Advanced Automobile Technologies to Watch for in 2022

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FREMONT, CA: Technology elements are critical in today's SUVs, sedans, trucks & minivans. These devices are now essential to the functioning of your car and the cars around it. Safety and security elements are just one part of what they include. Below are some top automotive innovations to watch while shopping for a new vehicle.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: When an automobile is in a blind spot, this technology can alert you, keep you safe from the car in front of you, and prevent your car from drifting into another lane. Anti-lock brakes were a pioneering example of an advanced driver assistance system. These features are now standard on all new vehicles. There are many of these systems in today's autos.

Many of these advanced driver assistance systems are part of a larger safety package that includes various other features. Toyota Safety Sense, Subaru EyeSight, Ford CoPilot360, Honda Sensing, and Nissan Safety Shield 360 are just a few examples of available safety technology. Several manufacturers provide ADAS as independent options or as part of an ad-free trim level, even if the vehicle you're looking at doesn't include it in its standard package or suite of features.

Automatic Emergency Braking: Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is a crucial component of modern safety technology. AEB activates your vehicle's brakes when it detects that a collision is near, potentially preventing or mitigating an accident. AEB can react faster than a person and even begin functioning before the brakes are applied. If you are using brakes and the AEB detects that you must stop sooner, it can also apply additional force. While AEB is a component of several advanced driver assistance systems, it is a vital technology that may be implemented as a stand-alone feature and should be a top priority. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), automakers have voluntarily committed to equipping nearly all new passenger vehicles with AEB and front collision warning by August 31, 2023. Several automobile manufacturers have already adopted these systems as standard equipment.

360-Degree Camera: This function is becoming increasingly prevalent in new cars of all price points. A 360-degree camera is highly convenient and simple to operate, and it helps prevent vehicle damage.

By combining cameras on all sides of the vehicle with sophisticated technology, your vehicle's display can present a virtual top-down perspective of its surroundings. It can display the sides of your garage or whether you are between the grocery store parking lines. Additionally, it might be of great aid when parallel parking.

In addition, a 360-degree camera helps prevent collisions when parking to reverse brake assistance and cross-traffic alert. This camera is quite helpful for parking a large truck. This will not only prevent scratches and dings, but it will also lessen insurance claims from low-speed collisions.