We criticised the tech in the standard Tank 300, which was meant to get an update starting last month. Perhaps our test vehicle hadn’t received this upgrade yet, because the emergency lane-keep assist function in our test vehicle was terrible. I’m normall

2024-04-16 12:21:01

WehadpreviouslycriticizedthetechnologyinthestandardTank300,whichwassupposedtoreceiveanupdatestartinglastmonth.Itseemsthatourtestvehiclemaynothavereceivedthisupgradeyet,astheemergencylane-keepassistfunctioninourtestvehiclewassubpar.

InourinitialreviewoftheTank300,wefoundthattheemergencylane-keepassistfunctionfailedtoeffectivelykeepthevehiclewithinitslaneduringemergencysituations.Thiswasamajorconcernforus,aslane-keepassisttechnologyismeanttoprovideanaddedlayerofsafetyfordriversinhazardoussituations.

Theemergencylane-keepassistfunctionisdesignedtoautomaticallycorrectthevehicle'ssteeringifitdetectsthatthevehicleisdriftingoutofitslane.However,inourtestvehicle,thesystemwasslowtoreactandoftenfailedtomakethenecessarycorrectionsintime.Thisresultedinthevehicleveeringoutofitslaneandpotentiallyputtingthedriverandotherroadusersatrisk.

WehadhighhopesthatthesoftwareupdatefortheTank300wouldaddresstheseissuesandimprovetheperformanceoftheemergencylane-keepassistfunction.However,weweredisappointedtofindthatthesystemwasstilllackingduringourlatesttestdrive.

Itiscrucialformanufacturerstocontinuouslyimproveandupdatetheirvehicle'ssoftwaretoensurethatsafetyfeatureslikelane-keepassistarefunctioningeffectively.WehopethatthedevelopersoftheTank300willtakeourfeedbackintoconsiderationandworktowardsenhancingtheemergencylane-keepassistfunctioninfutureupdates.

Astechnologycontinuestoadvanceintheautomotiveindustry,itisessentialthatdriverscantrustinthesafetyfeaturesoftheirvehicles.Weurgemanufacturerstoprioritizethedevelopmentofreliableandresponsivesafetysystemstoprotectbothdriversandotherroadusers.Onlythroughcontinuousimprovementandinnovationcanweensurethesafetyofallindividualsontheroad.