I'm trundling along up a modest hill in the neighborhood after dark. The VW in front of me slows and stops for congestion. I'm not creeping but neither am I coming in hot. Just sort of regular, this side of quick.
About simultaneously the "following too close" icon lights up, the car chirps its little warning noise, and the car auto-slams on the brakes. I'd guess I was at least 3 or 4 feet short of the VW.
I was worried the car behind me seemed to have been a little close, and the sudden braking was probably unexpected. They stopped.
I've seen that adaptive / dynamic brake lights can be coded, but the video doesn't make them look too impressive. Anybody know if those trigger automatically if the car auto-brakes?
I'm curious what tripped the auto-brake system in this case. I'm betting it didn't like my approach speed, but I'd think I'd have seen this before now -- it wasn't that out of the ordinary.
About simultaneously the "following too close" icon lights up, the car chirps its little warning noise, and the car auto-slams on the brakes. I'd guess I was at least 3 or 4 feet short of the VW.
I was worried the car behind me seemed to have been a little close, and the sudden braking was probably unexpected. They stopped.
I've seen that adaptive / dynamic brake lights can be coded, but the video doesn't make them look too impressive. Anybody know if those trigger automatically if the car auto-brakes?
I'm curious what tripped the auto-brake system in this case. I'm betting it didn't like my approach speed, but I'd think I'd have seen this before now -- it wasn't that out of the ordinary.