I have just recently got my Kodiaq and was just wondering what the main difference between travel assist and adaptive cruise control is. 

I have both on my car but wondered when either should be used.

Is Acc for motorways and travel assist for non motorways or should travel assist be used always rather than just Acc.

It may be a silly question but never having anything on a car like, just cruise control before,  I am not sure which one I should be using and when.

 

I could be wrong, but I thought 'Travel Assist' is just what Skoda call the bundle of features that includes ACC, lane guidance, blind spot detection etc. It's not a feature itself.

 

ACC (with the traffic jam assist option) can be used on motorway and non-motorway roads, from 0 to 210 km/h.

 

Let me know if I've misunderstood.

4 hours ago, Teir said:

I could be wrong, but I thought 'Travel Assist' is just what Skoda call the bundle of features that includes ACC, lane guidance, blind spot detection etc. It's not a feature itself.

 

ACC (with the traffic jam assist option) can be used on motorway and non-motorway roads, from 0 to 210 km/h.

 

Let me know if I've misunderstood.

From what I understand, Travel Assist has replaced ACC + TJA.

9 hours ago, Teir said:

I could be wrong, but I thought 'Travel Assist' is just what Skoda call the bundle of features that includes ACC, lane guidance, blind spot detection etc. It's not a feature itself.

 

ACC (with the traffic jam assist option) can be used on motorway and non-motorway roads, from 0 to 210 km/h.

 

Let me know if I've misunderstood.

When you select it, it says travel assist activated so it seems to be a feature and you can also just turn on ACC without travel assist.

Yes travel assist includes ACC , lane assist and traffic jam and road sign but not blind spot.

I just wanted to know when you are meant to be using either just ACC or Travel assist as you can have either operating.

In true VAG tradition, it's all very confusing because no explanation is given.

 

Travel assist includes ACC so there's no situation where you use one in preference to another, it's the same thing. It's up to you where and when you need assistance. 

 

I had all those systems on my Octavia, none of which I ever used so never specified them on the Kodiaq.

 

What I can't figure out is Skoda's pricing.

 

ACC for £500? - I get it.

Travel assist for £1000? - I get it. 

Lane assist and blind spot £980 - I get it.

Travel + blindspot for £1200? Would seem to be a no brainer if you were considering Travel assist at £1000 - so I get it.

 

But then you have Travel assist + park assist for £1800?  If travel assist costs £1000 on it's own, and park assist costs £330 on its own, then how in heavens name does the Travel Assist + Park Assist package cost £1800?   

 

1 hour ago, Scot5 said:

In true VAG tradition, it's all very confusing because no explanation is given.

 

Travel assist includes ACC so there's no situation where you use one in preference to another, it's the same thing. It's up to you where and when you need assistance. 

 

I had all those systems on my Octavia, none of which I ever used so never specified them on the Kodiaq.

 

What I can't figure out is Skoda's pricing.

 

ACC for £500? - I get it.

Travel assist for £1000? - I get it. 

Lane assist and blind spot £980 - I get it.

Travel + blindspot for £1200? Would seem to be a no brainer if you were considering Travel assist at £1000 - so I get it.

 

But then you have Travel assist + park assist for £1800?  If travel assist costs £1000 on it's own, and park assist costs £330 on its own, then how in heavens name does the Travel Assist + Park Assist package cost £1800?   

 

But if you select travel assist as an option you can't get blind spot.

I did the seperate travel assist option and park assist option not the joint option.

There is no option for travel and blind spot only lane assist or adaptive lane assist with blind spot, so I didnt get blind spot as I wanted travel assist.

All very confusing when you go through build your own car on the web site as some options make you select other options and some make you remove some.

Even the dealer was confused when I tried to add it but there was no option for both.

But looking on the options, travel assist now comes with predictive adaptive cruise control, how do you know if you have pACC and not just ACC.

I notice there is no option for pACC on it own.

 

I have to go to the dealers later so will ask all my new questions about the car then.

As I have already got my new car these are just things I have wondered about since I have been driving it and trying everything out.

 

8 hours ago, Billywizzo said:

But if you select travel assist as an option you can't get blind spot.

I did the seperate travel assist option and park assist option not the joint option.

There is no option for travel and blind spot only lane assist or adaptive lane assist with blind spot, so I didnt get blind spot as I wanted travel assist.

All very confusing when you go through build your own car on the web site as some options make you select other options and some make you remove some.

Even the dealer was confused when I tried to add it but there was no option for both.

But looking on the options, travel assist now comes with predictive adaptive cruise control, how do you know if you have pACC and not just ACC.

I notice there is no option for pACC on it own.

 

I have to go to the dealers later so will ask all my new questions about the car then.

As I have already got my new car these are just things I have wondered about since I have been driving it and trying everything out.

 

Gee, I’m glad that’s your problem not mine.

 

I love my standard cruise control. All day, every day, no questions asked.

1 minute ago, BoxerBoy said:

Gee, I’m glad that’s your problem not mine.

 

I love my standard cruise control. All day, every day, no questions asked.

I am happy with the options I have, just trying to find out more about them now I have had a chance to play with them and the best situations to use which one.

Hi there. My take on this, and it's just a guess is that travel assist integrates all of the systems including predictive ACC. Selecting ACC on is own will require you to monitor road signs and manually adjust your speed. Travel assist will spot the speed limit change and automatically change your ACC speed. There's also adaptive lane assist now as well as part of it...lord knows what that does. I seem to remember seeing that the new Passat had a semi-autonomous motorway driving mode so maybe it is part of that.

Edited 22 December, 20205 yr by Legfitter

The adaptive lane assist will put an input into the steering to move you back to the centre of your lane if you venture to close to the white lines, normal lane assist will just give you a warning you are crossing the white lines.

My main question was when do people who have travel assist use that system and when do they use ACC on its own, or do they just use travel assist.

2 hours ago, Billywizzo said:

The adaptive lane assist will put an input into the steering to move you back to the centre of your lane if you venture to close to the white lines, normal lane assist will just give you a warning you are crossing the white lines.

My main question was when do people who have travel assist use that system and when do they use ACC on its own, or do they just use travel assist.

So the standard normal lane assist then which isn't new is called adaptive? My last 4 cars VW's and Skodas have had lane assist and all will drive for me i.e. centre the car in the lane and go round corners.
I would guess a new adaptive lane assist chooses the correct lane for you in multi road layouts like motorways that have two options possibly. That combined with the new smart ACC that knows the road and corner speeds like legfitter suggested? 

No, according to Škoda, lane assist will just bing to warn you that you are leaving the lane, adaptive lane assist will turn the steering wheel to try to keep you in the lane, unless you are indicating to move lanes.

Adaptive lane assist will not pick a lane for you, that is still up to you. All it will do is try to keep you in the lane you are in.

ACC, once set will adjust your speed as required to keep a gap between you and the car in front, say on a motorway, lane assist it separate to ACC.

Travel assist will use ACC, Traffic sign recognition, lane assist, traffic jam assist and the navigation system to assist you driving when it is turned on, like to slow down the car down for corners and things like that. 
It is like a more advanced ACC that was why I wondered if people with travel assist only ever use that or ACC on its own.

Hope that makes sense.

I think snala's point is that Adaptive Lane Guidance has come on Kodiaqs since launch

All I wanted to know is if people who have travel assist installed use that all the time or do they use ACC on its own at any time.

On 23/12/2020 at 12:21, Billywizzo said:

All I wanted to know is if people who have travel assist installed use that all the time or do they use ACC on its own at any time.

@Billywizzo Kodiaq has 3 parts:

ACC - requires hands on wheel with active steering by driver

Lane assist - requires hands on wheel with corrections automatically performed by car as long as lane guidance lines are readable by camera

Travel assist - combines ACC + Lane assist. In effect means ACC with hands on wheel but active steering performed by the car. 

 

Usage - personally I would use travel assist on motorways and just lane assist in town/City driving. 

 

Hope it helps. 

 

Hi,

 

I have a Superb so not sure it is exactly the same but when I put travel assist on then engage ACC the car will drive itself apart from me having to hold the wheel, the speed is set automatically to the sat nav/speed signs, and the system slows down if it thinks the bend ahead can not be taken at the posted speed limit. If also slows down for roundabouts (though does not automatically stop) It will maintain the distance from a vehicle in front and in traffic jams follows the vehicle in front braking and steering to keep just behind, this causes people to look on motorways when crawling as I do not need to touch anything as the car does it all. 

 

John

14 hours ago, jjc said:

Hi,

 

I have a Superb so not sure it is exactly the same but when I put travel assist on then engage ACC the car will drive itself apart from me having to hold the wheel, the speed is set automatically to the sat nav/speed signs, and the system slows down if it thinks the bend ahead can not be taken at the posted speed limit. If also slows down for roundabouts (though does not automatically stop) It will maintain the distance from a vehicle in front and in traffic jams follows the vehicle in front braking and steering to keep just behind, this causes people to look on motorways when crawling as I do not need to touch anything as the car does it all. 

 

John

That's pACC ( predictive ACC), only available on MIB3 as far as I know. Although, I have read of someone who has managed to code it on MIB2.