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by infecto 1575 days ago
Your comparison does not apply. I do not believe Subaru is selling Eyesight as a hands-off driving system. AFAIK its purely marketed as a safety system for emergency braking, lane keep assist and the like. On Tesla's side they market it as a the holy grail "autopilot".
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The reason I’m making the comparison is that there are reports of phantom braking when Teslas aren’t in Autopilot.

The same vision-based system is used for AEB in Teslas. Subarus use a vision-based system for AEB but don’t seem to experience phantom braking.

I think you could reasonably conclude that autopilot aside, a vehicle can safely use a vision-based system for AEB without phantom braking being a huge issue.

And it’s lane assist isn’t “keep the car centered”… it’s the steering equivalent to emergency braking, a sudden jerk away from the line it thinks you’re about to cross.
The newer versions have lane centering which isn’t quite equivalent to Autosteer in a Tesla, but it’s much closer to it than the older versions that only have lane keep assist, which only nudges you away from a lane line you are about to cross.