DEFENDER2.NET - View topic - JAGUAR LAND ROVER'S SMART ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY

↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Map · Calendar · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In

Home > In Car Electronics > JAGUAR LAND ROVER'S SMART ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY

Page 1 of 1

Print this entire topic ·

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

JAGUAR LAND ROVER'S SMART ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY

Do you really need all this stuff:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...stant.html

I know I turned off half the existing options I had on the RRS, and hardly used the others at all.

Watch the video and see the catch with a self learning car? the missus borrows the car on a friday morning and offers to drive her to your 9am "appointment" with Faye

10th Jul 2014 8:57am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6037

As with most modern cars thesedays; they load them with more and more driver "aids" which actually detract from drivers skill

I suspect it'll come to a point one day where someone gets into a car and says "what's this round thing in front of me?"

I was chatting to a retired mate the other day, he was a traffic cop for many years. He strongly agreed with me that the current generation of new(ish) drivers are having their car handling skills diluted by modern machines that do everything for you (ABS, DSC, torque vectoring yadda yadda). great whilst they work, but if you happen to jump into an older car without all these toys, you come unstuck!

10th Jul 2014 9:37am

GUM97

Member Since: 05 Feb 2012
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3555

1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey

Call me cynical, but it's something else to go wrong! An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"

10th Jul 2014 12:12pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

diesel_jim wrote:
As with most modern cars thesedays; they load them with more and more driver "aids" which actually detract from drivers skill

Aircraft and vessels are now going to 'glass technology.' Basically you start with all your systems illuminated. As you switch them on the lights and indicators go out. Once all your systems are running you end up with nothing illuminated to deter distraction. If you then have a system failure it will be only that system that will illuminate.
As with aircraft technology in another 40 year or so we can possibly expect the same whereupon the only indication we will have reference to may be the speedo or not if we adopt autopilot.

If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

10th Jul 2014 12:32pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

Interesting quote from Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) director of group engineering, Dr Wolfgang Ziebart:

"The goal is for JLR to be the leader in automotive technology. Our customers are buying sophisticated vehicles, so they deserve and can afford more sophisticated technology than others provide; hybrid is part of that."

We are doomed,

it's amazing to think they have plans for around 50 new products over the next five years.

11th Jul 2014 8:30am

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT + 1 Hour

Jump to

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum