The cases pertaining to the misuse of ADAS features of the Mahindra XUV700 just don’t seem to cease.
In the latest incident, a teenager is found seating on the co-driver seat as the Mahindra XUV700 drives itself. There have been innumerable instances of XUV700 owners carelessly using the ADAS feature. It is designed to enhance the active safety of the occupants and people are using these to risk their lives instead. On the back of such modern and advanced equipment, Mahindra XUV700 has become one of the most popular and successful SUVs in the market in the last couple of years. But people misusing the safety features is concerning.
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Teenager Sits in Co-Driver Seat of Moving XUV700
The video has been uploaded by Nikhil Rana on YouTube. This channel keeps featuring content around the performances of popular cars during unfortunate accidents and road safety. This time around, there is yet another case of an XUV700 driver misusing the ADAS functions. He is seen sitting on the passenger’s seat with his back toward the road. There is no one in the driver’s seat. In fact, he is scrolling on his phone and is even posing for the camera while the SUV is driving itself using the Adaptive Cruise Control function.
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This feature allows the vehicle to be driven automatically at a pre-set speed. It takes care of the acceleration and braking as per the road conditions. It takes inputs from the multiple sensors, radar, and cameras installed on it. However, the aim of this feature is to aid the driver during sudden emergencies. In case the driver is not able to react quickly enough, the electronics could kick in to save the day. But people have been misusing it to create reels for their social media handles to look cool. That is a recipe for disaster and there have already been some crashes due to such idiotic acts.
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What We Think
We would like to advise our readers to never get indulged in such stupid acts. These features are developed to enhance the overall safety of the cars and other drivers and pedestrians on the road. We already lose thousands of lives each year in road crashes due to the negligence of the drivers and refusing to follow traffic rules. Such actions of people misusing safety features must be punished accordingly. Make sure to submit such videos to the Police so that proper action could be taken against such miscreants. This will set an example for anyone wanting to attempt anything remotely similar going forward.
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