The single pedal mode, which was once to be stopped, has now ushered in a new turn.
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has publicly solicited the opinions of the mandatory national standard of "Technical Requirements and Test Methods for Passenger Car Brake System", and relaxed the relevant specifications of "No complete braking with one pedal". The opinion is clear. In the default working state, the braking effect achieved only by releasing the accelerator pedal should not slow down the vehicle to stop, but the user is allowed to use the single pedal mode to adjust to the state of being able to stop through the option. In the single pedal mode, the vehicle is forced to move, and the brake light must be on.
What is the single pedal mode?
Undoubtedly, this change immediately triggered a hot discussion on the Internet, and the question of whether the single pedal mode should be banned came back. What exactly is the single pedal mode?
In fact, it only needs to understand the logic of the single pedal mode. To put it simply, this mode is still equipped with an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal like an oil car, but in many cases, users can drive through the accelerator pedal. Generally, when accelerating, the user only needs to step on the accelerator deeply; When the user needs to slow down, releasing the throttle will have a braking effect, which means reducing the braking action.
In this mode, many riders feel that trams will be easier to drive than oil cars. After all, with this function, stop-and-go driving in urban areas can generally be completed only by operating the throttle, which saves a lot of braking action and relieves the fatigue of switching pedals back and forth. Coupled with the use of this function, kinetic energy can be recovered, which can save energy consumption to a certain extent, which is more attractive for electric car owners.
Is the single pedal mode good or bad?
As a representative of the single pedal mode, Tesla is undoubtedly the leader in pushing this technology to the public’s field of vision. However, despite its many benefits, the call for "canceling the single pedal mode" has always been very loud.
In the eyes of opponents, this model will make many users make the mistake of inertia thinking. Although it stands to reason that when you release the throttle, you will have a braking effect. But the consequence is that when you put your right foot on a pedal for a long time, you will subconsciously change the muscle memory habit of driving over time, and after an emergency, it is very likely that the accelerator will be used as a brake, which leads to the accident of stepping on the wrong pedal, which is also the source of Tesla’s frequent "brake failure".
In this way, in order to improve the safety of driving, canceling the single pedal mode can really put an end to future troubles. However, this new regulation does not completely "prohibit" the single pedal mode. On the contrary, manufacturers can introduce models with single pedal mode, but only if the single pedal cannot stop the vehicle by default, and the driver needs to adjust the settings himself.
Of course, the reason for this regulation is that it has been considered in many ways. After all, the single pedal mode is not a technology that does no harm at all, such as reducing driving fatigue, reducing leg burden, improving endurance and so on. If it is "one size fits all", it will still be very disappointing for some drivers. After all, everyone is an independent individual, but in reality, there are indeed many users who like the single pedal mode, especially in urban transportation, the single pedal mode has a more natural braking effect than the traditional brake. If you don’t like it, you can also adjust the settings yourself to improve the safety of driving. For example, Tesla is constantly improving this function. Now its single pedal mode can be adjusted by simple settings and become more humanized.
Write it at the end
Whether to cancel the single pedal mode is actually more like a "game" between technology and safety. After all, the single pedal mode is really convenient anyway, which is why Tesla advocates it. In addition to technological innovation, car companies and consumers need to put safety in the first place. Even if they don’t use this model, they will always be alert to braking, otherwise it may lead to a painful tragedy.
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