I always wondered if this worked...until it did. My Outback braked itself perfectly when a pick up cut in front of me blowing a red light and I had no chance to hit the brake. The brake pedal went to the floor and the car stopped on a dime. No accident. I'm sold.
It saved my 2018 Outback. My wife wanted me to see something on a sign on the highway to my right. I had plenty of room in front of me and traveling at 65 MPH. So I snuck a peek and the next moment I felt the Outback backing off the gas and braking hard. I turned my head in time to see a semi that was emergency braking in front of me with it's trailer bobbing up and down trying to stop to avoid a car merging in front of him. I had plenty of distance from the trailer. But without the, "Eyesight" I hate to think of what might have happened. I assume that my brake lights come on when Eyesight brakes the car. Eyesight also connects to my cruise control to adapt to the speed of the car in front of me.
"Part of me wants to say, 'let's just train drivers much better, and we don't need stuff like this . . ." I'm a good driver with a clean record after almost 30 years behind the wheel, but I want this kind of safety net for myself. Everyone makes mistakes. Avoiding accidents is a matter of making as few mistakes as possible and lucking out every time you do make one. A safety system like this can help any driver make fewer mistakes and thus rely less on luck to stay out of trouble.
After years of accident-free driving history, I got into collision recently and got rear-ended. @@kpf8186 I wish this system can save us from annoying drivers around too >__
Anti-Collision technology like Eyesight is better than 'self driving' because it HELPS the Driver. An average driver will avoid most dangers, but it's the car that pulls out of parking, a bicycle you didn't see, the unexpected you can't predict. If you are already a safe driver, the eyesight helps protect you from all those other people on the road who are not ! :-)
Removing the leg off of the accelerator isn't the right way to test auto-braking. In real world, driver might be pressing the accelerator (atleast mildly if not full) while distracted. Auto-breaking must be tested in this way and not by removing the foot off of the accelerator.
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.
We own an Outback and a Forester Touring. Both of them are 2019 year models. There’s so much safety built into our Subie’s. The Eyesight is wonderful as is the lane centering. A few weeks ago we were in my Forester (my wife’s car is the Outback), when we were in the slow lane. Some idiot who was passing me in the fast lane decided that he needed to get off at an exit, so he cut us off. The speed limit was 45 as we were coming into town so we were going about 48mph when he cut in front of us. Even before I had time to respond, my Forester slammed on my brakes and swerved to the right to avoid being hit. The exit is a “clover leaf” and there was a semi (Lori) on the exit ramp slowing down to the 20mph limit, so the idiot driver who cut us off had to slam on his brakes to keep from rear ending the semi truck. I payed on my horn as we passed the idiot and gave him the bird through the sunroof.
Yes. I've done two windscreens on my Forester with EyeSight. It's a fairly expensive windscreen, plus Subaru need your car overnight for what they call calibration. At least that has been my experience here in Australia.
The third camera is for the Auto Brights feature that will turn your brights on and off automatically depending on the incoming traffic....some 2018 models still have the 3 cameras but some dont, in 2018 some models got the auto brights feature implemented into the 2 regular cameras therefore no longer needing the 3rd camera. Also the 1st eyesight cameras saw in black and white only and in 2015 they were upgraded to see in full color.....and that's all I got for now.
Yes and No. Assuming it's hasn't been disabled, the system will ALWAYS activate the emergency auto-braking to avoid an eminent collision (or at least reduce the impact). However, if the adaptive cruise control is activated the cruise control and auto-braking used to help maintain a "comfortable" following distance will disengage if the brake is touched and will only reengage when manually reactivated.
My Daughter just crashed hard into the back a Siena with a new outback in a rear end collision . Nearly totaled the Toyota - 2018 iSight didn’t stop the outback. Not sure why yet. Don’t assume yours will
Subaru introduced it in September 1999 on the Legacy. Back then it was called 'ADA' (and might still be called that in other markets - it is still called ADA in the parts catalog). I remember test driving the dealer's prototype US-market Eyesight equipped Outback - I think that was in 2011. My guess is they wanted it to be exceptionally mature before introducing it to the US market for fear of driver dependency / lawsuits.
I always wondered if this worked...until it did. My Outback braked itself perfectly when a pick up cut in front of me blowing a red light and I had no chance to hit the brake. The brake pedal went to the floor and the car stopped on a dime. No accident. I'm sold.
Is it all hardware based or does eyesight ever get any software updates? Or do you know?
Yes it gets updates
My new Outback brought me to a full stop when another car ran a red light through the intersection right in front of me. Thank you Subaru!
Which year are you driving?
"In order to pay for itself it only has to activate once!" How true is that!
It saved my 2018 Outback. My wife wanted me to see something on a sign on the highway to my right. I had plenty of room in front of me and traveling at 65 MPH. So I snuck a peek and the next moment I felt the Outback backing off the gas and braking hard. I turned my head in time to see a semi that was emergency braking in front of me with it's trailer bobbing up and down trying to stop to avoid a car merging in front of him. I had plenty of distance from the trailer. But without the, "Eyesight" I hate to think of what might have happened. I assume that my brake lights come on when Eyesight brakes the car. Eyesight also connects to my cruise control to adapt to the speed of the car in front of me.
"Part of me wants to say, 'let's just train drivers much better, and we don't need stuff like this . . ."
I'm a good driver with a clean record after almost 30 years behind the wheel, but I want this kind of safety net for myself. Everyone makes mistakes. Avoiding accidents is a matter of making as few mistakes as possible and lucking out every time you do make one. A safety system like this can help any driver make fewer mistakes and thus rely less on luck to stay out of trouble.
You can be a perfect driver and someone else who isn't can involve you in an accident. This system helps with that angle as well.
After years of accident-free driving history, I got into collision recently and got rear-ended. @@kpf8186 I wish this system can save us from annoying drivers around too >__
Damn, eyesight even changes your license plate when you're in emergency.
EPA, Emergency pork avoidance
Anti-Collision technology like Eyesight is better than 'self driving' because it HELPS the Driver.
An average driver will avoid most dangers, but it's the car that pulls out of parking, a bicycle you didn't see, the unexpected you can't predict. If you are already a safe driver, the eyesight helps protect you from all those other people on the road who are not ! :-)
OK, Subaru . Now make this device, also , with some memory stick so that it can record events of emergency brake and Eyesight activation
Get your own recording device. Subaru doesn't have to do everything for you.
Roma12 I agree
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@alleexoo Really? 5 years later? What kind of wanker are you? You shush- if we want anymore crap out of you, we'll squeeze your head. 💩💩🧠🧠
Removing the leg off of the accelerator isn't the right way to test auto-braking. In real world, driver might be pressing the accelerator (atleast mildly if not full) while distracted. Auto-breaking must be tested in this way and not by removing the foot off of the accelerator.
Life is half chance no matter how you prepare. Keep developing great tech Subaru
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.
Not sure if you meant this to be funny but you had me laughing. “Not this little beauty” I do agree with your sentiments though.
We own an Outback and a Forester Touring. Both of them are 2019 year models.
There’s so much safety built into our Subie’s. The Eyesight is wonderful as is the lane centering.
A few weeks ago we were in my Forester (my wife’s car is the Outback), when we were in the slow lane.
Some idiot who was passing me in the fast lane decided that he needed to get off at an exit, so he cut us off.
The speed limit was 45 as we were coming into town so we were going about 48mph when he cut in front of us.
Even before I had time to respond, my Forester slammed on my brakes and swerved to the right to avoid being hit.
The exit is a “clover leaf” and there was a semi (Lori) on the exit ramp slowing down to the 20mph limit, so the idiot driver who cut us off had to slam on his brakes to keep from rear ending the semi truck.
I payed on my horn as we passed the idiot and gave him the bird through the sunroof.
Subaru has more experience with this type of technology than volvo.
Does EyeSight complicate windshield replacement?
Yes. I've done two windscreens on my Forester with EyeSight. It's a fairly expensive windscreen, plus Subaru need your car overnight for what they call calibration. At least that has been my experience here in Australia.
JimboSRP, I like the idea of a smaller automaker like Subaru going their own way and making a success of it on their terms.
Can you turn it off on the go?
Vic Wiseman yes
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My moms Subaru eyesight system has 3 cameras
The third camera is for the Auto Brights feature that will turn your brights on and off automatically depending on the incoming traffic....some 2018 models still have the 3 cameras but some dont, in 2018 some models got the auto brights feature implemented into the 2 regular cameras therefore no longer needing the 3rd camera. Also the 1st eyesight cameras saw in black and white only and in 2015 they were upgraded to see in full color.....and that's all I got for now.
I was told if I touch the break at all. It deactivates the auto breaking and it will not work. Is this true?
Yes and No. Assuming it's hasn't been disabled, the system will ALWAYS activate the emergency auto-braking to avoid an eminent collision (or at least reduce the impact). However, if the adaptive cruise control is activated the cruise control and auto-braking used to help maintain a "comfortable" following distance will disengage if the brake is touched and will only reengage when manually reactivated.
It clearly answers the question in the video
Might as well just add dash cams while you’re at it
My Daughter just crashed hard into the back a Siena with a new outback in a rear end collision . Nearly totaled the Toyota - 2018 iSight didn’t stop the outback. Not sure why yet. Don’t assume yours will
Did her car have a eyesight it did use to be standard
Not all 2018 Outbacks have eyesight fitted.
A new player? Being around since 2012 makes them a new player in 2015? Are all your videos like this one? Way behind the times.
Hey, it's new in as far as collision detection systems are concerned. They didn't have it before. Or did they?
Subaru introduced it in September 1999 on the Legacy. Back then it was called 'ADA' (and might still be called that in other markets - it is still called ADA in the parts catalog). I remember test driving the dealer's prototype US-market Eyesight equipped Outback - I think that was in 2011. My guess is they wanted it to be exceptionally mature before introducing it to the US market for fear of driver dependency / lawsuits.
This episode was filmed in 2013, but was uploaded to TH-cam in 2015.
It’s a 2014
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