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To be fair most people who are driving cars aren't towing caravans, so this seems like an extreme edge case.

I heavily use adaptive cruise control and I've never had any issues with it, though I'm always ready to take over in case anything complicated starts happening. It's a nice feature because it saves a lot of energy when the driving is very easy, and then you just drive normally otherwise.



> this seems like an extreme edge case

Most ships don't sink, but we still have lifeboats. Most jet engines don't fail, but we still train pilots to land without them.

Its edgecases that kill.


In this particular edge-case, it's the user fault for using a technology not supposed to be used when towing.


Manufacturer could include a sensor in the towbar.

Did the manufacturer think about this and include a warning? If not, how should the user know?


> If not, how should the user know?

The standard move is to put this in the user manual.

Especially for something as complex as towing, reading the manual should be mandatory.




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