Now Implemented!
Description
When TACC is active and it comes up to a stopped vehicle, it currently applies the brakes and slows/stops fairly abruptly. Change it so that it starts slowing sooner and is less aggressive so that it uses more regen.
Competitive/Pricing/Notes
TACC is awesome … but I’ve noticed it doesn’t begin slowing down until the very last moment, even when it detects a stationary vehicle in front …
This means first of all it causes the driver (me) to panic, and it also means that it has to use the physical brakes, not just the regen. At least, I’m pretty sure it uses the brakes, after 10,000 km I can judge fairly accurately the relative strength of regen braking and TACC braking is strong. This is true even with a high distance setting on the TACC control.
So much better to use the radar to notice a high differential speed, and to begin braking much sooner. I’d like it to slow earlier, to reduce the closing speed, and then to gradually coast to a stop progressively reducing regen until it gently stops close to the vehicle in front.
Status
Improved over successive releases, although it works better if you set a longer following distance. We consider this implemented.