ALMOST SELF-DRIVING CAR COMPARISON TEST: TESLA VS. BMW VS. FORD VS. GM HANDS-FREE DRIVING TEST

EV Channels Review

This video conducts a hands-on comparison of four advanced driver-assistance systems: Ford's BlueCruise, BMW's Highway Assistant (part of Assisted Driving Plus), GM's Super Cruise, and Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta. The review highlights significant differences in functionality, user experience, and cost. Ford's BlueCruise is noted for its ease of activation and improvements over previous versions, but criticized for occasional aggressive lane changes and poor communication to the driver, with a subscription cost. BMW's system is praised for its smoothness, luxurious feel, and one-time purchase cost, though it's deemed overly cautious at times. Tesla's FSD Beta, while ambitious and capable of operating off-highway, is deemed the "scariest" due to its lack of true hands-free operation and unpredictable behavior on city streets, despite superior highway lane changes. GM's Super Cruise emerges as the winner, lauded for its smooth operation, excellent communication, and driver comfort, even with aggressive (but adjustable) automatic lane changes. The review consistently emphasizes that all systems are Level 2 and require driver attention and readiness to take over at any moment.