iX nOOky wrote

When I was building my vehicle in 2025 I somewhat mistakenly assumed "dynamic cruise control" meant adaptive cruise. I had it on my vehicles since 2015 and assumed a BMW would have it as standard. I fortunately caught the mistake and added it else I would have been pissed. Why call plain old speed control dynamic when it is indeed static.

I hope folks buying one aren't getting fooled by this.

MystroX5 wrote

I won’t buy anything without it. To not have it (Adaptive Cruise Control) at any price point vehicle today seems very lacking and might as well have roll up windows too…. BMW, like all luxury brands make it a upcharge option when every mid brand gives it to you for free since 2015.

swainbmw wrote

Interesting enough I've had several cars with adaptive cruise control. I never liked it. I don't like how when you get behind people it slows down and I've gotta readjust it. It just never felt right to me. My x 5 doesn't have it and I'm glad. Put on the other side, cruise control doesn't interest me. something that I've never really liked using

swainbmw wrote

Interesting enough I've had several cars with adaptive cruise control. I never liked it. I don't like how when you get behind people it slows down and I've gotta readjust it.

tooloud10 wrote

Uh, isn't the car slowing itself behind slower traffic without having to adjust the cruise control the whole point of adaptive cruise control?

iX nOOky wrote

tooloud10 wrote

Uh, isn't the car slowing itself behind slower traffic without having to adjust the cruise control the whole point of adaptive cruise control?

It is, however you can get complacent if you don't really want to be stuck behind someone going the speed limit or under and yours is set to 8 mph over etc.

ScaldedDog wrote

My view: I can either manage the car managing my place in traffic, or manage my place directly. I prefer to cut out the middleman, and that's worked well for over a million miles.

Speaking of which, I have personal experience with the collision avoidance thing not working. My only accident in those million miles happened in the X5. I keep collision avoidance set to low, since it can't be turned off and still generates false alarms/braking events even at that setting, but it did nothing when a guy pulled through a line of traffic and into my lane. Thankfully it didn't, as it's only resolution would have been to mash the brake. In that situation, all that would have done is increase the damage.

I get the traffic jam thing, I suppose, but I'm 25+ years removed from having to do that every day (WFH for 20 years, then retired for six), and I'd never trust automation for occasional use.

To answer the OPs question then, and contrary to the armchair psychology arguments, it just isn't valuable to everyone. Options rock, and some of us would rather keep our money. (Or, in my case, have my money back.)

Mark

swainbmw wrote

For sure and on another note, my friend has an X5 and she backed out of her garage and hit her daughter's car. The car did nothing to stop the avoidance of crashing into another car now that's where it should be to avoid hitting another car, BMW should have rear collision… My cheap Volkswagen's have it.

4bar wrote

I believe the rear detection is available. At least on my 24 it is.

swainbmw wrote

I don't like how when you get behind people it slows down and I've gotta readjust it. It just never felt right to me. My x 5 doesn't have it and I'm glad. Put on the other side, cruise control doesn't interest me. something that I've never really liked using

Luftpost wrote

I can assure you then that the folks that your car is slowing down for are thrilled that the car behind them is utilizing DAP. When approaching a car from behind, do you not slow down when operating the car without DAP?

There is nothing to readjust. As soon as you initiate a lane change, the car will assume the previously set speed, provided that there is no other slower traffic ahead.

For many who do not like DAP, it is simply a matter of fully understanding the technology and its limitations and applying it to the correct situation.

There are some great YT videos out there on how this system operates, that might benefit those who would like a better understanding.

L

swainbmw wrote

BMW should have rear collision… My cheap Volkswagen's have it.

swainbmw wrote

My main concern is when you're traveling on the highway and you come up behind somebody that's slower and you can't get over in the left lane and it keeps slowing down and slowing down behind them then you get the left lane and then it seems to not want to get back to whatever you said the speed limit to and then you got people flying up on your ass and then you gotta give it to gas then get back over. It just seems to be awkward. I just prefer not to drive with cruise control or anything that controls my speed. I would just much rather give it gas or get on the break.

4bar wrote

Mine don't behave that way. When I switch lane, car will resume at previous set s

swainbmw wrote

4bar wrote

Mine don't behave that way. When I switch lane, car will resume at previous set s

Not been my experience with other brands don't know about the BMW because I didn't order it because of what I experienced in other brands

swainbmw wrote

4bar wrote

I believe the rear detection is available. At least on my 24 it is.

For some reason, I don't think these cars have it.. I'll have to look into this. She said it didn't warn her or even try to stop the car. no damage to her car due to she had a hitch damage to her other car was significant needs a door replacement.

TurtleBoy wrote

Rear cross traffic alert and collision warning has always been standard on the G05 X5's.