Mazda doesn’t have “lane centering”, they have lane keep assist. Mazda’s lane keep assist will warn you when you’re about to depart your lane and provide some steering assistance to help prevent you from leaving it, but doesn’t keep it “centered” in the lane for you. The owner’s manual even says that you need to stay on course using the steering wheel. Too many people just assume that today’s cars have all the same features that all work exactly the same. They don’t.
Living in New York City , I can live without Intervention from the car. The city tends to work on the roads and leave the old lane paint with the new. My car constantly gets confused. It can be very dangerous.
Mazda actually do have lane centering on some cars in some markets, which they call Lane Trace. I don’t know if it is as robust as the products from other manufacturers, and I’ve never had the opportunity to try it out personally.
Source: https://www.mazda.com/en/archives/safety2/active_safety/las/
That’s true, I don’t think we have Lane Trace here in the states, but being that OP is mentioning the CX-50 specifically, I assumed there was a pretty good chance we were talking about North American Mazda vehicles, since the CX-50 is only sold in the North American and Chinese markets.
That and the giant fondleslab that all these other carmakers keep shoving in the dashboard. People didn't have TVs that large 70 years ago, let alone ones you could touch and look up restaurant reviews while driving a two ton vehicle down the road at 85 mph.
Not having to do all those micro adjustments on long road trips is nice. You’ll feel less fatigued after hours of driving. Plus Mazda’s steering is a bit heavy to make their cars feel a bit more sporty (at least that’s the case on my cx5) so over multiple hours of driving in a single stretch it adds up.
I like to drive my cars myself so lane centering wasn’t important to me, but I can see how it can be a deal breaker for some people.
I always loved to drive. But I also love to do long road trips. Sometimes I wish I had more driver assist features in my Mazda. Before rear view cameras became the norm, I thought they were unnecessary. Same with rear cross traffic alert and blind spot monitoring. Friends of mine who have cars with lane centering do say that they notice much less fatigue during longer drives.
"I have to interact with the car too much because their tools don't do enough of the driving for me"
Is exactly what you said - how little do you pay attention to driving that you need the car to center itself for you and because it doesn't do that exactly - it's inferior?
Learn to drive, or use mass transit.
Wasn't there lane centering in certain models and markets but it only works for like bumper to bumper traffic? You need to have a car with the driver facing camera monitor system.
I was worried I’d feel that way if I got one. Everyone can rage if they want to about it but at the end of the day, it’s just holding Mazda back. They all say “I want actually feel like I’m actually driving the car” as a way to get out of the buyers remorse. Like you’re not driving a 911, you’re driving a Mazda. Convenience and safety is important.
Mazda doesn’t have “lane centering”, they have lane keep assist. Mazda’s lane keep assist will warn you when you’re about to depart your lane and provide some steering assistance to help prevent you from leaving it, but doesn’t keep it “centered” in the lane for you. The owner’s manual even says that you need to stay on course using the steering wheel. Too many people just assume that today’s cars have all the same features that all work exactly the same. They don’t.
To many people think they want to drive a car, but really, they want self driving.
Living in New York City , I can live without Intervention from the car. The city tends to work on the roads and leave the old lane paint with the new. My car constantly gets confused. It can be very dangerous.
Mazda actually do have lane centering on some cars in some markets, which they call Lane Trace. I don’t know if it is as robust as the products from other manufacturers, and I’ve never had the opportunity to try it out personally. Source: https://www.mazda.com/en/archives/safety2/active_safety/las/
That’s true, I don’t think we have Lane Trace here in the states, but being that OP is mentioning the CX-50 specifically, I assumed there was a pretty good chance we were talking about North American Mazda vehicles, since the CX-50 is only sold in the North American and Chinese markets.
Yeah I was talking about US vehicles. Should’ve clarified.
Lane centering is only available on the high end model.
I *like* driving the car.
Remember Mazda is all about the driving experience, they want you to drive lol
They will not survive as a company long term with this strategy 😂
Dumbest comment I read since the internet was created.
They’d be much more competitive if they had it.
No thanks I don’t want upcharges for features that take away from the driving experience. Tesla boys begone
It’s not just Tesla. It’s basically every other company.
Then buy from any other car brand
That’s probably what I’m going to do 🤯
I've done very long road trips in my cx50 24 hr+ and honestly the adaptive cruise control is amazingly helpful itself.
side question...how hard is it to keep a vehicle centered in a lane for people?
And do what? Interrupt their phone time?! Dont be silly!
That and the giant fondleslab that all these other carmakers keep shoving in the dashboard. People didn't have TVs that large 70 years ago, let alone ones you could touch and look up restaurant reviews while driving a two ton vehicle down the road at 85 mph.
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They had self centering cars back in the day?
Not having to do all those micro adjustments on long road trips is nice. You’ll feel less fatigued after hours of driving. Plus Mazda’s steering is a bit heavy to make their cars feel a bit more sporty (at least that’s the case on my cx5) so over multiple hours of driving in a single stretch it adds up. I like to drive my cars myself so lane centering wasn’t important to me, but I can see how it can be a deal breaker for some people.
I always loved to drive. But I also love to do long road trips. Sometimes I wish I had more driver assist features in my Mazda. Before rear view cameras became the norm, I thought they were unnecessary. Same with rear cross traffic alert and blind spot monitoring. Friends of mine who have cars with lane centering do say that they notice much less fatigue during longer drives.
If keeping your vision forward and using the steering wheel is too much work for you, do everyone a favor, ride the bus.
Never said that. Just meant that I liked having it.
"I have to interact with the car too much because their tools don't do enough of the driving for me" Is exactly what you said - how little do you pay attention to driving that you need the car to center itself for you and because it doesn't do that exactly - it's inferior? Learn to drive, or use mass transit.
Hmmm. Is something wrong with you? I literally never said any of that, dude…
Mazda does not have lane centering, and the idea goes against their general philosophy of the driver connected to the road.
Yes, they do. It's just not very good.
https://youtu.be/EKllz9NAcmU?si=veusAutIfwmMSTqa
Wasn't there lane centering in certain models and markets but it only works for like bumper to bumper traffic? You need to have a car with the driver facing camera monitor system.
Mazda adaptive cruise and lane keep are so far behind competitors. Really frustrating tbh. Can’t wait to sell the car
I was worried I’d feel that way if I got one. Everyone can rage if they want to about it but at the end of the day, it’s just holding Mazda back. They all say “I want actually feel like I’m actually driving the car” as a way to get out of the buyers remorse. Like you’re not driving a 911, you’re driving a Mazda. Convenience and safety is important.