02-21-2019, 12:34 PM | #1 |
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X1 IIHS test fails all the pedestrian tests
Using the same system apparently that worked great in X5 testing
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/02/21/...g-pedestrians/
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02-21-2019, 01:31 PM | #3 |
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So this supports the claim that many of us G05 owners have - the system doesn't work. Thankfully none of us have been tempted to fully put it to the test as the result would have been disastrous.
Is there no liability on BMW for selling an inoperable safety feature??!! Or have they just been lucky enough so far that nobody has actually hit a pedestrian? I've never hit a pedestrian and god willing I never do, but I'm not naive to the fact that accidents DO happen which is why cars are being equipped with these features. I had auto braking in my XC90, and it worked (several times), and I bought my G05 with the understanding it had the same equipment. BMW - ARE YOU LISTENING??? |
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02-21-2019, 02:26 PM | #4 |
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"and I bought my G05 with the understanding it had the same equipment. BMW - ARE YOU LISTENING???[/QUOTE]"
I second that! I sure hope NO ONE on this forum or elsewhere has to experience this the hard way! You'll never know it doesn't work until....it doesn't work! |
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Perhaps we've misunderstood, or the system has been misrepresented by CAs and Geniuses.
It was my understanding that this car would stop autonomously when it detects a pedestrian in it's path. However, the manual for the X5 and X1 and I'm sure others does not say the vehicle will stop by itself. It says that it will assist in braking when the driver has already applied the brakes after the warning. Quote:
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02-21-2019, 02:40 PM | #7 |
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The Euro NCAP test of the X5 shows it automatically braking for all the pedestrian tests similar to the one shown on the IIHS video.
I tried to see if NCAP tested the X1 but couldn't find a pedestrian test video like the X5. |
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02-21-2019, 02:44 PM | #8 |
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I saw another article on this test which had a statement from BMW that said that the system in the car they tested is NOT designed to detect pedestrians, just cars. I realize that the article linked above states that the BMW had a pedestrian detection system in it, BMW refutes that claim.
Long story short, perhaps the x5 system is different. |
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02-21-2019, 03:52 PM | #12 | |
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Here is BMW's video on the system, and it doesn't say that the car will apply the brakes, only that it will assist. This would be disappointing if that is all the system can do. I assumed or was told it was comparable to other systems currently on the market. |
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02-21-2019, 04:26 PM | #18 |
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Well...this has me even more convinced our frontal collision warning systems aren't working at all.
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02-21-2019, 05:07 PM | #20 |
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Well they are going to have to explain this regardless. This is bad press. Getting bested by way cheaper vehicles. Their manuals seem purposely vague around these safety systems. Maybe this is the reason.
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Look at the wording - "If an accident cannot be prevented, the system will help reduce the impact speed." That means brakes will be applied, you may stop and prevent an accident or the vehicle may be slowed down. |
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