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Home Car Advice Top Automotive Innovations of the Past 100 Years – 2010s: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
As we get closer to present-day vehicles, it brings to mind the common understanding that cars today are far safer and more reliable than ever before.
Thanks to the development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), most new cars on the road are equipped with driver assistance features like blind spot monitoring and lane keeping assist, with some models offering self-driving autonomy.
Many automotive manufacturers use different names for the same safety feature. For example, forward collision warning is probably a feature you are familiar with if you’ve driven a vehicle from 2010 or newer, and while Honda calls it “forward collision warning”, Toyota’s version is called “Pre-Collision warning”.
The point is that while you may not be familiar with the specific nomenclature of a vehicle’s ADAS, it’s clear that safety systems have become an integral part of vehicles, both from a driving perspective and from a technological standpoint. They may add complexity to the vehicle, but they are essential to improved driving safety and the characteristics of every car on the road today, and they continue to grow in prominence as government legislation and safety regulations become increasingly established.
Demonstration of pedestrian autobrake tests by IIHS, one of the many forms of modern ADAS.
Automotive innovation has progressed through a long series of technical advances, with the industry consistently driving major breakthroughs. Ongoing efforts to improve efficiency now shape how current technologies will influence the next phase of development.
Sam Staudt is an Oklahoma City-based automotive senior editor and seasoned content creator with a decade of crafting videos and a passion for anything with four wheels. He has worked alongside automotive giants, including Ken Block, Kevin Hart, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, TJ Hunt, and Ryan Sheckler. He is an expert in leading creative teams to push the boundaries of artistic style while marrying it with functional information-based storytelling in the automotive space. When he’s not behind the camera or in the editing booth, Sam loves playing basketball and spending time with his wife, Cambry, and their two cats.
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