Thoughts after 24 hours

[Delascas]

How do humans drive? Do they have forward facing radar or a vision system?
I had the privilege of having a Tesla model X for 6 months whilst working in USA. I had to drive 2 or 3 times per week from New York to Pittsburgh, circa 500 miles. The model X was the first electric car I had driven and the first self driving car, it was incredible. You see what the car could see in terms of other cars on the information screen and it drove unaided out of New York to Pittsburgh and not once gave me cause for concern. Brilliant system and Elon Musk really is not an idiot which you claim, he a very talented engineer and visionary. This is guy that’s made his own fortune, started a company which is now bigger than VAG, GM and Ford put together. Developed rockets that can land. Definitely not an idiot.

I'm old enough and wise enough not to do flame wars online - but I am 100% comfortable with the statement as posted above. Musk is indeed an idiot as his bladder damage from a long term ketamine habit clearly demonstrates.

 

[salty]

Don't think he's an idiot, in the fact, he founded a multi-billion dollar company.
So must have a modicum of brains.
It just the fact, he's an idiot, at everything else.

 

[Delascas]

Don't think he's an idiot, in the fact, he founded a multi-billion dollar company.
So must have a modicum of brains.
It just the fact, he's an idiot, at everything else.

He founded SpaceX, Starlink and The Boring company. He did NOT found Tesla - he was an early investor who now calls himself a founder. (edit: spelling)

 

[Alb]

Can we return this discussion to the MGS5 please.

 

[salty]

He founded SpaceX, Starlink and The Boring company. He did NOT found Tesla - he was an early investor who now calls himself a founder. (edit: spelling)

Ah, stand corrected.

 

[salty]

Can we return this discussion to the MGS5 please.

NO!!






Oh, go on then.

 

[tsedge]

That is a true statement on the MG4. On the MGS5 . . that is not correct - ELK, ACC . . all of the forward "intelligent driver assistance" features are vision only. Check out the diagram on page 236 - Radar Mounting Position - of the MGS5 Owners Manual for clarification.

For the record, I WISH it did have a front radar . . . I for one am less than impressed with any OEM relying on vision only. Musk is an idiot.

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Oh, that does surprise me.

Does it work at all well for ACC?

With radar on the MG4, despite a ton of software updates it is still not as good as other makers ACC solutions. Mostly ok but then it loses its brains and brakes at nothing or gets confused on sharp bends. It is usable but clunky.

Given MG's software prowess to date, I would naturally assume a vision-only solution would be terrible, but I'd love to be surprised.

 

[RCK49]

Hello all. I took possession of my MG5S LR Trophy yesterday (in Piccadilly Blue) . . and just wanted to post a few random comments and questions after a grand total of 24 hours of ownership. First a big shout out to @LaS who came back to answer his own question about how to turn off the speed limit announcements - I suspect every new owner will be looking for that trick on day 1. (You have to disable it in two places - MG Pilot and in Navigation Settings). On to my list:

1. The one pedal driving switch is ignored in reverse. Its a bit jarring to change how you use the brake pedal each time when backing out. Hopefully this can be a future software update.
2. The DAB radio isn’t picking up the station logos. Small item clearly.
3. What is everyone’s thoughts/plans for the extra physical blade keys? For any MG4 owners on here, on the MGS5 they still give you the little blade keys, but they are no longer hidden inside the fob. Are we expected to carry them on our keyrings in addition to the fob? Or do we leave them at home, in the junk drawer in the kitchen . . .
4. On that same issue of keys, I’ve yet to figure out how to use the iSmart app to actually start the car. I have it registered and bound to the car and can use it to unlock the doors . . . but when I try to use the keyless start feature, it gives me an message about not being connected via bluetooth.

That’s my list one day later.

Still finding my around the screen controls, not found the way to switch off speed limit anouncements so your note was a bonus. I don't need to be told what the speed limit is (my wife does that) and the car seems to misread speed signs regularly so it's rather annoying.
I leave the selection in Normal and medium regeneration and I'm getting 4.3miles/Kw and surprise, when I charge overnight it shows 302 miles range ( Trophy LR!).
Additionaal blade key: bit of a surprise that one, my old Toyota RAV4 had it inside the key fob but as others have said on here I never needed to use it.
Boot is a bit smaller but it's the height when floor is level that is the main concern, only just Labrador height.
My only dislike at the moment is the control screen takes too long otherwise loving it. Came from a Hybrid RAV4 (49 mpg) and I should be saving about £1000 a year.