New Auto technology

There are two new technologies out that can improve driving safety, they are lane departure alerts and collision warning systems. The first technology warns drivers when they are leaving a lane with vibration or visual or audio cues. This lane departure auto technology seems simple but if you consider how many accidents are caused by lane departures it is estimated that it could save, lives. About 1/2 million US accidents are caused by lane departures and 10 thousand lives are lost each year. The collision warning system is just what it sounds like, alerts drivers when it perceives a potential frontal crash. Frontal crashes account for about 40 percent of the auto accidents. For me personally car safety is a major factor in car purchases and any technology that can reduce the risk of accident is well worth its weight in gold. I am curious is auto insurance companies will give discounts for such technonolgies if they prove effective in the long run.

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