Like driving automatically? I've actually used the Traffic Jam Assist on my Porsche Panamera!

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Heavy traffic on highways

My husband came to work the other day in his Panamera, and he tried using the Traffic Jam Assist feature because the highway was jammed so badly.

What is Porsche's Traffic Jam Assist feature?

Supports drivers in traffic jams and in slow-moving traffic situations at speeds below approximately 65 km/hThe system is designed to. Enables vehicles to maintain the lanes calculated by the system.ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) is ONIf it isSystem automatically steers vehicle within system limitsDo this by(However, the driver should always hold the steering wheel so that he/she can operate the steering wheel at any time.)This system is designed toDesigned for driving on highways and well-developed suburban roadsThe company has been

It is called.(I've summarized the description in the Panamera specifications manual)

As if on autopilot?

Top left corner of the touch panel in the image below.Surround Sound SystemPressing "+" also turns on "Lane Keep Assist" on the right side, but since Lane Keep Assist becomes operable when driving at approximately 65 km/h or higher, the system is activated at approximately 65 km/h or lower in heavy traffic such as the one in this case.Traffic Congestion Assist."Press.

And if the meter shows the following(if the display is green)It means that the system is working properly.

By the way, what is the Lane Keep Assist function?

The system uses a camera attached to the rear-view mirror to detect the lane-keep assist lane course within the system's range, and when the vehicle approaches the lane and is in danger of deviating from the travel lane, the system activates the corrective steering.

The driver can disable the operation at any time by holding the steering wheel. So, if the "Traffic Jam Assist" is turned on this timeEven when you take your foot off the gas pedal or brake at all, it will follow the car in front of you like this.

If the car in front of you hits the brake, the car will also hit the brake on its own in response, and within a certain period of time(The manual doesn't give detailed seconds either.)If the car in front starts to move forward, the driver steps on the accelerator pedal and starts driving again.

Wow!!! Holy shit, it's like a dream come true!

When I keep my hand spoken from the steering wheel as a test, this display appears after a while.

according to one's husband"The amount of time I had my hands off the steering wheel, I think it was about a minute, sensibly - it seemed like quite a long time."I was told that this is the case. I checked the specification manual, but it did not specifically say how long I had to take my hand off the handle to get the warning.

If Traffic Jam Assist is ON, the driver's steering operation is monitored. If the steering wheel is not operated, a warning message will appear in the instrument cluster within a short time.
*Taken from the Porsche Panamera Specification Manual

And when I start to steer, the "Traffic Jam Assist" turns on again. My husband wasSmarter than the cruise control in my Volkswagen Golf."He said. But there is one drawback, he said.

→Traffic Jam Assist, the only drawback?

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  1. kenny

    When the system tries to operate the steering wheel, it judges whether the driver is operating the steering wheel or not by the presence or absence of reaction force from the steering wheel.
    Using this principle, if you sit on your left foot with both hands talking to each other (just in case your right foot is slamming on the brake at any time) and press your knee or thigh against the steering wheel, the car will drive automatically. The other day I drove through a 15 km traffic jam section without once touching the steering wheel.

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      kenny acid
      Thank you for your comment!

      >If you apply this principle and sit on your left foot with both hands talking to each other (just in case your right foot is slamming on the brake at any time) and press your knee or thigh against the steering wheel, the car will drive automatically. The other day I drove through 15 km of traffic without ever touching the steering wheel.

      Oh, yes, that's possible! It is certainly theoretically possible.
      I admire Kenny for attempting this challenge and driving through, and Porsche's ACC technology with Traffic Jam Assist is also amazing...!