’s going to be good
Crazy fool :) Looks like it’s working, but I wouldn’t dare to let Passat be in control of my life, oh no no no. It is from Poland :)
I waited for the crash the whole video! But I totally get the mentality of the driver (not): “I’ll get out of the safe driver’s seat and get on what is known to be the death seat while the car drives itself, what can go wrong?”. Eh… guess you can call this stupidity “natural selection”!
I’m not gonna lie that’s awesome, but not on public roads obviously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YpDWpoFw7E