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Park-Like-a-Jerk Assist - 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited Long-Term Road Test
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Park-Like-a-Jerk Assist - 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited Long-Term Road Test
Just a warning: the 2014 Jeep Cherokee's ParkSense Rear Park Assist system might make you look like a jerk.
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I see no reason why the system can't get this PERFECTLY (and I do mean perfectly) in the middle. Lines are fixed. Vehicles are stopped. There is an exact way to get it centered. If the system can't do this correctly, how do you know it won't smack some wall or post doing it at some point in the future. Fail, fail, fail.
Naturally all of these safety, comfort and convenience aids, that dare to try to help those of us who are less capable drivers, should be banned. But let's not stop with park assist and adaptive cruise and lane-keeping. Let's also get rid of traction control and all wheel drive and anti-lock brakes and airbags, and while we're at it automatic transmissions and air conditioning and power brakes, steering, windows, and locks. And don't forget the electric starter....hand cranks worked just fine, thank you.
Personally, I've found the park assist in our 2015 Cherokee works very well and so far has parked us dead middle between the cars in the neighboring spaces. For incompetents like my wife and I it reduces stress and worry about when we park in unfamiliar places, places where of course we don't have spots reserved for us.