08-07-2010, 11:59 PM
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With the laser range finder, it should also have the ability to see the color of a traffic light ahead.
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08-08-2010, 02:35 AM
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With the laser range finder, it should also have the ability to see the color of a traffic light ahead.
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Why not the ability to change the color of a traffic light ahead? 
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08-08-2010, 02:41 PM
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The ability to hold a fixed throttle position.
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I live in a hilly area, but do get on the flatlands on occasion.
I would like to see the ability to either add a cruise control or modify a factory installed one preferably using using the CAM built into the car.
A 'drive nice' mode, where it gets 'better than normal' milage but doesn't make drivers around me mad, as well as a real 'hypermiler' mode, and a 'useless' mode that is the 'normal' cruise control.
The ability to have it turn on off my engine (and AC) when stopped at a drive-in or light, and start them quickly (don't let the engine cool down to much). -- this feature is not on my current vehicles.
I have one car with an automatic, and another that is standard.
For the one with the standard, have it 'suggest' shift points. I did have an add-on cruise control on an old car with standard. I would like one on my current standard vehicle also, but have it with some of the same features as the 'automatic' version I was talking about above.
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04-17-2013, 06:07 PM
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The ability to hold a fixed throttle position.
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I would rather the throttle position to vary in order to hold the peak BSFC for a given power requirement at some given RPM.
Just my personal preference. |
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04-17-2013, 10:07 PM
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If it can tell what color the light is, I would love to know for how long it has been that color. Since you may or may not get green arrows, then the length of a green or red light would vary, but I sure hope that a three-second yellow is standard. I doubt that it could tell me if I can make a green light or if the light will turn green before I coast to it, but it would be very useful to know if I can make a yellow light. You would think that I would be able to judge it by now, but many times I am wrong, needing to brake at the last second, or stopping unnecessarily.
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04-18-2013, 01:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IamIan
I would rather the throttle position to vary in order to hold the peak BSFC for a given power requirement at some given RPM.
Just my personal preference.
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Agreed, keep the engine within it's "sweet" zone as much as possible.
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