Steering Column Bump-Up for 2026 GTS?

[Sideline]

Anyone know what this steering column bump-up does on the steering column (screenshot from Autogefühl video -- 2026 GTS)?

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[W1NGE]

Anyone know what this steering column bump-up does on the steering column (screenshot from Autogefühl video -- 2026 GTS)?

Big brother monitoring (Driver Observation) - appears on all MY26 Macans.

 

[Wivenhoe]

I had one on my new Lexus RZ. One of the many reasons I got rid of the car. I’m sure Porsche will ensure it’s not as intrusive as the Lexus one - the warning used to go off even when glancing in the side mirrors or looking left or right at a junction. The EU keep tightening ‘driver aids’ sensitivity, the next thing will be the speed limiter being on by default.

 

[jm1883]

My 25 Macan has told me a couple of times it’s detected signs of tiredness and doesn’t have this. I’m wondering if its purely just based off time on the 25 models and not as intelligent as the warning message makes out.

 

[W1NGE]

My 25 Macan has told me a couple of times it’s detected signs of tiredness and doesn’t have this. I’m wondering if its purely just based off time on the 25 models and not as intelligent as the warning message makes out.

My 911 is the same but suspect all manufacturers will have to adopt the latest EU incarnation of this tech and the "bump" feature everywhere.

 

[Wivenhoe]

Years ago Merc had driver ‘fatigue’ warnings - that was allegedly based on time driven / sudden small movements of the steering etc. The icon was a coffee cup and an invite for the Sat nav to take you to an outlet for a break.

My BMW then had a ‘bump’ which would monitor your eyes but only when you had ’auto drive’ on, it made sure you were looking aged and if not disengage ‘auto drive’.

The Lexus bump (hopefully not the Porsche one) monitors your eyes but movement and gives an alarm if you are not looking dead head - even moving your head a little set it off.

I suspect the EU have gone from ‘fatigue monitoring’ to ‘driver distraction’. If so, I assure you almost all owners will use the ‘diamond’ to turn the damn thing off. That’s when owners will complain they want two ‘diamonds’ to turn off the speed warnings as well.

The EU should learn that just because you can do something it doesn’t mean you do so.

 

[Wivenhoe]

Ahead not aged !

 

[sor]

I don’t think these are so much about fatigue monitoring as they are about attention monitoring for autonomous functions. Instead of making you wiggle or even touch the steering wheel you just have to be paying attention to the road. Look away too long and the car beeps at you and pulls over to a stop.

If I recall the Macan already pulls over if you let go of the wheel too long. IR monitoring is just the next step allowing you to let go of the wheel.

 

[TS23]

Years ago Merc had driver ‘fatigue’ warnings - that was allegedly based on time driven / sudden small movements of the steering etc. The icon was a coffee cup and an invite for the Sat nav to take you to an outlet for a break.

My BMW then had a ‘bump’ which would monitor your eyes but only when you had ’auto drive’ on, it made sure you were looking aged and if not disengage ‘auto drive’.

The Lexus bump (hopefully not the Porsche one) monitors your eyes but movement and gives an alarm if you are not looking dead head - even moving your head a little set it off.

I suspect the EU have gone from ‘fatigue monitoring’ to ‘driver distraction’. If so, I assure you almost all owners will use the ‘diamond’ to turn the damn thing off. That’s when owners will complain they want two ‘diamonds’ to turn off the speed warnings as well.

The EU should learn that just because you can do something it doesn’t mean you do so.

Did your BMW actively cancel any driving assistance if you weren’t paying attention? I had an M4 that I recently sold had assistance and some sort of IR device on the dash but I never experienced it cancel an assistance. By contrast the Model Y I’m in for the moment, will cancel if you spend 10 seconds looking elsewhere than dead ahead - understandable but too intrusive.

Hopefully the Macan is closer to the BMW rather than the Tesla.

 

[Wivenhoe]

Not sure in the US, but certainly the distraction monitor in the Lexus wasn’t linked to autonomous driving. As I said, the 2019 BMW one was linked to that but I think in Europe it’s on with or without the autonomous and that was why it was such a pain. Hopefully, Porsche will allow more latitude than Lexus did.

 

[Wivenhoe]

Did your BMW actively cancel any driving assistance if you weren’t paying attention? I had an M4 that I recently sold had assistance and some sort of IR device on the dash but I never experienced it cancel an assistance. By contrast the Model Y I’m in for the moment, will cancel if you spend 10 seconds looking elsewhere than dead ahead - understandable but too intrusive.

Hopefully the Macan is closer to the BMW rather than the Tesla.

My 2019 BMW only cut out the automatic function restart in stop start traffic. I never received a ‘distraction warning’, which was why the Lexus system was so annoying. I had a 2021 Range Rover after the BMW and that didn’t have anything, but I always assumed that was because you were always very alert waiting for some dash warning light to come or the PHEV system to fail !

 

[sor]

I’ve had fatigue warnings going back more than a decade, without IR sensors. These sensors may also be used for additional fatigue monitoring but they just seemed to coincide with cars having driver assist that can allow you to let go of the wheel.

 

[W1NGE]

I’ve had fatigue warnings going back more than a decade, without IR sensors. These sensors may also be used for additional fatigue monitoring but they just seemed to coincide with cars having driver assist that can allow you to let go of the wheel.

Historically based on time driving in a single session.

Sensor will detect where your eyes are so no gawping!

 

[Degenatron]

I don’t think these are so much about fatigue monitoring as they are about attention monitoring for autonomous functions. Instead of making you wiggle or even touch the steering wheel you just have to be paying attention to the road. Look away too long and the car beeps at you and pulls over to a stop.

If I recall the Macan already pulls over if you let go of the wheel too long. IR monitoring is just the next step allowing you to let go of the wheel.

I think this lines up with the new MY26 feature change from "Innodrive with Active Lane Keeping" to "Drive Assist".

"Follows the lane independently" - Drive Assist will allow hands off driving?

Innodrive already has very good lane keeping so I assume it was just missing the attention sensor to allow for it? I would literally upgrade for that feature alone!

 

[Wivenhoe]

I’m not sure that is much different to Innodrive. Good To Know describes it as assisted driving. I think you’re confusing Lane Keep Assist and Active Lane Keeping. Innodrive allows hands off as it uses Active Lane Keeping But Lane Keep Assists just intervenes if you drift out of the lane.

The ‘bump’ may allow hands free for longer as it will ensure you are looking straight ahead and nor texting !

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