The 2018 Acura RLX is the first Acura model to offer Traffic
Jam Assist (TJA).
Also included are the traffic
jam assist and the Audi active lane assist, which helps keep the vehicle in lane with gentle steering intervention.
AcuraWatch ™ technologies include Collision Mitigation Braking System ™ (CMBS ™), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Low - Speed Follow (LSF) that now incorporates Traffic
Jam Assist.
In addition, the 2018 RLX benefits from significant upgrades to its interior design, materials and technology, including the addition of Traffic
Jam Assist to the AcuraWatch ™ suite of advanced safety and driver - assistive technologies, offered as standard equipment on all models.
The benefit of Traffic
Jam Assist is a reduction in both driver input and stress in heavy traffic on multi-lane roads such as freeways, tollways and expressways.
New for 2018, the Lane Keeping Assist System now operates at speeds between 0 mph and 90 mph, as part of the Traffic
Jam Assist System.
Audi has also equipped the new Q7 with its latest safety assistance systems, including rear cross traffic assist, traffic
jam assist (the low - speed version of adaptive cruise control), turn assist (auto braking when turning into oncoming traffic), Audi pre-sense city (speed reduction and automatic braking), and vehicle exit assist (when opening the door into the path of a bike or car).
However, a superior range of safety functions cost extra as part of an Assistance package ($ 990 for sport models, $ 1600 for the base design) that includes AEB up to 200km / h, active lane assist, side assist, adaptive cruise control with stop / go, high - beam assist, hill hold assist, park assist and traffic
jam assist, which provides the Q2 with Level 2 hands - off autonomous driving functionality up to 65km / h for short periods.
Traffic
Jam Assist uses adaptive cruise control, emergency assist and the S tronic automatic transmission to allow for semi-autonomous driving in traffic at speeds up to 60km / h.
When it comes to interior tech, the A5 Sportback borrows much from the A4 / A5 range including the optional Audi virtual cockpit, adaptive cruise control with traffic
jam assist, and standard features including the latest Audi pre sense safety suite.
It is a progression from the adaptive cruise control (ACC) of the previous model and also integrates a lane assist function and traffic
jam assist.
To ensure that no competitor beats it on the additional feature front, the Leon also gets the raft of driver assistance tech that made its debut on the Ateca, including Traffic
Jam Assist, Pedestrian Protection, Traffic Sign Recognition, Blind Spot Detection and an uprated Park Assist system.
Between 0 - 40 mph, traffic
jam assist combines acceleration, braking and steering guidance, which can help decrease the stress of driving in congested traffic.
Traffic -
jam assist that looks at GPS topographic data and reads passing roadsigns to enable efficient autonomous stop - and - go city driving while keeping you between the white lines?
This adds adaptive cruise control with traffic
jam assist, active lane assist, high beam assistant, and traffic sign recognition.
New driver - assistance technologies will include Traffic
Jam Assist, which automatically keeps you in your lane.
The C - Class also gets a large lineup of safety systems, including Attention Assist, Collision Prevention Assist, adaptive cruise control with traffic
jam assist, braking assist, and lane - keep assist.
A true novelty would be the traffic
jam assist, which will take care of the steering, acceleration, and brake in slow - moving traffic (speeds up to 40 mph or 65 km / h).
Volkswagen will offer adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, a Traffic
Jam Assist that essentially allows the Golf to drive itself in stop - and - go traffic, and even a trailer backup assist, which autonomously steers the car while backing up with a trailer.
With Traffic
Jam Assist activated, I was pleased to find that the sedan effectively drives itself from 0 to 37 mph, even bringing itself to a complete stop and setting off again if the car ahead moves within three seconds.
We also enjoyed the Traffic
Jam Assist system and Brake Hold function when stopped at the lights.
They include driver aids like adaptive cruise control (ACC) with traffic
jam assist, Audi active lane assist distance warning alerts, cross traffic assist rear, the new exit warning system, collision avoidance assist and turn assist.
So you'll see the Assistance package (active lane assist, adaptive cruise control with Traffic
Jam Assist, turn assist, collision avoidance assist, pre-sense front warning system, predictive efficiency assistant and high - beam assist), Matrix LED headlights and the Technik package (12.3 - inch Audi virtual cockpit and the head - up display) on the menu.
Audi also offers its Assistance package tour with active lane assist, adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go, traffic
jam assist, collision avoidance, pre-sense frontal collision avoidance, predictive efficiency assistant and auto high - beam for $ 1900 and a Parking Assist pack with auto parking facility for $ 950.
On the tech front, the SEAT Leon gains new driver assistance and connectivity features including the Traffic
Jam Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, Pedestrian Protection System, and Traffic Sign Recognition.
Other upgrades include the addition of new driver assistance systems such as Traffic
Jam Assist, Lane Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control and Pedestrian Protection.
Another feature is an autonomous driving function called Traffic
Jam Assist that steers, accelerates and brakes the car in heavy traffic at speeds of up to 37mph / 59kph.
Vehicle exit assist watches when you're opening doors, rear cross traffic alert looks when you're backing out of a parking space, collision avoidance helps with moose test maneuvers, traffic
jam assist can steer the car through congested roads, and finally, turn assist assesses the risk of oncoming traffic when making a left.
There's active cruise control, lane departure warnings, lane keep asisst, traffic
jam assist, and a system that can autonomously perform evasive maneuvers at speeds of up to 100 mph.
The adaptive cruise control with traffic
jam assist relieves the driver in slow - moving traffic on well - paved roads by taking over the steering in many situations.
New driver assistance technology includes traffic
jam assist, which briefly takes over the steering at speeds of up to 65km / h.
Lane Change Assist, Lane Keep Assist including traffic sign recognition, traffic
jam assist, ParkAssist including Surround View, and Porsche InnoDrive including adaptive cruise control are also available.
Traffic
jam assist keeps the RS 3 at a safe distance from the car in front, while autonomous emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control, road sign recognition, rear cross-traffic alert and many other electronic driver safety technologies — most debuted in the Q7 SUV — make the RS 3 the safest car in its class, says Audi.
They include autonomous emergency braking, a new traffic
jam assist function that steers and brakes the vehicle in slow traffic using radar and camera technology, front and rear parking sensors, a reversing camera and 360 - degree camera and rear cross traffic assist.
In doing so, the traffic -
jam assist uses the lane markings and other vehicles on the road for orientation.
When the traffic -
jam assist reaches its system limits — for example, when the traffic thins out or there is a sharp curve ahead — the driver has to take over again completely.
Adaptive cruise control including traffic -
jam assist in the Tour assistance package Amongst the optional systems, the key feature is the adaptive cruise control (ACC) Stop & Go including traffic -
jam assist.
The most important components are the engine, the automatic transmission, the central chassis control unit, electronic stabilization control (ESC), the power steering control unit, the adaptive cruise control Stop & Go including traffic -
jam assist, the video camera and the safety computer which steers the safety systems.
The function can anticipate even more effectively when a car has the optional systems predictive efficiency assist and Stop & Go adaptive cruise control including traffic -
jam assist.
Another function of the ACC, the traffic -
jam assist, can take over steering at speeds of up to 65 km / h (40 mph) on well - developed roads when traffic is congested.
That and the facelift, as well as that Traffic
Jam Assist thing oughta do it, Acura says.
In congested traffic, available Traffic
jam assist provides gentle acceleration, braking and steering guidance when traveling at speeds between 0 and 40 mph.6 Attentive driving The features discussed are not substitutes for attentive driving.
In congested traffic between 0 and 40 mph, available Traffic
jam assist helps provide acceleration, braking and steering guidance.4 Attentive driving The features discussed are not substitutes for attentive driving.
In addition to all that, the 2018 model comes with a new feature called Traffic
Jam Assist, which combines lane - keep assist with a more sophisticated active cruise control to drive the car for you in stop - and - go traffic below 40 mph.
Traffic
Jam Assist has sensors and the functionality of adaptive cruise control with low speed follow, and lane keeping assist, extended by adding electromechanical steering.
The components of Traffic
Jam Assist include a mid-range radar sensor, long - range radar sensor, multi-purpose camera and stereo video camera.
Next year, Subaru will introduce a new traffic
jam assist function.
At the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, Acura signaled its intent to apply AcuraWatch as standard equipment on all core models, and announced it will add Traffic
Jam Assist as an available technology on certain models starting in 2017, providing increased driver assistance and convenience in stop - and - go highway driving.
Other kit available will include Audi's digital Virtual Cockpit instrument display, while safety kit includes Traffic
Jam Assist, which can take control of the steering in slow - moving heavy traffic at speeds of up to 40mph.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is another assistance system which is incorporated in Traffic
Jam Assist.