Park Assist tried to run me into a car

[Snakes709]

A few years I would've agreed with you. With the increase in traffic in my area, and a new commute, I'll take the truck doing the lion's share of my commuting. ACC has been a stress reliever.

On the weekends, and some mornings when traffic is light, I'll take over and do all the driving. Also, whenever I can get out on my motorcycles, I of course am doing all the work there, and it's a lot of fun.

-John

I’m spoiled by my bike. I bought a Kawasaki H2 SX/SE last summer. Has cruise control, quickshifter, auto blipper, engine brake and a few other gizmos. Cruise control is pretty much a must for me as i have a back injury from the military and have issues riding for more then 30+mins before my back is in pain. Cruise control allows me to change body positions and stretch my back more while I ride. But its the first bike i have had with a quick shifter and autoblipper which i use all the time. Went for a ride and turned it off and my shifts both up and down were sloppy as hell. Gotta stop using the extra tech day to day. Plus when im on the throttle and shift up wiithout the quickshifter and gotta roll off the throttle, i get to hear the blow off valve lol.

 

[duke2001]

Must be getting or already there old. I wanted to read the title of this thread as “Park Assistant tried to run me into a car”. You got to admit that as a title would get more interest.

 

[jdmartin]

Must be getting or already there old. I wanted to read the title of this thread as “Park Assistant tried to run me into a car”. You got to admit that as a title would get more interest.

Bwahaha that would tie in nicely to the "almost assaulted" dude in the other thread

 

[StuartV]

I’m spoiled by my bike. I bought a Kawasaki H2 SX/SE last summer. Has cruise control, quickshifter, auto blipper, engine brake and a few other gizmos. Cruise control is pretty much a must for me

Me, too! My KTM 1290 has cruise. I don't use it when I'm AT Deal's Gap. But, it is awesome to have when I'm riding down TO Deal's Gap.

I had Adaptive Cruise in my ex's '12 Grand Cherokee. In heavy traffic metro areas (like San Francisco, where we lived at the time, or DC area, where I live now), it makes driving SO much less stressful! After having that GC, I promised myself I would never buy another vehicle without ACC.

I drove my '09 Ram 1500 from home, up through DC and then Baltimore to where I bought my new Ram. 100 miles from home to the dealer up in MD. The drive home, down I-95 through Baltimore and DC was SO much nicer/easier/less stressful than my drive up there.

 

[DraKhen99]

I’m spoiled by my bike. I bought a Kawasaki H2 SX/SE last summer. Has cruise control, quickshifter, auto blipper, engine brake and a few other gizmos. Cruise control is pretty much a must for me as i have a back injury from the military and have issues riding for more then 30+mins before my back is in pain. Cruise control allows me to change body positions and stretch my back more while I ride. But its the first bike i have had with a quick shifter and autoblipper which i use all the time. Went for a ride and turned it off and my shifts both up and down were sloppy as hell. Gotta stop using the extra tech day to day. Plus when im on the throttle and shift up wiithout the quickshifter and gotta roll off the throttle, i get to hear the blow off valve lol.

My Kawasaki Vaquero has cruise control but no rev-matching aids. I added GPS to it (hard-wired). So I'm not 100% doing the work.

Me, too! My KTM 1290 has cruise. I don't use it when I'm AT Deal's Gap. But, it is awesome to have when I'm riding down TO Deal's Gap.

I had Adaptive Cruise in my ex's '12 Grand Cherokee. In heavy traffic metro areas (like San Francisco, where we lived at the time, or DC area, where I live now), it makes driving SO much less stressful! After having that GC, I promised myself I would never buy another vehicle without ACC.

I drove my '09 Ram 1500 from home, up through DC and then Baltimore to where I bought my new Ram. 100 miles from home to the dealer up in MD. The drive home, down I-95 through Baltimore and DC was SO much nicer/easier/less stressful than my drive up there.

Amen to that! When I bought my 2015 F-150, ACC was one of the things I was most interested in trying out. The dealer sent us home with it overnight so we could think about the purchase (they offered a non-refundable deposit - no thanks!) and I tried it out on the drive home... and bought the truck the next day.

I use the parallel park assist, lane keep assist, and ACC almost every work day. They're great stress relievers, as I have said, and add a little extra safety margin.

-John

 

[RamCares]

So now, my Adaptive Cruise Control has also tried to run me into several cars.

3 times, I have pulled out from somewhere, pressed Resume on the ACC, and while it was still accelerating up to speed, come up behind a car stopped at a light. 3 times, I have waited and waited and eventually done near-emergency braking to get it stopped before plowing into the back of the stopped car. A 4th time, I was going along, with ACC set at 55 (so, not still doing its initial acceleration to get up to the set speed), I think, and came up to a light with a car stopped and again had to jam on brakes at the last second to keep from plowing into the car.

It almost seems like the ACC doesn't track stopped cars when I'm moving.

If I'm following a (moving) car and it stops, the ACC has been 100% on stopping me behind that car.

I realize that this may sound to some like I'm driving like an idiot, trying to let the ACC do too much thinking for me. Well... you are entitled to your opinion. But, what I am doing is trying to learn how it works. What things seem reliable and trustworthy and what things I should not trust it to do for me. Testing it, basically.

I have 460 miles on the truck. What I read in some other thread about the truck "learning" said (I thought) that it might take 30 miles or something like that to "learn". I would think it has learned all it needs to about its onboard radar (or whatever tech it actually uses) by now.

Hi StuartV,

You are correct in stating that the ACC does not track stopped cars while you are moving. We recommend taking a look at your Owner's Manual for a description of Adaptive Cruise Control. Page 321 states, "The ACC system:
• Does not react to pedestrians, oncoming vehicles, and stationary objects (e.g., a stopped vehicle in a traffic jam or a disabled vehicle).
• Cannot take street, traffic, and weather conditions into account, and may be limited upon adverse sight distance conditions."
You can read more about this feature by viewing a PDF of your Owner's Manual here: https://www.mopar.com/ramtrucks/en-us/care/owners-manual.html?openGarage=true

Please feel free to message us or tag us if you have additional questions.

Darlene
Ram Social Care Specialist

 

[StuartV]

Hi StuartV,

You are correct in stating that the ACC does not track stopped cars while you are moving. We recommend taking a look at your Owner's Manual for a description of Adaptive Cruise Control. Page 321 states, "The ACC system:
• Does not react to pedestrians, oncoming vehicles, and stationary objects (e.g., a stopped vehicle in a traffic jam or a disabled vehicle).
• Cannot take street, traffic, and weather conditions into account, and may be limited upon adverse sight distance conditions."
You can read more about this feature by viewing a PDF of your Owner's Manual here: https://www.mopar.com/ramtrucks/en-us/care/owners-manual.html?openGarage=true

Please feel free to message us or tag us if you have additional questions.

Darlene
Ram Social Care Specialist

Thanks! Good to know that part is working as intended.

That still doesn't explain it "detecting" a parking space and trying to back me into a spot that was already completely filled with another vehicle...

 

[RamCares]

Thanks! Good to know that part is working as intended.

That still doesn't explain it "detecting" a parking space and trying to back me into a spot that was already completely filled with another vehicle...

StuartV,

I am sorry to hear that this happened when using your Park Assist feature. I can certainly document this experience on your behalf. In order to do so, please send our team a private message with your VIN and mileage.

Darlene
Ram Social Care Specialist

 

[StuartV]

Hi StuartV,

You are correct in stating that the ACC does not track stopped cars while you are moving. We recommend taking a look at your Owner's Manual for a description of Adaptive Cruise Control. Page 321 states, "The ACC system:
• Does not react to pedestrians, oncoming vehicles, and stationary objects (e.g., a stopped vehicle in a traffic jam or a disabled vehicle).
• Cannot take street, traffic, and weather conditions into account, and may be limited upon adverse sight distance conditions."
You can read more about this feature by viewing a PDF of your Owner's Manual here: https://www.mopar.com/ramtrucks/en-us/care/owners-manual.html?openGarage=true

Please feel free to message us or tag us if you have additional questions.

Darlene
Ram Social Care Specialist

I wanted to add another note about this:

During the several times that ACC worked as you described, I also had the Forward Collision assist set to "Warning + Active Braking" (or whatever the exact wording is). So, I would have expected that even if the Adaptive Cruise Control didn't detect the stopped car and stop behind it, the Forward Collision assist would have stopped me.

Maybe I didn't wait quite long enough, to let the Forward Collision assist engage. But, if I HAD waited very much longer, I am not convinced that even computer-controlled braking would have succeeded in stopping my truck before I at least bumped the stopped car.