They even have “nannies” on RC cars. A few brands have active vehicle control (AVC), and then, Traxxas came out with Traxxas Stability Management (TSM). It controls traction by regulating the power of the motor/engine, and a gyro built into the receiver regulates the steering servo to keep the car straight as it’s sliding or bumping over rocks. Of course, for fun factor, most of the time, I keep mine off!! On the street, it has saved me from crashes when I get a little too wild. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 8 passenger 4/6 guide dog setup, over 3000 miles, Low Mileage Lutgart 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard, still in hiding
Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > God help us! > >> On 19/05/2021 6:54 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: >> I am returned to GWN. Adventure over the past weekend was to pick up SWMBA >> at the airport, drop off air freight shipping, then hit the homestead to >> gather last minute goods going to ND for the drive to Billings MT for car >> swap with #1 boy. Heading east was the decade old RAV4. No nannies in the >> thing and it had just gotten major service with my demand that all fluids >> and filters be changed, I did not care how pretty they were to the >> technicians eye, make them new. >> >> We only made 400 miles the first leg of the trip and overnight in ID. Did >> around 500 through all manner of twist and turns with continental divide the >> next day, meeting #1 boy at Costco and SWMBA getting into her new CRV. >> Overnight in Billings and then hit the road back west. SWMBA did the >> initial leg with all the bells, whistles, and nannies engaged. She was >> remarking every time a car passed or some active interference took place by >> the installed overlord. I got the second leg and turned it all off except >> for adaptive cruise. Damn thing still got up in my grill and told me I >> needed to stop for a cup of tea because I was obviously not paying attention >> in the manner it deemed I should be. It also would not comply with my >> desire to set CC above the posted limit by more than three miles. All >> manner of flashing on the display and warnings when I tried to make it go >> just a bit fast. Cruise does not work above 90 anyway. >> >> By the time I got back to the house to do the load out on the CRV to ship >> thing to GWN, I had to pull the SL out of the garage and bask in all the >> analogue glory to be able to re-center myself from nanny state overload. >> >> >> clay > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
