The annoyance the 'Driving Assistance' is causing my Nephew in his big VW pickup once it hits rural roads ... I reckon he'd pay £35 a monthe to have it removed! ....🙂
It's downright dangerous on the narrow country roads that make up most of his driving ... and you can't just disable it ... you have to go through multiple screens and taps every single time you drive the thing (presumably so VW lawyers can say you deliberately decided to do without it every single trip if something happens)
K
Yes, same here. Most of my daily driving is on country lanes and I often have to battle with the steering wheel to keep out of the way of oncoming vehicles. Potholes are even more of an issue now than before, you try to gently drive around one and the damn car swerves you back in again for a direct hit.
Which? magazine did an article earlier this year "
Is technology ruining new cars?"
"There are four key ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) legally mandated on new cars in the EU as part of the General Safety Regulations (GSR and GSR II). While the UK isn’t part of the EU, the rules apply to Northern Ireland and will soon be adopted in Great Britain. In any case, most UK cars already use software designed to work both here and in the EU.
GSR and GSR II require intelligent speed assist, driver drowsiness and attention warning, autonomous emergency braking and emergency lane-keep assist. The latter two are required to kick in only to avoid critically dangerous situations.
All four must be activated by default whenever the car starts, so even if you turn it off on one journey, it will be on the next time you set off."
