This is a clear example of software being too clever for its own good. The car is being started, so clearly there's someone inside, despite your fancy theories. The fix should have been applied to all cars.
No, that's exactly the problem with start-stop. You go on the brake, then the car shuts down the motor, now if you go off the brake it starts again. Many people would go park in their garage, the car shuts off, they leave the car, the car drives into the wall.
In order to protect from this habit you need to detect whether the driver is still present. Opening the door is a pretty good indication (normally) that the car shouldn't start again.
Thanks. I am aware of the start-stop mechanism, but didn't know its name, and have never had it in a car I was driving myself, so am less aware of its implications. (I don't drive often anyway.)
Heβs referring to the automatic stop feature that a lot of cars have now for fuel economy. The engine will shut off at stoplights and restart when the brake is released.
