Lane Keeping System Observations,

[Maverick77]

There is sensitivity settings buried in that big ol dash. I did try turning the aggressiveness down but it still was following turn outs and aggressive centering. If you let it drive with a light touch on the steering wheel so you don't get tired fighting it, it thinks you are driving with no hands on it. Warning flashes then. I shared my experience with Ford on a review they sent, but not holding my breath for them to tweak the system. As mentioned before, my 2023 Equinox is great with that feature. The Maverick's steering does feel heavier and needs a little more effort than the Equinox, so that could factor in. They are both electric assist, but one is a truck with a heavier engine and transaxle than the other.

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[dochawk]

Kinda scary that it worked!

It's hardly new.

People have even causing accidents like this in Teslas for over a decade.

 

[KenE]

I love the adaptive cruise control and lane keeping. But I also realize it's for the open road out on the Highway. If you have frequent stops such a 65 mph speed limit with a red light or 2, I just tap the brake and handle the stop and reaccellerate and resume after I'm back up to speed. I don't like the hard acceleration if I leave it up the truck. Just have to manage it a little and it works great. Here in Austin Texas with rampant construction and lane closures it sure helps me stay in my lane, especially at night where things can get hard to see. So to me it's great technology but limited and if you use it right it's a fantastic driving aid.

Agree, ACC & lane centering are driving aids, to be used sparingly but not constantly. Lane centering feature is great on long trips, on many roads, but I frequently cancel it. And like MavstangVA said, mine seems to hug the centerline a tad. I don't use it in even reasonably heavy traffic. ACC acceleration & braking are not conducive to conservative hybrid driving.

 

[Britch]

2 weeks after getting our 23 Lariat loaded with electronics we went to NJ . Used the Advanced CC on Pa turnpike but wasn't real imprsssed. Turned off for Jersey TP . Haven't used since. Still have to keep hand's on the wheel. I still like it that way.

 

[MavStangVa]

2 weeks after getting our 23 Lariat loaded with electronics we went to NJ . Used the Advanced CC on Pa turnpike but wasn't real imprsssed. Turned off for Jersey TP . Haven't used since. Still have to keep hand's on the wheel. I still like it that way.

Adaptive cruise can be used without lane centering or lane keeping. 3 distinct options on the Maverick. Lane keeping can be used without cruise control on. I use it on country roads that lack a shoulder. Otherwise I find it and lane centering to be annoying. Adaptive cruise is great on the interstate and long drives but is not meant for stop and go traffic.

 

[Britch]

10-4 MavStang. Hoping to make a trip to Nashville maybe in the fall and will probably use it going down rt 80 now that I'm more acquainted with my "Little Truck"

 

[MikeS1942]

Adaptive cruise can be used without lane centering or lane keeping. 3 distinct options on the Maverick. Lane keeping can be used without cruise control on. I use it on country roads that lack a shoulder. Otherwise I find it and lane centering to be annoying. Adaptive cruise is great on the interstate and long drives but is not meant for stop and go traffic.

Mine works well for on ACC.

 

[El Kabong]

Adaptive cruise is great on the interstate and long drives but is not meant for stop and go traffic.

It also works well when you are a two-lane 55MPH highway stuck behind an John Deere 8R that is going flat out .. at 35MPH .. in a no passing zone.

Just sayin'.

 

[Ryom]

People have even causing accidents like this in Teslas for over a decade.

Sometimes they even survive.

 

[dochawk]

Sometimes they even survive.

That sound in the distance is Uncle Chuck snapping his fingers at the failure of natural selection . . .

 

[Cherokee]

Hahahahaha! Yesterday, because of this thread, I went back in there and turned it on for the 15 minute drive to and from my local dive bar.

It's still annoying.

Part of the reason it’s so annoying is is we still have good driving skills.
It’s a use them or lose them situation.

Tesla’s full auto drive is the shit !
Fords half assed system is just that.
Half assed and quite annoying.

FORD !
Do better !

 

[MikeS1942]

Part of the reason it’s so annoying is is we still have good driving skills.
It’s a use them or lose them situation.

Tesla’s full auto drive is the shit !
Fords half assed system is just that.
Half assed and quite annoying.

FORD !
Do better !

Wow! Not sure what your expectations are from a 30,000 vehicle.!

 

[KenE]

Wow! Not sure what your expectations are from a 30,000 vehicle.!

I agree with Cherokee we need to keep our driving skills sharp. W/o question. But I disagree about the system being useless! I drove decades w/o any driving assisted cars. The lane centering, lane keeping & adaptive cruise work pretty darn good and as Mikes1942 said, its a relatively inexpensive vehicle by today's pricing standards. LKA, Lane Centering, & ACC are very nice under certain driving & road conditions. I don't expect it to be, nor want it to be, a self-driving truck. Plus you can use all or none of the assists if you choose. The driver's option to Enable or Disable is a WIN in my book.

 

[tpollauf]

I've yet to experience any issues with mine execpt that it's not working at all. I'd like to "get the feel" of it before making any judgements. Under "settings" all choices are turned on th where it should be working BUT after just 1500 miles still not working. Similat to the "auto adjust" volume control on the radio as you go faster and noise levels inside the cab increase. No difference with it on or off! Not a deal breaker but I'd like to at least experience what several of you are going through.

My adaptive cruise control DOES work, and like others mentioned, I hate the auto braking at 100' or less when an opening gets cut off.

 

[Cherokee]

Wow! Not sure what your expectations are from a 30,000 vehicle.!

$43,000
And I expect, Ford to NOT put in half baked thrown together glitchy half assed tech.

Once in production it should ALL work flawlessly.
NOT be In The vehicle until it works 100%
What happened to Quality is Job One ?

Yes I have high expectations.
We walked on the moon in 1969 and everything worked.
57 years ago, that’s FIFTY SEVEN years ago and now we can’t get simple software to do what it’s supposed to do.

Ford could and should do better.
Ford needs to hire a few MIT graduates,
People are not created equal and only some can be educated.

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