27/08/2008 08:08. A quick Googling of the situation showed that Audi's blind-spot monitoring system, side assist, uses K-band radar to detect nearby cars that you might miss when changing lanes. So my detector was doing its job, just not when I wanted it to. Better safe than sorry, I guess.

Who knew other cars could confuse detectors? Apparently, people all over the Internet. After a few more Google searches, I've compiled a list of vehicles that reportedly fool radar and laser detectors:

Chevy Trailblazer/GMC/Envoy/Buick Rainier/Oldsmobile Bravada - Their third brake lights use red neon and trick detectors into thinking they're seeing... // Automobile Magazine