Since its inception, cars and technology have always gone hand in hand, and this symbiosis only grows to unexpected limits as we progress through time and technology advances. This is because the car is an integral part of our daily life, so whatever technology can give us is welcome, isn't it? technologyify
When you think about it, various technological advances lead
to three main aspects that you can enjoy every day, such as comfort, economy
and safety. Of these three areas, we will focus on technologies used to improve
vehicle and driving safety, although two other areas deserve our attention as
well.
Technology for comfort
We cannot ignore technology at the service of comfort, since
it all started with it. Do you remember the old car stereos? Long before that,
even this was a breakthrough in its day. Then we move on to the ability to
listen to MP3s, and from there to the presence of multimedia elements in the
car such as touch screens, USB connection, Bluetooth, TV screens for
passengers, modern sound equipment, and many additional services. In fact, all
of these advances started out as additions to high-end models, but with
technological democratization, they have become the standard even for budget
models.
All this was just the beginning, the edge, so gradually we
got to know a lot of high-tech elements that can be used in almost any car
today.
Technologies for savings
At first, the savings were aimed at greenhouse gas
emissions, so it was important to make cars with lower fuel consumption. We are
currently witnessing a generational shift from traditional cars to electric
vehicles, hybrids ... and even solar ones!
However, the concept of saving has gone further, and every
self-respecting city council of any smart city already has an ORA system in its
parking network, thanks to which you can easily find parking and pay for a
parking meter through mobile applications such as e-parks. In this simple and
easy way, you can avoid a parking penalty for not renewing your ticket on time,
because with this system you can extend your ticket remotely and you can even
appeal every unfair fine through RACE if you parked correctly and paid. with the electronic park.
Technologies to improve safety
After multimedia elements, technology has been aimed at
making driving much easier and safer, so now you can enjoy cars with functions
that even the most expensive models in the world had a few years ago. the
market they owned. These benefits include automatic braking systems, automatic
parking assist, disabling injection in the event of an accident, eCall to
reduce roadside assistance after a collision, navigation systems, ESP stability
control, and Runflat tires, rather than following a list that grows every year.
day.
Here, however, we will focus on highlighting five
technologies that enhance the safety of your vehicle on both an active and
passive level.
Navigation systems
These systems help you get to your destination faster, so
you use less fuel, save you money and pollute the environment less, not to
mention reducing the stress that this entails for you and your vehicle. This is
a big advantage in itself, but we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that systems
like GPS is also used for other safety components like the aforementioned
oncoming lane warning system.
In addition, these systems will be needed in autonomous
vehicles that will appear in the near future, the main guarantee of which is to
improve road safety. For all these reasons, these navigation and geolocation
systems are worthy of being on our list of technologies to improve vehicle
safety.
Data collection system -black boxes-
With the advent of so many electronic components, collecting
data on these vehicles has become essential to address and prevent technical
failures. However, when autonomous vehicles arrive, the installation of
"black boxes" in them will be absolutely mandatory to determine the culprit in every accident.
Therefore, even if you are not flying the plane, be prepared
to strictly abide by the rules, because it is very likely that in order to
increase your safety, you will have to give up your freedom in some way. And it
is these boxes that collect all the data that the vehicle in question
processes, such as speed, route and records of all sensors and cameras, which
is effective in eliminating technical failures ... and the need to solve a
problem. ... consequences of the accident.
Despite all this, these black boxes strive to increase your
safety by knowing that your actions are being logged and figuring out the real
causes of each accident.
By seeing how these technological advances are applied to
the safety of vehicles and their own handling, you will understand how these
safety components have evolved. Thus, until very recently, it was believed that
road accidents were inevitable, so the main focus was on minimizing damage and
casualties. For this reason, systems such as seat belts, airbags, head
restraints, and ABS were the first to guarantee our safety. However, today the
goal is more ambitious: to avoid accidents.
Thus, today you have the opportunity to purchase vehicles
that, although they are not yet autonomous - which is very close - they
guarantee you safety benefits that not only reduce the risk of injury but also
the risk of accidents. ... And, most importantly, these technologies are being
implemented in most of the cars produced, and in a very short time they will
move from expensive to cheaper cars.