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Tesla fans have not realized that every car made since 2021ish can do this.

It does more than AEB. It also knows to swerve out of the way during E: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1MWml-81e0

Generally known as AES, for example from BMW available with Active Driving Assistant or Driving Assistant Plus packages.

I have a late model Audi, and a Tesla Model 3. Audi has all the bells and whistles.

Doesn't come close to the safety I feel in the Tesla. Not even close. I know anecdotal

Design of these safety features for euro cars generally aims to be invisible unless active. You don't "feel" the car in control.

then the PR worked

AEB has been around since ages. Even my 2010 Mazda had it. It's nowhere near Tesla's capabilities tho. Not sure what are you trying to achieve with such dunks?

About once a month my car makes me look like a piece of shit because the AEB gets confused by lane changes when you maintain speed coming up to slow traffic in order to wait for a good spot to move over. As you go to move over it'll flip out and brake as you slide left and no amount of gas pedal will override it so you wind up moving over a lane only to brake check that lane. Thankfully it doesn't do a full stop, just brakes for long enough to realize there's nothing there.

0/10. Someone is gonna cause a multi-car pile up with this.

I'm sure it would work great to prevent me from texting my way into the back of stopped traffic though.

Obviously.

My 2016 Honda Civic has automatic braking (and it has lanekeep assist, so it's technologically superior to a 2026 Tesla).

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