I think it’s gotten slightly better over the last few years. Less sudden brakes from shadows. The adaptive cruise is my main peeve. Not always realistic to start passes from 10 truck lengths back and annoying when the truck starts braking for someone slowing down to take an exit ramp at 40mph, 10 seconds ahead.
Some of the systems do have to be recalibrated, either through the truck menu or by a shop, depending on the system.
The most absurd thing is a CMS fault in some trucks will disable the traction control, Jake, etc. Lmao. Pretty insane that it’s all tied together enough to potentially shut off a Jake brake and TCS of all things.
But, I have seen enough videos of drivers in the fog or distracted drivers not annihilating 4 wheelers due to the systems automatically braking. That all boils down to driver error, but a fatality prevented is still a fatality prevented. When you factor in the nuclear verdicts resulting, it makes sense why they push it
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