Kon
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I reckon you're right there. Some of our Aussie rural roads have rubbish markings.Yeah I just don’t think that’s your culprit. The lane centering works using a camera behind the rear view mirror that attempts to find lane markings. Results can vary greatly depending on the quality of those markings and on the accuracy of their tracking algorithm. Theoretically the car wouldn’t really care which side the driver is one because the car is either in the center or not. I have no doubts that software updates can change its effectiveness, but I don’t think the side of the road really matters. It almost sounds like your centering got turned off and lane keeping was left on. Either way I’m optimistic. I rented a 2022 Limited Explorer in Seattle last year and tried the lane centering. I thought for sure it was pushing me too far over to one side. But when I actually examined my tire placement using my side mirrors, it was dead nuts center. I don’t think it will be an issue.
When I was testing this on highways with good markings, the ping pong effect (post recall) was still there, but you could see from the RAG status lights that the lines were being correctly identified.
My assumption about the nature of the algorithm is based on an apparent preference to push right rather than left, in my case. In single lane traffic, you would imagine the outside of the road is the safer side, hence my conjecture about LH drive vs RH drive. In multi-lane traffic the middle of the lane would seem safer. I don't know enough about how these work to make any more sensible observations!
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