Ram 1500 Big Red's Active Driving Assist delivered noticeable workload reduction on mapped highways during two multi-thousand-mile road trips, while exposing limitations in lane-change timing and driver monitoring.
On mapped routes the Ram system provided stress relief comparable to GM's Super Cruise, and its bracketed indicator lighting plus capacitive steering-wheel sensing were easier to perceive than Ford's BlueCruise display messages.
The reviewer observed that automated lane changes often show a dashed divider later than blind-spot cues and complete slowly, and that the driver-monitoring system can timeout during mirror glances or infotainment tasks.
The system did correctly disable itself for severe drowsiness and kept wipers on high to maintain visibility in heavy rain, and the loaded Ram 1500 handled confidently, with caution advised where standing water risks hydroplaning.
This report is based on information originally published by MotorTrend.
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