5th Generation Discovery News and Notes

Land Rover's automatic high beams currently violate federal law because they don't indicate to the driver when they're active.

There are 27,000 vehicles that need to be recalled to fix this problem. In theory, the automatic nature of the system should prevent any unintentional blinding of oncoming traffic. But drivers won't know one way or another until they get the fix.…

Land Rover is issuing a recall for a dangerous electrical issue in the 2019-2020 Discovery SUV.

They opened an investigation back in April after an increasing number of warranty claims were made saying the vehicle's electrical functions "cut out at highway speeds." That's never good.…

Land Rover's automonomous emergency braking (AEB) feature may be disabled without any warning light indicating there's a problem.

The issue is believed to only affect 86 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Discovery vehicles. The automaker says a driver won't know the system isn't working, a problem Land Rover says can be fixed by updating the software.

Pro tip: never assume autonomous braking is going to work. A recall starting on November 9th will update the vehicle's software to fix the problem.