Radar cruise control-interestingly nice
07-03-17, 04:39 PM
#1
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Radar cruise control-interestingly nice
so we drove from Orange County to Visalia this weekend.
Never experienced the radar cruise control before.
Seems you have to forget everything you ever learned about cruise control, since this is new experience.
Set point will be shown on dash. But car won't stay with the set point depending how fast flow of traffic.
Once i I got the hang of it, quite stress free watching it work.
As unexpected car pulls in front of me from another lane, sorta scary wondering if radar will kick in or I should shut it down or brake.
But it just worked.
Not seeing the option on price list. Is this part of safety plus? Or? Do all RX have this radar?
And the grapevine (steep uphill/downhill) was okay. Kept car in custom mode (drivetrain only).
2017 RX FSport
Never experienced the radar cruise control before.
Seems you have to forget everything you ever learned about cruise control, since this is new experience.
Set point will be shown on dash. But car won't stay with the set point depending how fast flow of traffic.
Once i I got the hang of it, quite stress free watching it work.
As unexpected car pulls in front of me from another lane, sorta scary wondering if radar will kick in or I should shut it down or brake.
But it just worked.
Not seeing the option on price list. Is this part of safety plus? Or? Do all RX have this radar?
And the grapevine (steep uphill/downhill) was okay. Kept car in custom mode (drivetrain only).
2017 RX FSport
07-03-17, 07:16 PM
#2
It's incredible isn't it. 2017 RX comes standard with lexus safety plus.
The lane assist with adaptive cruise control is very nice. Won't trust it to get you home when you're drunk but it works pretty good on the highway with clearly marked lanes.
The lane assist with adaptive cruise control is very nice. Won't trust it to get you home when you're drunk but it works pretty good on the highway with clearly marked lanes.
07-04-17, 02:47 AM
#3
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so we drove from Orange County to Visalia this weekend.
Never experienced the radar cruise control before.
Seems you have to forget everything you ever learned about cruise control, since this is new experience.
Set point will be shown on dash. But car won't stay with the set point depending how fast flow of traffic.
Once i I got the hang of it, quite stress free watching it work.
As unexpected car pulls in front of me from another lane, sorta scary wondering if radar will kick in or I should shut it down or brake.
But it just worked.
Not seeing the option on price list. Is this part of safety plus? Or? Do all RX have this radar?
And the grapevine (steep uphill/downhill) was okay. Kept car in custom mode (drivetrain only).
2017 RX FSport
Never experienced the radar cruise control before.
Seems you have to forget everything you ever learned about cruise control, since this is new experience.
Set point will be shown on dash. But car won't stay with the set point depending how fast flow of traffic.
Once i I got the hang of it, quite stress free watching it work.
As unexpected car pulls in front of me from another lane, sorta scary wondering if radar will kick in or I should shut it down or brake.
But it just worked.
Not seeing the option on price list. Is this part of safety plus? Or? Do all RX have this radar?
And the grapevine (steep uphill/downhill) was okay. Kept car in custom mode (drivetrain only).
2017 RX FSport
I can drive 120 km on the freeway just resting a couple of fingers on the bottom of the wheel without any input and the car steers and drives itself with almost no input .... so relaxing
07-31-17, 10:32 AM
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I'm paying $61,350 and won't be getting:
Rear entertainment screens
Radar cruise control
Mark levinson audio system
Lane keeping assist
Remote engine starter
Intelligent high beams
>
Yes you should be fine, all 2017 RX models come with the safety plus system, except here in my country for some reason! You'd have to pay $66,675 to have the full package. So it depends on your location really...
Rear entertainment screens
Radar cruise control
Mark levinson audio system
Lane keeping assist
Remote engine starter
Intelligent high beams
>
Yes you should be fine, all 2017 RX models come with the safety plus system, except here in my country for some reason! You'd have to pay $66,675 to have the full package. So it depends on your location really...
07-31-17, 11:19 AM
#6
It's quite unnerving to fully trust the steering assist steer and keep car in center of lane, it really does not work too well and most of the time it fights me to correct the steering - maybe on a nice long straight road it does better?
07-31-17, 12:46 PM
#7
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Lane keeping assist is the one option that I never use. Just did not work that well.
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07-31-17, 02:16 PM
#8
I won't trust the lane keeping but it does provide some assists. I just did a test on highway when no car was near me. On a very smooth curve (not big at all), my RX went out the right line. The steering wheel vibrated. Then it over corrected itself and went out the left line before I took over the control. I saw the similar results in my previous tests.
But, I still use it with active cruise control. I was kind of tired today. ACC and lane keeping did reduce some of my stress. It is good that Lexus won't allow us to release the steering wheel for more than certain seconds.
But, I still use it with active cruise control. I was kind of tired today. ACC and lane keeping did reduce some of my stress. It is good that Lexus won't allow us to release the steering wheel for more than certain seconds.
07-31-17, 04:46 PM
#9
Lexus Test Driver
Note you can still use cruise the old fashioned way by disabling the radar - just hold the cruise button for an extra second or so and it turns on the speed set only.
08-01-17, 08:25 AM
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Driver School Candidate
so we drove from Orange County to Visalia this weekend.
Never experienced the radar cruise control before.
Seems you have to forget everything you ever learned about cruise control, since this is new experience.
Set point will be shown on dash. But car won't stay with the set point depending how fast flow of traffic.
Once i I got the hang of it, quite stress free watching it work.
As unexpected car pulls in front of me from another lane, sorta scary wondering if radar will kick in or I should shut it down or brake.
But it just worked.
Not seeing the option on price list. Is this part of safety plus? Or? Do all RX have this radar?
And the grapevine (steep uphill/downhill) was okay. Kept car in custom mode (drivetrain only).
2017 RX FSport
Never experienced the radar cruise control before.
Seems you have to forget everything you ever learned about cruise control, since this is new experience.
Set point will be shown on dash. But car won't stay with the set point depending how fast flow of traffic.
Once i I got the hang of it, quite stress free watching it work.
As unexpected car pulls in front of me from another lane, sorta scary wondering if radar will kick in or I should shut it down or brake.
But it just worked.
Not seeing the option on price list. Is this part of safety plus? Or? Do all RX have this radar?
And the grapevine (steep uphill/downhill) was okay. Kept car in custom mode (drivetrain only).
2017 RX FSport
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08-01-17, 10:04 AM
#12
Driver School Candidate
I use the radar cruise control and lane keep assist often. I think they work well, but wouldn't consider them as anything but an assist. Toyota took a big hit on a questionable conclusion on a technology related lawsuit, so it's not surprising the features are a bit conservative. They seem to be taking the lead on making this stuff standard (in NA). Considering how auto technology is advancing quickly, I would have liked the Lexus to have more software/computation hardware upgradability or even some allowance for third-party expansion.
08-01-17, 03:52 PM
#14
Lead Lap
Tesla level 3 systems are set to appear faster then Lexus. However I think reliability wise, your better off with Lexus and when and if they integrate Level 3 systems in the next generation RX
08-01-17, 05:12 PM
#15
Lexus Test Driver