I have ADHD and I don’t want more smarts in cars. I am not doubting that everyone can do it (look at you Ford and Dodge with your 360 camera systems and heated mirrors and so on). But at a time when electronics are going through the roof as far as cost is concerned to the point where large companies are having trouble ordering stuff (and still trying to cope with global backorders of those same electronic modules and components from the pandemic), I gotta tell ya, I feel like things like this enable people who shouldn’t be on the road because they don’t know the features of their vehicle and want it to do everything for them. Everyone should know how to and be able to turn on and off all their lights. I’ve seen people blind other people in parking lots, not even on the road because they can’t turn off their own lights. I’ve seen people who don’t know the difference between daytime running lights and automatic headlights, and I’ve been blinded by people driving in fog who didn’t have the common sense to turn off their lights or turn off automatic brights.
As much as I hate being blinded by people who can’t aim their own headlights because car makers have made it basically impossible to do it yourself on purpose, I don’t necessarily view this as a better solution because of all the use cases where it makes people more dangerous to others on the road.
My Rivian does this with high beams and I can’t understate how awesome it is as someone with ADHD. If Rivian can do it, everyone can.
I have ADHD and I don’t want more smarts in cars. I am not doubting that everyone can do it (look at you Ford and Dodge with your 360 camera systems and heated mirrors and so on). But at a time when electronics are going through the roof as far as cost is concerned to the point where large companies are having trouble ordering stuff (and still trying to cope with global backorders of those same electronic modules and components from the pandemic), I gotta tell ya, I feel like things like this enable people who shouldn’t be on the road because they don’t know the features of their vehicle and want it to do everything for them. Everyone should know how to and be able to turn on and off all their lights. I’ve seen people blind other people in parking lots, not even on the road because they can’t turn off their own lights. I’ve seen people who don’t know the difference between daytime running lights and automatic headlights, and I’ve been blinded by people driving in fog who didn’t have the common sense to turn off their lights or turn off automatic brights.
As much as I hate being blinded by people who can’t aim their own headlights because car makers have made it basically impossible to do it yourself on purpose, I don’t necessarily view this as a better solution because of all the use cases where it makes people more dangerous to others on the road.