false laser from head and tail lights

[dmarcus48]

Anyone notice false laser alerts from certain cars head or tail lights? I get false lasers from Q45 headlights.

[V1 Dave]

It's not the headlights it is laser cruise control and it is always on because it pre pressurizes the brakes in case of an emergency.
Another reason that I prefer the V1.7 even though the laser is outstanding it won't pick these up.

[DogGod]

With my 2.909 I was getting laser falses from these cruise controll systems, along with the tail lights on those chevy trailblazers. Some Merc's do it also. Everytime it happens my blood pressure skyrockets.

[Sleet]

yeah, i always get it from Q45's.. it's pretty annoying

[kpatz]

Actually when I had a 1.7 it picked up both the Infiniti cruise and Trailblazer/Envoy tail lights. Of course so does my 1.8.

I was going to post a new thread on this, but I figured I'd put it here instead, since it relates to an encounter with an FX45 I had tonight.

I just got on the highway around 8 PM (getting dark), and I was behind a tractor trailer that had "shiny" paint (almost like flat tin foil) on the back. Shortly afterward my V1 sounded a laser alert, and at first the front arrow lit, and then it switched to the rear arrow. I thought that was a bit odd, this couldn't be a normal laser encounter. Soon afterward a FX45 passed me on the left.

Apparently the V1 picked up a reflection of the FX45's laser off the back of the truck, which caused the front arrow to light, and then the rear sensor picked up the signal afterward.