New Technologies Enhance Highway Safety

1. New Technologies
Enhance Highway Safety
JEFF SCHMITT AUTO GROUP

2. New Technologies Enhance Highway
Safety
In the Dayton, Ohio area, Jeff Schmitt Auto Group provides sales and service for General Motors,
Nissan, Mitsubishi, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and other quality brands. The new cars at Jeff Schmitt
Auto Group have the latest in high-tech equipment to ensure a safe driving experience by
improving vehicle performance in potentially dangerous situations.

3. New Technologies Enhance Highway
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Edmunds.com describes several innovations for highway driving, such as adaptive cruise control,
also called collision mitigation. Instead of simply keeping a steady speed, this radar-assisted
technology keeps your car at a safe distance when following. If a collision is possible, the system
automatically cuts speed and tightens safety belts.

4. New Technologies Enhance Highway
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Aiding vision on the road is the task of blind spot detection. When you activate the turn signal,
the system will alert you to hard-to-see traffic by vibrations, mirror lights, or alarms. A similar
feature is lane-departure warning, which detects approaching cars that could collide with yours
if you changed lanes blindly. It also lets you know if your car is drifting out of your lane. Future
applications include the ability to detect erratic performance by a sleepy driver.

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Another automatic protection is emergency brake assist. During sudden stopping, it provides
extra brake pressure to reduce the stopping distance. It can also function in conjunction with
adaptive cruise control.

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Safety
Finally, cars equipped with rollover prevention or mitigation will respond by adjusting the brakes
and throttle in a potential overturning event caused by a too-sharp swerve or taking a corner
too quickly.