Car Safety: Responsive and Reactive Technologies in Cars

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Car Safety’s Technology
Introduction
Ever since an automobile was invented, lives have really been transformed in a great way. Movement from one place to another has been made easier and comfortable; businesses have also been made better due to availability of safe transport. However, driving has not come without its challenges; many people have lost their lives as a result of road accidents caused by automobile. There are also some people who have been rendered invalid due to accidents that have been caused by reckless driving or due failure in engine. Due to these many accidents that have been brought by automobiles, there have been many technological innovations that are geared towards ensuring safety of people in these vehicles. For example, there is a car safety technology that has been discovered to ensure that cars are keeping safe distance to avoid falling into danger is known as an Adaptive Cruise Control. These technologies are not only capable of helping the driver to avoid dangerous situations, but also to those people round them in the vehicle (Wang, Xiang and David, 47).
This essay examines cars safety technologies that have been invented to help those who are driving to detect dangers automatically.
Responsive and Reactive Technologies in Cars
There have been numerous technologies that have been invented to help drivers avoid falling into dangers while driving, and one of those many technologies is known as an Adaptive Cruise Control. This technological system is capable of sensing the vehicles ahead so as the driver can adjust the speed to keep a safe following distance. There are also some Adaptive Cruise Control systems that have incorporated emergency braking to help slow the vehicle to avoid any unprecedented collision. The other responsive technology that has also been invented is called Adaptive Headlights. These Adaptive Headlights have been specifically designed to help illuminate the road ahead during turns. The other good thing about the Adaptive Headlights is that it can help in improving nighttime visibility on roads that are curved. This technology is made in such a way that as the driver turns, the lights would adjust to light up the roadway ahead. The other technology that has got reactive and responsive features is called the Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS) that has been there for many years to an extent that most of drivers have not realized it has got an in-built safety requirement to prevent their brakes from locking up when they stop working. Despite the fact ABS may not always be able to assist the drivers to stop too quick, it may assist the drivers to maintain the control of the vehicle when it is stopped through preventing the wheels from skidding (Travellers Indemnity Company, Par. 2).
The Technology to Ease Automation
To begin with it would be important to note that there are some things that can be done using the technology that humans cannot do due to their limitations. For example, if a car has got automatic lights, they will go on automatically when the vehicles are heading to the lights. Before the driver even places his or her fingers on the switch, the automatic light system in the car would...