Driver Alert Hates Me

[OCSTEVE39]

So, I'm driving along in my three-day old Lightning (had Mach-E for two years) enjoying intelligent cruise control. It pops up, WATCH THE ROAD! Thought I was. HANDS ON THE WHEEL! Ok it no like where my hands were. Again, WATCH THE ROAD! This time I'm looking really hard with probably a weird look on my face, not good enough, popup, TAKE CONTROL and starts slamming the brakes on me. I'm afraid this may escalate to demanding my lunch money. I love intelligent cruise but now I'm all stressed-out man!
I turned off driver alert which is a stand-alone setting apart from cruise. Haven't tested it yet to see if that's my bully.

Anyone else finding the Lightning a little hall monitory?

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[broncoaz]

So, I'm driving along in my three-day old Lightning (had Mach-E for two years) enjoying intelligent cruise control. It pops up, WATCH THE ROAD! Thought I was. HANDS ON THE WHEEL! Ok it no like where my hands were. Again, WATCH THE ROAD! This time I'm looking really hard with probably a weird look on my face, not good enough, popup, TAKE CONTROL and starts slamming the brakes on me. I'm afraid this may escalate to demanding my lunch money. I love intelligent cruise but now I'm all stressed-out man!
I turned off driver alert which is a stand-alone setting apart from cruise. Haven't tested it yet to see if that's my bully.

Anyone else finding the Lightning a little hall monitory?

I just got my new Flash yesterday and put 60 miles on it. It didn’t seem as aggressive as our Tesla Y in the hall monitoring department.

 

[Maquis]

Make sure your right arm isn’t blocking the nanny cam.

 

[OCSTEVE39]

I just got my new Flash yesterday and put 60 miles on it. It didn’t seem as aggressive as our Tesla Y in the hall monitoring department.

Mine's Flash as well. Can't remember if driver alert was off by default when I picked it up. I went through and turned on a bunch of stuff I thought I was used to. Maybe driver alert was one of them.

 

[OCSTEVE39]

Make sure your right arm isn’t blocking the nanny cam.

Oh good point. I am a high holder sometimes.

 

[Maquis]

Oh good point. I am a high holder sometimes.

I also have a Mach-E. I always have to remember which vehicle I’m in because the cameras are in different locations. I cause most problems in the Lightning when I’m holding a drink in my right hand while resting it on the wheel.

 

[The Weatherman]

The Nanyisum has actually gotten better over time. As if the last front sensor updates I have found it to be far less aggressive. Prior to that I was as frustrated as you and made my disappointment known to @Ford Motor Company

 

[Zprime29]

You have to wiggle the wheel when it says to put hands on the wheel. It's a torque sensor. I have to turn lane centering off when not on the highway. It centers so well that I don't have to make adjustments and then it thinks I'm not paying attention and I end up intentionally wiggling the wheel every 30 seconds.

 

[OCSTEVE39]

Just drove it around the block a bit more. The eyes alert is early and often, followed by hands which continues no matter how hard I hold, and the kicker is pop up that says camera can't see me. Think it needs looked at. That happened only once, and very briefly.

 

[Heliian]

Lower your steering wheel and sit centered in the seat.

If you're driving with a gangster lean the camera doesn't see you.

The hands on sensor only requires making small inputs on the wheel. You can use your knee and it doesn't know the difference.

 

[Firn]

Just drove it around the block a bit more. The eyes alert is early and often, followed by hands which continues no matter how hard I hold, and the kicker is pop up that says camera can't see me. Think it needs looked at. That happened only once, and very briefly.

The "hands" alert requires you to "turn" the steering wheel, not for you to grip it tighter. There are no "grip" sensors so you could tighten your hands all you want and it will never know. They only way it knows your hands are on the wheel is if you turn the wheel left or right.

The camera is most likely only for eye tracking. I don't expect the camera has anything to do with the hands.

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