Autonomous Driving
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Autonomous Driving
I like to control the car myself and haven't tried any autonomous features on the EQS.
What is EQS capable of doing at this time? Any Highway Assist or Lane Changing?
Do you feel safe and trust the car to do its things?
Any words on future OTA upgrading to the level in Europe?
And it'd be nice to have a camera view when changing lanes. All the hardware is there already, and even a Honda Accord already has this feature.
What is EQS capable of doing at this time? Any Highway Assist or Lane Changing?
Do you feel safe and trust the car to do its things?
Any words on future OTA upgrading to the level in Europe?
And it'd be nice to have a camera view when changing lanes. All the hardware is there already, and even a Honda Accord already has this feature.
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From: New England/Florida
2005 SL 500. 2015 S550. 2016 GLE400 2018 S560
I’ve had my car for less than a week but have been trying different features out. It has lane keeping feature and automatic lane change while using distronic. The automatic lane change works very well. I have AR HUD and it projects a green arrow into the lane you are changing to. I don’t think there is a camera view.
The lane keeping assist is a bit confusing to me. There is an icon of the lane stripes that has to turn green to activate the feature. It can recognize the stripes individually so if the right stripe is missing it still recognizes the left stripe. The problem I find is I can go for a long time down a street with perfect stripes and it doesn’t recognize them, thus it won’t keep me in lane. I was wondering whether it was a speed related issue, but seems not. When it’s active it works well. You have to turn on advanced features for it to recognize split stripes for some reason.
Only been using distronic for a few times. The “self driving “ feature works well, but not perfect. It does require you to keep your hand on the wheel frequently. It has done a good job of keeping the car in the center with very little corrections in the short time I have used it.
I severely doubt there will be OTA to upgrade capabilities. I’m pretty sure it needs new hardware to do that.
The lane keeping assist is a bit confusing to me. There is an icon of the lane stripes that has to turn green to activate the feature. It can recognize the stripes individually so if the right stripe is missing it still recognizes the left stripe. The problem I find is I can go for a long time down a street with perfect stripes and it doesn’t recognize them, thus it won’t keep me in lane. I was wondering whether it was a speed related issue, but seems not. When it’s active it works well. You have to turn on advanced features for it to recognize split stripes for some reason.
Only been using distronic for a few times. The “self driving “ feature works well, but not perfect. It does require you to keep your hand on the wheel frequently. It has done a good job of keeping the car in the center with very little corrections in the short time I have used it.
I severely doubt there will be OTA to upgrade capabilities. I’m pretty sure it needs new hardware to do that.
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I don't like yielding to driving assistance from a vehicle, other than Cruise Control and maintaining a safe distance.
I tried it in our 2018 S560 on a 50 mile drive, canceled it, and won't go back, Made sure it was turned off in my '22 EQS450+
Somehow or other the other night it had gotten turned on in the S560, and was very annoying to my wife who was then driving. I turned it off immediately after she commented on it.
I tried it in our 2018 S560 on a 50 mile drive, canceled it, and won't go back, Made sure it was turned off in my '22 EQS450+
Somehow or other the other night it had gotten turned on in the S560, and was very annoying to my wife who was then driving. I turned it off immediately after she commented on it.
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I have turned off all these features in my SL550 and EQS580. The problem with some of the features is the road markings/striping which is not consistent and poorly maintained on roads and hi ways in my part of Texas. The worn out markings confuse the system and it becomes inconsistent, annoying and sometimes dangerous. My SL550 bounces back and forth across lanes like a ping pong ball and the steering wheel on the EQS580 vibrates even when I am a safe distance from a centerline.
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I have all these features activated and I love them. For the autonomous part, it will warn you to grab the wheel after 15 seconds. However, I have found that resting my left arm on the door rest, all that’s needed is to barely and very lightly touch the wheel and it will drive by itself for as long as you wish. Obviously, you definitely need to be aware of the surroundings at all times and take control of the car if necessary.
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I have them all activated and they are great specially in traffic. It can be a little nerving at times but the car responds really well. I use them all the time even for in town driving. It will slow down around the curves. I went on 350 mile trip on Wednesday before Thanksgiving so a lots of traffic. This was the most relaxing trip I had. I use the 3 or 4 Bar distance depending on the speed I have the Cruise control set on.
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I use the self steering feature all the time. However, I turned off the lane keeping feature since I hate the alerts. The system is great for very long, otherwise boring drives. Its particularly goog at night. I never take my hands off the wheel regardless. I use all the other nannies but I have them on the lowest setting.
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I'm still kind of old school, and I really enjoy driving, so I like to control most things myself. Having said that, there are a lot of distractions in todays cars, especially the EQS, and so I do use the lane keeping assist to gently remind me if my attention is on something else and I drift a little. I turned most of the others off, although they did seem to work quite well. I have been saved by the emergency braking assist a time or two in traffic. I quess I have to acknowledge that, at 73, I might not be as good as I once was........I'll let Toby Keith finish that thought. 
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Curious, as my car is only 4 days old. Is the lane keeping feature speed dependent? I.e. only works over a certain speed limit. Seems when I am going slow it doesn’t recognize the stripes but after 35 mph or so it works. I just drove home and it was working well and when I approached a stop sign as I got below 35 it stopped working although the stripes were very visible.
I never really noticed it on my previous S560 but as this is a new car I’m paying attention to everything as I learn how to operate the EQS.
I never really noticed it on my previous S560 but as this is a new car I’m paying attention to everything as I learn how to operate the EQS.
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It works pretty well. I can't comment on Autopilot but many reviewers give it a par. Mercedes simply doesn't hype it. Don't forget Mercedes invented aotu cruise (distronic) decades ago. As such they have many generations under their belt.
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I wish mine works great. However, in my city it only works on some streets (perhaps about 30% of streets). It’s no different than it was with my 2019 S450. So it looks to me like it’s a matter of where you live. On the highway when there is stop and go traffic, it always works.
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Agree. That's why I asked about any demo/instructional videos.
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I have activated self-driving capabilities on the highway several times. It can maintain the distance from the cars in the front very well.
The active lane assist function is practical 95% of the time, even when the lanes are marked perfectly. I was a bit underwhelmed by the self-driving capabilities! The active lane-keeping assist is good if the road is straight. When the route has wider turns, it is unreliable. Blind spot detection is good. I don't take my hands off the steering but actively monitor the car's self-driving capabilities.
Bottomline- there is a need for reliable technology in EQS. The level 2 driver's assistance is still not great, in my experience.
The active lane assist function is practical 95% of the time, even when the lanes are marked perfectly. I was a bit underwhelmed by the self-driving capabilities! The active lane-keeping assist is good if the road is straight. When the route has wider turns, it is unreliable. Blind spot detection is good. I don't take my hands off the steering but actively monitor the car's self-driving capabilities.
Bottomline- there is a need for reliable technology in EQS. The level 2 driver's assistance is still not great, in my experience.
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I have activated self-driving capabilities on the highway several times. It can maintain the distance from the cars in the front very well.The active lane assist function is practical 95% of the time, even when the lanes are marked perfectly. I was a bit underwhelmed by the self-driving capabilities! The active lane-keeping assist is good if the road is straight. When the route has wider turns, it is unreliable. Blind spot detection is good. I don't take my hands off the steering but actively monitor the car's self-driving capabilities.Bottomline- there is a need for reliable technology in EQS. The level 2 driver's assistance is still not great, in my experience.
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