Winter is just beginning, and while some Iowa drivers may curse the return of cold, snowy weather, one expert says many of us already have helpful technology in our cars, except we don’t always understand how it works. Dan McGehee (mah-GHEE-he), director of the Transportation and Vehicle Safety Program at the University of Iowa, says automatic braking systems, or A-B-S, have been around 20 years, yet it’s a very misunderstood safety feature….
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McGehee says the most exciting vehicle safety technology to come down the road in years is called electronic stability control….
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Something many higher-end cars have that’s starting to migrate to lower-priced vehicles is adaptive headlights. They can adapt to changing roadway conditions to help illuminate the roadway during the long winter nights.
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The University of Iowa and the National Safety Council created a website called, My Car Does What, which helps to educate motorists about new vehicle technologies. It features everything above, in addition to things like back-up cameras, blind spot monitors and lane departure warnings.
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