Comment by jojobas
19 hours ago
Once on a rental car brake assist decided I'm about to hit something on a kerb in a curve on a wet highway. I was using maybe 50% tire grip to corner and sudden braking took it over 100%. 1/10 would not recommend.
Sure this sort of systems might reduce overall death toll by addressing worst suspects like drunk or distracted drivers but I'm pretty sure they makes it worse for diligent ones.
It specifically makes it worse for high-skill drivers. If you were the sort of driver who never uses more than 10% of your tires' grip (even if it requires slowing to absurd speeds whenever there's a curve), you wouldn't see sudden braking.