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Technological advancements form the backbone of a modern lifestyle. And we are not just talking about smartwatches, lights that can be controlled with an app, online shopping or robotic vacuum cleaner. Over the years, car technologies have improved by leaps and bounds too. In fact,today, if you are looking to buy your first car or upgrade your current car, you will be amazed by the innovations that have crept into cars in the past decade. Keeping in line with this, car insurancecompanies have also changed and evolved their product offerings, so that you can get the best coverage possible for your prized vehicle if it gets into an accident, gets damaged by some calamity or gets stolen.

Now, check out the 10 game-changing innovations in car technology that have happened in the recent years

1. Keyless Entry and Go

is the first innovation that has made life very easy for a lot of people. The car key comes with a small RF remote. In order to enter the car, you need not plug the key in the door lock anymore. The button on the key-fob can be used to open the locks. Then the car can be started with a button, and as long as the key stays in the car, you can easily drive it around.

2. Lane assist and lane departure warning

is another innovation that has been good for vehicles in India. People in India do not usually follow lane discipline while driving and in half of the cases, this is not because of ill intent. With the introduction of lane assist and lane departure warning systems though, your car will alert you in case you are moving out of your lane. This is expected to improve driving patterns to a considerable extent.

3. Voice recognition

is another system that has been introduced in cars in the last few years and has become almost indispensable. With this system, you can manipulate various controls of your car and its infotainment system by simple speaking out the appropriate commands. You can use voice commands to change the AC or climate control settings or make or receive phone calls or control the volume of the car’s music system and many other things. Many of these systems can be retrofitted as well.

4. In-car Wi-Fi

is another innovation that has changed the world of cars completely with the introduction of fast 4G data networks. And as 5G networks go live, things will improve considerably. Along with allowing data access on the go, these features also allow car makers to do real time data collection of vehicular health, which is beneficial for car service and car insurance. Plus, your car’s infotainment system can also stream music and other content, so there is no need for local storage.

5. In-car navigation systems:

The days of stopping frequently to ask directions from passers-by have ended, thanks to the introduction of mobile based navigation systems. With the introduction of in-car Wi-Fi, the navigation system has also been included in the car’s on-board infotainment system to pull up live maps and traffic data. Plus, the big advantage is that it does not take away the battery charge from your phone and eliminates the need to keep it on continuous charge.

6. Automatic emergency braking

is another system that has been innovated in the last few years and has made drivers and pedestrians much safer all around the world. Modern cars come fitted with front radar and cameras withadvanced image recognition technology that can identify if a vehicle gets too close or if a person comes in front of the car.In that case, the car’s emergency braking system will kick in and apply brakes on its own to ensure that the car does not hit someone or something.

7. Automatic parking

is another new technology that is making its way into cars for some time now. Using advanced radar and image recognition as well as artificial intelligence and sensor fusion, the car can steer itself to park in the right spot with minimal driver intervention.

8. Automatic lift gates

is one feature that has solved one of the major gripes of car owners. Imagine a scenario where you want to put something in the luggage compartment of your car,but you walk up to it and realise that both your hands are full. Now, to open the boot, you need to first place the things in your hand somewhere and then manually open the door. With automatic liftgates, you get a button on the car boot door. As long as you have the car unlocked and you press the button, your boot gate will open automatically, and you will be able to place your things in the car.

9. Smartphone integration

through Android Auto and Apple Car Play are smart innovations with which you can interact with a lot of the features of your smartphone through the infotainment system built into the car. This can be done through wired or wireless connections.

10. Fast charging tech

is specific to battery electric vehicles as opposed to all the above-mentioned tech which is being used in all cars. Through fast charging,via an industry standard CCS2 port, an electric car can gain range of 100 plus kilometres in about 30-45 minutes. So,to wrap up, as things continue to change and evolve, we will most likely see more and more innovative features and technologies getting included in cars to improve the driving experience. However, no matter how advanced, smart or safe a car gets, you will always need a good car insurance plan to get you out of financial tight spots in case of an unexpected situation.

Disclaimer: The above information is for illustrative purpose only. For more details, please refer to policy wordings and prospectus before concluding the sales.

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