Summary: Automotive Technology for Elders and more. These systems and devices can help keep you on the road longer, healthier and safer, making driving easier and more enjoyable. Lots of technology for cars today and more on the way. When doing your search for a new car you might want to look for the ones you need or want. Most of these devices give you a better sense of what is around you allowing you to avoid hazards. These cameras and sensors keep more eyes on the road, is that not better. You can appreciate these at any age but elders might find some very useful. Vision, mobility or concentration now can be helped if you have these difficulties or might need them later on in life. Over 60% of new car purchases are made by people 50 and older. Also estimates say 40 million licensed drivers 65 and older by 2020, 11 million more that in 2010. Also 25% of all US divers will be 65 or over by 2030. Rush hour traffic and other busy roadways can be helped by self-driving cars what older drivers might need to feel safe. Elder drivers also need to access ability not your age to know when it's time to hang up the keys. What counts most is your "medical fitness to drive." Do not count on just these devices to get you by, but they can help you. Health issues are the number one reason elders have problems while driving. Do not let yourself be one of the 5 to 6 thousand drivers 65 and older that die each year, that twice as many as teens who die each year in accidents. So stay safe and enjoy the privilege of driving! Use tech wisely. Some of these list of technologies used to be available only on luxury cars but are now moving down to even regular cars of all classes. New car rating systems for elder drivers might also be on the way to help when searching for that new vehicle. Current Technologies: - Self-Parking cars. Controls steering and braking to make you an expert parallel parker with little effort. - Rear-View and Front-View Cameras. Provides visual view requiring less neck flexibility giving you safe reverse and forward motion while driving. - Blind Spot Warning and Help for Limited Mobility. Monitors the lanes next to yours for hidden objects and provides visual and audible alerts. - Night Vision systems. Infrared and thermal imaging technology to see down the road in darkness and display potential hazards. - Lane Departure Warning. Forward-facing camera detect lane markers and sound alarms when these are crossed. - HUD or Heads-Up Display. Projects information like speed and other info onto the windshield, reducing the need to take your eyes off the road. - Tire Pressure Monitoring systems. Alert for low or sudden lose of pressure. Some even show current pressure. - Emergency (BA)Brake Assist and (ABS)Anti-Lock Brake System and (TRAC)Traction Control. - Hill Start Assist. Manual and automatic transmission drivers get assist when going uphill after a stop. - Adaptive Headlights. Follow the path your driving even around corners to reduce surprises. Also automatically level for dips and rises in the road. - Active Cruise Control or (DLCC)Dynamic Laser Cruise Control systems. Keeps your vehicle a safe distance from the car directly ahead even works with (BA). - Self-Drying Brakes. Intermittently brake very lightly in wet conditions to clear disc brakes of water. - Auto-Leveling Suspension. System automatically adjusts the suspension to counteract crosswinds while driving. - Pedestrian Detection. Sounds an alarm if any object is detected in your path. Also works with night vision. - Rear-mounted Radar and (RCTA)Rear Cross Traffic Alert. Alerts you if object approaching during backing from parking place or driveway. - (GPS)Global Positioning systems for navigation and vehicle tracking. - In-car Internet and OnStar system Safety Connect. Automatic Collision Notification for airbag deployment or a severe rear-end collision with 24/7 response center. - Driver capability or Attention Assist.
