> my Golf had a REAR collision warning which would fully engage the brakes
I once had a rental engage full brakes when reversing out of a parking spot because a shadow fell across the rear camera. Car stopped so violently I thought I hit something. Nearly shat my pants.
I've had the forward panic braking go off from a medium sized bird flying by on the highway and once as I came down from a bump the nose must of dipped enough that it identified the unobstructed ground and freaked out.
I actually leave this system on though as it general doesn't have many false positives. I turned off the suicidal lane keep feature almost immediately as that was trying for force me into potholes and debris on the road in its zeal to maintain the lane position. Completely insane.
The most irritating thing is that if there is dirt on the car it disables itself. Which means it doesn't work during half the winter due to road salt. The same goes for the backup camera, I feel like it needs a mini wiper!
I once had a rental engage full brakes when reversing out of a parking spot because a shadow fell across the rear camera. Car stopped so violently I thought I hit something. Nearly shat my pants.