What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

[Scoutsie]

Came home from a long night drive this morning (6hr drive in darkness). I hate to think about paying for it, but one tech option that might be nice (and honestly, will probably be mandatory in 5 years) will be some sort of thermal collision avoidance. OMG the number of deer that wanted to commit vehicular suicide last night was crazy. I had to drop down to fog speed for 100 miles to avoid devastating my car. I have had 2 deer hits in it already - first one was over $5k of damage (had about 1/4 of second before impact to react, and was driving at fog speed). 2nd I was driving faster, but had more reaction time - probably hit at under 10mph, $200 of damage. At least my truck has an attack bumper - have not kept track of it's hits - but no damage to date.

My wife got the worse animal hit so far. 1hr after purchasing her Mustang (used for 9k) she did 7k of damage in an animal collision.

I was curious to see if LiDAR can recognize deer/animals in general and it sounds like the answer is “they should.” Whether they actually do isn’t clear. It seems to be a “we need the AI to learn what these are” thing.

Since I know I’d like to not hit someone’s wayward dog trying to find its way home, and I’d imagine others probably feel the same way, it would be cool if collision avoidance systems could accurately learn what animals are and avoid them in IRL testing scenarios and then go become real living software updates. That would be great.

 

[ScoutTenderfoot]

Heated and ventilated seats; 360 cameras; heated steering wheel; aux panel, lots of storage; tilt and telescoping steering column; 12” touch screen; Dual-Zone Electronic Automatic Temperature Control; 12v power plugs; radio aux plug, center console ac vents for rear seats; power driver and passenger seats, cruise control, roll down rear window

 

[Mousehunter]

lidar and AI might work. NV and the human mind might not. A deer (or many other animals) have natural camouflage. I have had thermal and NV in hand - deer were completely standing out with thermal, and invisible with NV. Human mind would probably see them when they move - but sometimes that is a bit late to avoid a collision.

 

[mattbrew]

Maybe I missed it but having the traveler rear tailgate stay down and the rear hatch closed so a few long items can hang out the back.

 

[LastDayScout]

Came home from a long night drive this morning (6hr drive in darkness). I hate to think about paying for it, but one tech option that might be nice (and honestly, will probably be mandatory in 5 years) will be some sort of thermal collision avoidance. OMG the number of deer that wanted to commit vehicular suicide last night was crazy. I had to drop down to fog speed for 100 miles to avoid devastating my car. I have had 2 deer hits in it already - first one was over $5k of damage (had about 1/4 of second before impact to react, and was driving at fog speed). 2nd I was driving faster, but had more reaction time - probably hit at under 10mph, $200 of damage. At least my truck has an attack bumper - have not kept track of it's hits - but no damage to date.

My wife got the worse animal hit so far. 1hr after purchasing her Mustang (used for 9k) she did 7k of damage in an animal collision.

Volvo has a radar and visually based system to avoid moose, elk, and deer. Also, I found this that VW has this feature in their portfolio….

Australian Roo vehicle avoidance refers to the efforts to prevent car collisions with kangaroos ("roos") on Australian roads, often involving technologies like specialized radar systems, sonic emitters, or specific driving practices to detect and avoid these animals, particularly during dawn and dusk when they are most active on roads; a notable example is Volkswagen's "RooBadge" which uses location-based sound emissions to deter kangaroos based on their species in a particular area

 

[J Alynn]

Heated and ventilated seats; 360 cameras; heated steering wheel; aux panel, lots of storage; tilt and telescoping steering column; 12” touch screen; Dual-Zone Electronic Automatic Temperature Control; 12v power plugs; radio aux plug, center console ac vents for rear seats; power driver and passenger seats, cruise control, roll down rear window

As the thread is “one thing” please pick your favorite from your list .

 

[Scoutsie]

As the thread is “one thing” please pick your favorite from your list .

I assumed this was all stuff going onto a game controller-type situation, like the kind that you might buy for Secret Santa at Big Lots that is preloaded with 800 unlicensed PS1, Dreamcast, and N64 games, looks real sus, you know the kind I mean. I figured it would control all of these things remotely. Am I wrong?

 

[Logan]

I'm going to reiterate and continue to ask for 240v output from the Traveler (the Terra already has it, otherwise I'd mention it too).

If it has a plug, please make it on the outside of the vehicle. I'm also ok with a dongle/adapter that plugs into the NACS port (like what Hyundai does with their V2L adapters).

I just finished a 27hr power outage. I have a small generator that means we survived just fine (actually had a great time playing with the kiddos, to occupy their time, I got them to play OG Pokemon Red... but IRL . We had dice roll encouters with "wild pokemon cards", trainer fights, and then a "final boss" (me)).

To conserve fuel (propane tanks, the standard BBQ/Grill sized ones, used 1.5 of those), I was running it ~2-4hrs at a time, with a 4hr break, and moving the generator in/out of the garage each time. Better than a lot of those around me had it, but, also sort of a pain. It also wasn't powerful enough to run the homes heat pump/water heater, which means no heat.

A 240v output from the Traveler would mean that I'd have opened the garage, backed out the scout, plugged it into my transfer switch, and set a "don't let the battery drop below 50%" setting or something like that, and then locked it/walked back inside, never to have to think of it again (until it ran out of gas... but I bet we only used ~36kwh or so total, which should totally be doable with a full charge and full tank).

So yeah, that would have saved me a bunch of effort/sleep .

 

[Mark bryner]

There are some comfort creatures that I have grown to love in current cars.

Adaptable headlights, rain sensing wipers, heated and ventilated seats.

But one feature I love is simply being able to walk away from the car and it automatically locking.

What feature would you like to see?

I would also like to see CarPlay. Or SiriusXM.

 

[LastDayScout]

I would also like to see CarPlay. Or SiriusXM.

Scout will have CarPlay. No mention of satellite radio. But, it probably will.

 

[Schpungus]

Came home from a long night drive this morning (6hr drive in darkness). I hate to think about paying for it, but one tech option that might be nice (and honestly, will probably be mandatory in 5 years) will be some sort of thermal collision avoidance. OMG the number of deer that wanted to commit vehicular suicide last night was crazy. I had to drop down to fog speed for 100 miles to avoid devastating my car. I have had 2 deer hits in it already - first one was over $5k of damage (had about 1/4 of second before impact to react, and was driving at fog speed). 2nd I was driving faster, but had more reaction time - probably hit at under 10mph, $200 of damage. At least my truck has an attack bumper - have not kept track of it's hits - but no damage to date.

My wife got the worse animal hit so far. 1hr after purchasing her Mustang (used for 9k) she did 7k of damage in an animal collision.

I wouldn't think that would be too heavy of a lift for Scout either, since Audis have had thermal imaging (not sure on active collision avoidance using the thermal cameras) for awhile now. That'd be a great feature.

 

[UconnSlider]

I would love to see a cool box in the center console, a heated steering wheel, the option to add additional lights out front, and a glass moonroof that can be opened as an alternative to the canvas roof for those of us in northern climates.

 

[J Alynn]

I would love to see a cool box in the center console, a heated steering wheel, the option to add additional lights out front, and a glass moonroof that can be opened as an alternative to the canvas roof for those of us in northern climates.

Well you are in luck because half your items are included in the launch reveal and on info cuts.

 

[OleScout]

Cellular range extender for the adventure Scout?

 

[MJH820]

I would like to see photos or images of the bench seat with the middle armrest down and how it differs from the center console.

 

[AndyS_OSU]

Apologies if already posted, but here are the things that I don’t have in my current 18 Jeep GC Trailhawk that i would love to have in my next purchase.

1. 360 Camera
2. Phone as a Key
3. Fully Integrated CarPlay - across all screens

Things other shared that i have today and wouldn’t consider a new vehicle without

• Heated & Ventilated Seats
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Adaptive Headlights and High Beams
• Rain Sensing Wipers

All of this and a whole lot of mainstream items for your everyday driver (not sure if it’s been announced/discussed or not):

• One peddle driving
• Steering wheel paddles for more aggressive regen breaking
• Camera based rear view mirror
• Would love some branded puddle lighting just for fun
• Customizable instrument cluster with CarPlay (as mentioned)
• Easily accessible car seat mounting hooks (BMW does this well).
• As close as possible to 90degree opening doors

 

[J Alynn]

I would like to see photos or images of the bench seat with the middle armrest down and how it differs from the center console.

As of now the Terra doesn’t have it included for the concept. At the reveal they said they just didn’t get it finished so hoping pics show up sooner or later. I’d love the bench but that fold down console will be the decision maker

 

[Harris005]

I would like to see photos or images of the bench seat with the middle armrest down and how it differs from the center console.

Fair request.

 

[GrumpyG]

I’m with you on all of these except “No Keys.” I still want physical keys as a failsafe in the event something goes wrong. It’s happened with my keyless cars: if the starter or key battery dies, your digital key or app is meaningless.

I also just dislike the idea of controlling a car with an app. I’m fine with connecting my phone to the car for CarPlay, but not to actually operate it or unlock it. I don’t want to find out SURPRISE! We got all of this user data and put it all into an insecure database and now both your phone and your car’s MAC address, passcode, and all of this stuff that’s made it very much possible for some rando to remote start your car and drive it into a cement pillar has indeed happened!

Yes to all of this. I dont understand the "No key" thing. I want to tell it when to turn on and when to turn off. I do not want to rely on a cell phone for EVERY aspect of my life. I also want mechanical door latches for the same reason with the added benefit that I wont die in a fiery death because the doors would not open a la Tesla.

Also, I would like tow mirrors to do truck things with.

 

[J Alynn]

Yes to all of this. I dont understand the "No key" thing. I want to tell it when to turn on and when to turn off. I do not want to rely on a cell phone for EVERY aspect of my life. I also want mechanical door latches for the same reason with the added benefit that I wont die in a fiery death because the doors would not open a la Tesla.

Also, I would like tow mirrors to do truck things with.

That made me think -regarding service, how do techs enter a vehicle if no key fobs. Do they have a master signal? Do you have to open for them when they arrive? Just wondering
I dropped mine last week for 1year service. They pulled the mini key out of my fob and handed my key ring back. Which also made me wonder how they accessed my car since I thought fob had a signal to allow car to unlock???