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by Rod Speed
Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:12 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?
Replies: 9
Views: 4855

Re: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?

Thanks again hdasmith. I don't mind so much where it gets the speed limit data from tho I suppose that getting it from street signs would be better with the lower limits we get when roadworks are happening and in places where the speed limit is varied using traffic volume and accident data. Having t...
by Rod Speed
Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:08 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?
Replies: 9
Views: 4855

Re: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?

Thanks hdasmith. I dont really mind if its not 100% reliable, because its better to not have to override the ACC for a town or two than have to do that for all towns. And with that highway into a town situation they dont normally put the speed limit sign on a bend anyway, so its likely to see most o...
by Rod Speed
Fri Dec 28, 2018 10:45 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?
Replies: 9
Views: 4855

Re: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?

I can't try it because I am looking to buy a new car that can do that. My Volvo dealer did claim that it could do that on a phone call but I can't see that the owners manual tells you how to actually set it up to do that. The Volvo dealer is actually 115 miles away so not all that convenient to tell...
by Rod Speed
Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:45 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?
Replies: 9
Views: 4855

Does ACC allow fully automatic speed limit observance ?

Does the traffic sign capture and ACC allow completely automatic following of the speed limit when you are driving along the highway with ACC on and you come to a town with a lower speed limit so that it slows down thru the town automatically and then speeds up again as you leave the town ?
by Rod Speed
Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:33 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Which driver support mode do you use most? Pilot Assist/Speed limiter/Adaptive Cruise Control
Replies: 13
Views: 8496

Re: Which driver support mode do you use most? Pilot Assist/Speed limiter/Adaptive Cruise Control

Does the traffic sign capture and ACC allow completely automatic following of the speed limit when you are driving along the highway with ACC on and you come to a town with a lower speed limit so that it slows down thru the town automatically and then speeds up again as you leave the town ?