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Rivian’s Autonomy+ shows strong highway hands-free driving and safety guardrails, pursuing parity with Tesla FSD, but nonhighway and city driving remain behind; Rivian plans lidar and point-to-point driving later, while Tesla already handles city streets in many cases; both require drivers to stay alert, with Rivian priced at $49.99/month or $2,500 upfront and Tesla at $99/month.
Subaru’s DriverFocus distraction-mitigation camera, paired with EyeSight on some Outbacks, has sparked owner complaints about over-sensitivity, but Subaru says it can be disabled via the head unit; the issue echoes broader ADAS gripes as more cars adopt driver-monitoring tech, amid talk of a 2027 US mandate for impaired-driver monitoring.
Ford is recalling 254,640 Lincoln and Explorer models from 2022–2025 after the Image Processing Module A can reset, causing the rearview camera image and key ADAS features (pre-collision assist, lane-keeping, blind-spot monitoring) to fail and increasing crash risk. Owners will receive notices by March 30; updates can be sent OTA or installed at a dealer for free. Ford recall number is 26S21; VIN lookup available on NHTSA.gov starting March 25.
The piece recalls Chrysler’s 1983 Electronic Voice Alert and other 1980s voice systems, noting how early car prompts—often seen as annoying—foreshadow today’s AI-powered driver-assistance features, while drivers still tend to mute these warnings much as in the past.
HARMAN International, a Samsung subsidiary, is acquiring ZF Group's ADAS business for €1.5 billion to strengthen its position in automotive safety and intelligent vehicle architectures, aiming to support the development of software-defined vehicles and integrated driving experiences.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that most partially automated Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) from various automakers, including Tesla, Ford, and Nissan, received "marginal" or "poor" ratings in a recent study. The study evaluated 14 systems and highlighted deficiencies in categories such as driver monitoring and attention reminders. The IIHS emphasized the need for better safeguards to prevent misuse and maintain driver focus, while also noting that there is little evidence to support the claim that these systems make driving safer. The top-rated systems included Lexus Teammate with Advanced Drive, GM Super Cruise, and Nissan ProPilot Assist with Navi-Link.
Porsche has announced that it will use Mobileye's advanced sensor suite, SuperVision, in its future production cars. The system includes a mix of cameras and radar sensors and will enable a range of advanced driver-assistance systems, including hands-free traffic jam assists. SuperVision also includes a driver-monitoring system and Mobileye's latest EyeQ 6 system-on-a-chip to make sense of all that input. Porsche is not the only part of the Volkswagen Group to partner with Mobileye to use SuperVision. VW Commercial Vehicles will also use Mobileye tech.