At 4:00 you really have to have a lot of faith in the throttle management system to be right in front of a concrete wall and floor the accelerator. Glad you demonstrated this so nobody else has to.
Love all the safety features in my 2020 Legacy XT and they are life savers. I can set adaptive cruise control and the car will drive itself even when going into corners. It’s like having a copilot sitting across from you. Now if they only had a mute button for my backseat driving wife. I haven’t activated the vehicle hold option but after watching your video I will.
Does the Pre-Collision Braking System work at highway speeds? Many vehicles like Genesis and Honda don't..and highway speed braking is really important. Thanks!
@@Nightbird. mine does. I was going 65 down a highway and a car pulled in front of me. My car saw it and applied the break before I even realized what happened
@@cbwk318 Glad to hear that. That situation happens so often it's not even funny..so it's good to know the car reacted quickly to it. Do you know if it also senses front cross traffic? We have a cross street filled with speeding drivers who are also texting..and I've been looking for a vehicle with front cross traffic alert..just like they have for the rear.
My 2018 Forester has all of these features. I recently went to the New Hampshire mountains to visit a relative. The system shut off during the snowstorm we were in, but as you said, IT CAN ONLY SEE WHAT YOU SEE> Good vid, thanks!!!
My wife got a 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid, and a week or so later had to fly out of town on a business trip, so I got to test all of these features while driving the new car in her absence! (I normally drive her old 2006 Subaru Forester) Driving out of LAX, taking the 105 east for nearly 45 minutes, I set Adaptive Cruise Control and let it handle braking and accelerating in pretty heavy stop and go traffic, and it was FLAWLESS. You can go into a sub-menu and adjust the aggressiveness of accelreation adn braking during ACC, as well, but I'm pretty happy with the default settings.
The adaptive cruise control works great in traffic. It will bring the car to a complete stop and resume when the cars ahead move. It does this while not leaving a gap for others to cut in. Love it everyday!
If only these features weren't so buggy. I have a 2020 Subaru Forester and the driver assist almost killed us. I like the automatic cruise control but it's hard to trust anything else. Yes it guesses things correctly most of the time but it get things wrong often enough that I no longer let it drive. The worst case happened on a highway with a slow curve to the left. There was a T-intersection with a road to our right. The car split the difference and drove us toward the ditch. I forced the steering to the left and brought us back onto the highway. No weather issues and the center line was in good condition. It doesn't like weather, driving towards the sun, and you'll periodically wonder why it gave you a flashing emergency warning. The text is so small that it requires too much of your attention to read while driving. For a variety of reason we liked our previous Forester better and I'd strongly recommend an Eyesight update allowing driver access to the video. Basically let me review the videos after the fact. If I decide that it's made an error: let me upload it to Subaru for review. Also if there's been an accident or a police interaction: let me grab the videos for evidence. Don't make me purchase a dashcam to record what eyesight already captures.
The location was pin 41.76204651129101, -91.87088276452069 with me heading east on highway 6. I had recently turned left, off of highway 151 heading south, onto highway 6 heading east. I was relaxing with both hands on the wheel: but letting the car control the steering. I felt the steering pull to right, on the left hand highway 6 bend, the front wheels starting going off the pavement so I forced the car to follow the bend rather than going into the ditch. My best guess was that it was confused by 44th Ave making a T with highway 6 and it tried to split the difference. The dealer checked the car and didn't find any problems. I had a few other questionable choices by the car but that was scariest before I gave up on letting it steer. It's actually a 2021 model. @@kenwittlief255
Great rundown! I bought a 2021 Crosstrek this year and have yet to figure out all the Eyesight features. It took a couple days to appreciate it but I love the Adaptive Cruise Control! It's really awesome and I would hate to be without it. But so far the Lane Assist freaks me out! It does feel like it's fighting me, and the automatic breaking is unnerving. But I should give it a fair shake. Apropos of nothing, and unrelated to Eyesight, I loath the "feature" that shuts off the engine when you're at a full stop with your foot on the break!🤬 You can shut it off but after so long it turns back on. Infuriating! I'm sure it saves gas and I should stop fighting it but so far I despise it. Still, overall I love the Crosstrek!😁
Thanks for the great & informative video. I have been trying to research these features for a while (on all cars). Ultimately I decided on a Subaru but still wasn’t sure what exactly these features do on the Subie as other manufacturers call the same feature by different names or substandard features by the same name. Many times other brand’s features didn’t work the same, or as well as Subaru’s (No, I don’t work for Subaru, there was a video from some NHTSA tests). Even after I narrowed my focus to Subaru I have found that YOUR video is much more informative than Subaru’s own website and videos. I was also worried that the features changed drastically from one model year Subaru to another.
Lead vehicle assist actually seems pretty useful to me as I tend to disassociate at stop lights sometimes and won't even notice the light is green. Doesn't happen too often, but I learned to drive in a 2015 legacy, and this feature came in handy a bit in reminding me to pay attention
I have a 2014 2.5S. The problem sometimes, is that the eyesight system, being a camera based system, it gets blinded when its really foggy, driving in torrential rain, and if your driving into a bright setting sun. Like your own eyes, if you cannot see, neither can it. I believe the radar systems do not.
Bijan -Does the Pre-Collision Braking System work at highway speeds? Many vehicles like Genesis and Honda don't..and highway speed braking is really important. Thanks!
Thanks for not rushing through the tutorial. I recently bought a 2020 forester with all the bells and whistles. All this safety tech does take some learning.
Same here. Bought it on Friday and has to drive an hour direct on Saturday. The steering wheel moving itself, along with the excessive graphics on the screens was unsettling. This video is a massive help in understanding what is going on.
I've had my crosstrek with eyesight for 3 years now. I've turned off the lane keep assist permanently. On 2 occasions, the car started steering towards another car in the right lane barely in front of me. In winter, because of sand and road salt, traffic lanes get buffed a lot. When spring comes around, traffic lanes are almost gone. The car searches for lanes and at some point it will find a trace of one and starts steering. Not fun when the steering wheel is fighting you trying to prevent an accident.
Users beware: if you have an engine fault that turns on the engine light your eyesight will shut down including RAB and cannot be reset until the engine fault is fixed. I recently had this happen because the electric coolant bypass valve jammed open. No parts in Australia, had to wait six weeks for parts to come from Japan.
great video , it only lacks the other side of the coin , the very high cost of maintenance, camera recalibration which is only done at dealership, also it likes to do a brake check on highway, I own the 2019 Ascent prem. also viewers should be informed that not all versions read road sighs . but it was still great informative video.
I guess I am the only one that is not too hot on some of this car's features. One thing is the constant alerts saying I am not watching the road. Who knows, maybe my face is an odd shape, but it does it all the time. I disabled it by blocking off the narrow black area above the main screen that has navigation, etc. Then, the radio is enough to send one off a cliff. It comes on every time you start the car. First, I don't listen to the radio while I drive and I also like to hear my engine when I start it as I use the sounds over the years to gauge the "health" of my vehicle's engine. Had to put Sirius at station "0" to stop this. What engineer made the decision that every driver listens to the radio? Odd. The seat belts are really fun, too. Most sane designers give you 15 to 20 seconds of motion before buzzing and alarming the occupant, but not this little beauty. It starts screaming at you immediately and then in about 2 seconds screams even louder. So, I am purchasing seat belt inserts so I can do simple tasks, like driving my car from the driveway into the garage without being pelted with buzzers. There are a few more, but some I do like were featured in the video.....like the automatic bright headlights.
TBH, it's probably more useful when stuck in slower, variable speed traffic. Maybe not stop and go traffic, but traffic where you're having to constantly adjust speed.
Does the Pre-Collision Braking System work at highway speeds? Many vehicles like Genesis and Honda don't..and highway speed braking is really important. Thanks!
One thing that I don't like is how the eye sight obsical detected warning and when it brakes an ascent it does it so much later than an outback or legacy that warn you much sooner and will do pre collision braking sooner but also both will tell you that it did pre collision braking too.
I have a 1999 Lancaster which has the 1st gen of this system, back then it was called ADA (Advanced Driver Assist), but it has been developed quite a bit since then, still works great though :)
Lead Car Assist...This comes standard in NY with every car behind you... :) Great breakdown. Looking to purchase a CrossTrek and your explanations are informative and easy to understand.
Very nicely done. This is by far the clearest and most useful review and explanation of Eyesight I have seen. This (your video) should be a requirement for Subaru sales people. Thank you.
This was great! Very informative in an easy to understand way! By the way…when I saw the Lackawanna sign in the video I knew exactly where you were. I grew up in that area! 😀 I still don’t live far from there. 👍 neighbor!
Great clip, I have a 2020 Forester touring and love these features . Its helped more than once with deer or collisions, and just driving . Ty for explaining so well !
Boost & Shutter I must have accidentally bumped the steering wheel switch to activate it. Feeling the steering wheel have a mind of its own was unnerving. The owners manual was not helpful at all. BTW, I recognized the area in which you were driving. Thanks again.
I have a 2020 Crosstrek premium and love all the eyesight features. One thing to note about the lane assist and centering is you need to use your turn signals when changing lanes or it will try and stop you.
I understand your comments about how the system works with visuals from a camera. It is a little disappointing that in very bad weather conditions the system may not work, because that's when you need safety features the most.
That's too funny, Adam!! First time mine kicked in a turning vehicle was only inches in my way and I was fully prepared to swerve around them.....I thought I ran over a body or something. The shock alone nearly caused me to have an accident!! I prefer NOT to have it. I'm an animal lover but better to run over a dog than have an accident trying to avoid it (or having your car do that for you).
@@brucemartin235 I love the brake assist, saved me a fender bender once. But it should be ideally designed to NOT brake for bags or small animals, too dangerous to do that! The only problem I have had is braking for shrubs and tall plants in the driveway, no big deal since I'm going a few mph.
I have a 2020 Forester with all of these features. The only feature that I have that I do not care for, is the auto start stop. I wish I had a,way of shutting it off permanently. Outside of that. I love my new forester.
I have a MY18 and when I was using adaptive cruise control, a truck went past me on a wet day and splashed a lot of water on the windscreen. The Eyesight turned itself off with a beep, the adaptive cruise control went off and the car slowed down because my foot was not on the accelerator. Since I got the reversing camera I have never looked back.
only bad thing is if have to replace a cracked windshield, they have to re-calibrate the cameras $900 total. So be sure to have glass coverage insurance.
Eyesight is real cool, but what fucking sucks is if you crack your windshield. Now is it worth it, I’d say yes and no. If you crack your windshield then you have to get the OEM Subaru windshield. B/c from what I was told by the service advisor at Subaru dealership is that if you don’t it’ll have a diff. cristalin structure which could effect the Eyesight sensor. It’s hit or miss as to whether their reprograming will work w/ a non-Subaru windshield according to the Gilman Subaru, but then again it is a sales man at a dealer that said this. We paid almost $1,000 for a new windshield. The Gilman Subaru has a windshield insurance policy that we signed up for, now I don’t know if this insurance is through Subaru or the dealership, is something I’d recommend y’all consider getting when you are buying the car.
I’ve noticed issues driving in slushy conditions. Especially if a semi crosses in front of you kicking up slush confusing the car. Also if ice builds on your bumper.
Sorry buddy. Lane Keep Assist is an VERY unwanted intrusion. I quickly disabled it after the first week. I pay attention when I drive. This bit of technology is terrible.
I love my new 2020 ascent, and have come to love eyesight. One thing it lacks, however, is that when I am pulling into a parking space or a garage, it does not alert me as I get too close to a pole or a wall. I still need this and I miss it now that I don’t have it.
Another great video! Thanks for the content. I don't disagree with the LED's being "Basically worthless" and "pretty much a gimmick" but I still use them every day as I find the green LED specifically to be very helpful in reassuring me that the adaptive cruse control is tracking a vehicle. I know that the car beeps at me whenever it looses track of a vehicle, but the damn thing beeps so much I tend to "tune-out" the beeps. I think this video will be the catalyst for me to go into my speedo settings and adjust the beeps to different levels (based on importance?) idk... something to play with and an idea for your next video? At 14 seconds you show the short/top screen with a "eyesight" logo, vehicle, and what I assume is the trap beam from ghost busters. My 2019 WRX has never shown this screen to me, when does your Ascent display it?
I agree with you, key to using driver assist functions is knowing that it is WORKING the LED on the windshield indicates it has acquired a target vehicle to follow. If you think its on, but its not, or the car is too far over on a curve, or there is a bug on the windshield over the camera (that you cannot see), or you held the button too long and its switched into passive cruise control, the driver NEEDS TO KNOW you are about to drive into the rear end of the car in front of you. These driver assist functions require the interaction of the driver. It can be fun, and it keeps you on your toes. Its not there to replace you, its there to assist you.
Thank God my 2023 Crosstrek is a 6-speed so it does not have eyesight technology I had a 2020 Impreza and that was probably the worst technology. It's like giving Grandma a brake pedal she can hit whenever she gets nervous. it almost got me wrecked. def no good the way it slams the breaks. even just as simple as someone in front of you turning off.. it feels like u get too close.. it was always off.. but now i dont have to worry about it cus i have a manual:)
Great job on the video. I train you sales guides on Subaru tec and I must say this is one of the best training videos I've seen. Great work. Question? Can I use it?
This is an excellent presentation of the EyeSight features. However I consider this system intrusive and actually dangerous. There are tons of examples of this system malfunction that may lead to fatal accidents. My new Subaru is about to arrive, and I wonder if the dealership technicians are able to switch this system off permanently. Thanks.
Im looking at buying a 2021 crosstrek and i have these features in a jeep i drive currently and i hate them. How has your experience been? Are you able to permanently switch these features off
@@iamdirectlybehindyou "Driving assistance" features except Emergency Braking can be turned off in the menu, and they stay off until you want them back. Emergency Braking can be turned off (deep in the menu) for one trip only (it's back on with every ignition). Engine Start/Stop is a virtual button on the touchscreen (in my software version). Needs to be touched after every ignition. 2021 Outback. Drive safely.
The features are very handy, however, one of my cameras went out after less than 3 month. Since it was under warranty there was no charge, just a 3 day wait for parts to arrive and be installed. Had it not been under warranty it would have cost well over $2500.
When I first bought my 2019 Subaru Legacy, I changed the Lane Departure Warning default to OFF (meaning I never had to touch it again). Unfortunately, there's no way to do that with the PreCollision Braking. Anyway, I'm pretty sure I found out how to do that from the Owner's Manual. It was set to off for much more than a year, but then I had to turn it back on to use the driver tracking device offered by my insurance company. For the life of me, I cannot now set the default to OFF again. Can anyone help?
@Al Castill yeah its really awesome to see Subaru making a product that everyone can use. Blind people are often left out of the equation when it comes to purchasing a new car.
@GermanCarsRule You remind me of the German's who said "So what if the Nazi's are killing Jews in gas chambers? Lighten up!" In other words..typical conservative who can't see how his political party is destroying everything America has stood for. I'll "lighten up" when your orange Russian backed traitor is out of office and in a prison cell where he belongs. Just thinking about that makes me feel better..thanks! 😉
Have you ever had eyesight brake for no reason at all like no one is in front of you. Mine does that from time to time and also turns off by sunlight or really bright lights from on coming cars.
No, only once when a plastic bag flew into the windshield. So for everyone reading this, if it's windy conditions and there's debris being thrown around you should turn off the collision braking.
Great overview of Subaru's eyesight system- I was trying to figure out exactly what it does. Precollision braking system looks like an epic fail!! I like your truck. Now I have to figure out exactly what Subaru's footwell illumination kit does. I was ready to buy a Subbie this week but the precollision braking system is a deal killer.
The pre-collision braking in our 2019 Outback saved both my wife's and my life just a month ago when we were t-boned by a red light runner. The braking system "saw" the red light runner before we did and brought the car from 35 mph to a hard stop just as the other car hit. They hit just in front of the front left tire, but had the system not stopped the car, it would have likely hit my driver's door and killed both of us. Eyesight has a much faster reaction time than any human could provide. That experience has more than paid for the fairly reasonable cost of an Outback. Yes there was still a lot of expensive damage to the front of the car, but that is what insurance is for. No airbags were fired off since the car was not moving and they weren't needed. Human damage was a broken wrist and bruised ribs from the seat belt. Lot better than being dead. Certainly not an epic fail. How a car reacts to a floppy piece of cardboard and how it reacts to a real situation with a big, fast moving car heading toward you are entirely different things.
@@akqjtn really..talk to people who have had these systems brake for no reason and almost got killed.....in a wind storm what happens when that big piece of cardboard flies in front of the sensor and the car brakes in traffic. I have had these activate from tree branches triggering the sensors.
Adaptive cruise on motorways is dangerous, with my e-boxer hybrid exercising an emergency stop when the car in front stops rather than slowing gradually .
I can see this. I also worry about drivers using this regardless of the traffic conditions. Personally, I find drivers going too slow or not keeping up with traffic more dangerous than drivers who are speeding.
I feel mixed about these upcoming technologies. With all the idiots texting, doing their makeup and eating a bowl of spaghetti all at the same time at 75mph it'll help safety tremendously. But I actually like driving (hot hatches with a manual transmission) and I hope that there continue to be cars made that leave the driving to me.
The auto high beam feature is great ..... but... when a car is coming at you it will dim but will go to bright about 2 seconds too soon. So the on coming car gets blasted with bright lights too soon.
