I pulled the fuse on my auto brakes.
I was going to ask if you can turn it off , LOL
I occasionally have used Cruise Control (speed control), but, maybe on 20 different days over several decades.
But a car that imagines it knows when to brake, no thanks.
TESLA’s self-driving? No thanks.
The CPU is smarter than you. Knowing how government works, I suspect that the default will be brakes on, unless the car’s computer reports that the system is functional. That said, I am sure that we will be able to buy something on eBay — made in China, of course — which we can plug-in to defeat the system.
As far right as I am I can’t say I agree with disabling anti lock brakes.
Car companies now can mask component failures with software. For instance high end cars who’s alignment is bad can compensate for that with software so that the driver never really knows his car is screwed up.
The same can be said for brakes. Carmakers can have cars whose front rear / left right brake bias is screwed up and compensate for that with ABS. They don’t have to make brakes right anymore of they have software fix it for them.
Just a thought.
I have a hitch receiver into which I put one of those aluminum racks. Useful for hauling bags of mulch and potting soil, and not having to put the stuff inside your vehicle.
Well, my new ride has auto braking, which freaks out when you put a rack back there and put it in reverse. It auto applies the brakes ferociously. You can overcome it, but it takes some effort. I need to figure out how to turn that off when I’m backing up in that config.