In each of these scenarios Pre Sense performed full braking (indicated by the double chime). It's hard to tell in the video because I had my foot on the gas to bypass it. I was well aware of my surroundings but it didn't matter, the car had a mind of its own. These "predictive safety" features are making me nervous to drive my Audi. There is also no way to permanently disable it that I know of.

1) 0:20 I was well within my own turning lane and there was plenty of space between myself and the car ahead. There was no reason why PS braked.

2) 0:29 I was cruising towards a right turning car. By the time I reached the intersection that car would have been gone. This is a very common driving situation. No reason for PS to brake.

3) 0:34 I was getting onto an on-ramp, but PS saw those construction reflectors and braked. That was especially dangerous as I could have been rear ended had my foot not been on the gas.

4) 0:39 That was a wide middle lane. I was simply easing on the gas to get a head start for a U-turn. No collision was imminent. PS braked.

5) 0:44 Obviously shouldn't have kicked in when there's nothing behind me. This has happened at least a dozen times in various places while backing up.

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