| Car technology is advancing at amazing speed | | | | they are referred to as "recorders". Drivers |
| so its no surprise that at least a couple | | | | can expect the advancement of these |
| cool things turn up each model year. Here are | | | | "recorders" to be able to tell police |
| some of the latest innovations that will be | | | | officers and insurance companies about car |
| coming out sometime in the near future that | | | | accidents, how fast you were driving, where |
| new car buyers can look forward to seeing. | | | | you had driven that day and much more. |
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| Economy Mode | | | | Cars That Park for You |
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| While we consider that most of us drivers are | | | | Yes, a car that actually will do the parking |
| set in their ways and odds are we will never | | | | is already in production today. There is |
| make the necessary changes to conserve on | | | | already one type of system where the driver |
| fuel. One example of such would be, we know | | | | keeps his foot on the brake while the car |
| that by simply not using our AC increases our | | | | amazingly enough parallel parks it's self. |
| fuel economy when we drive, but rather than | | | | Its future looks bright, as this type of |
| just rolling down our window when we could to | | | | application could be very useful in the |
| save fuel we opt to use the air conditioner | | | | future not just in parking but also use in |
| to keep us cool. We are simply set in our | | | | other tight places like garages. |
| ways when it comes to running our AC even | | | | |
| when we could be just as comfortable at this | | | | Let the Car do the Driving |
| time with a window down. With the new idea | | | | |
| and innovation of the Economy Mode the car it | | | | It's no longer just a dream or something we |
| will be able to determine what systems in | | | | have seen in the movies, with the advancement |
| your car are non-essential at the time and | | | | of GPS and robotic technology setting your |
| turn them off to save on fuel for the driver; | | | | car on Auto Pilot where the navigation system |
| examples could be the AC, Cruise Controls and | | | | guides the car to its destination while the |
| others. The car would begin making these | | | | driver sits back and relaxes will become a |
| adjustments for the driver automatically. | | | | reality sooner than many people could |
| It's not just an idea in fact; some Hybrids | | | | imagine. Experimentation and planning is |
| feature an economy mode that limits A/C use | | | | underway with the use of magnets and GPS to |
| on several models right now. | | | | make this dream become a reality. |
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| Black Box Technology | | | | Crash Detection |
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| Planes have them and cars will too, and why | | | | Is already a reality with the Acura RL and |
| not the Black box on planes have be literally | | | | it's called the Collision Mitigation System. |
| invaluable for many years with its ability to | | | | Hopefully, one day all cars will include this |
| get detail records of trips and logs of what | | | | type of safety feature. Where the cars |
| happens to a plane in flight or when | | | | decides on its own that a wreck is |
| accidents occur. It's still being debated | | | | unavoidable and will warn the driver to brace |
| like most things that come to personal | | | | for impacts as it automatically takes action |
| privacy and many people will no doubt object | | | | for the driver by deploying the airbags |
| to the idea of the black box being | | | | hitting the brakes and tightens up seatbelts |
| implemented into their personal vehicles. The | | | | etc. all own its own. |
| fact is that both Ford and General Motors | | | | |
| already are using black Box technology in | | | | The near future is indeed an exciting time. |
| around two-thirds of the models built, but | | | | |