{"id":20,"date":"2018-01-26T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2018-01-26T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T21:59:41","slug":"which-autonomous-driving-features-should-you-choose-for-your-next-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/which-autonomous-driving-features-should-you-choose-for-your-next-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Which autonomous driving features should you choose for your next vehicle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world is a few years away from the time when you will be able to hop into a self-driving car and let the computer take you where you need to go. However, a number of features exist now that will make your daily commute or road trip a little bit easier and a lot safer. But what are the best features to ask for when making your next car purchase? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/car-safety\/cars-with-advanced-safety-systems\/\">Consumer reports have a list<\/a> of available features. Here are some that The Smith Insurance Group, Inc., serving Sandy, UT, recommends.<\/p>\n<h2>Autonomous Driving Features<\/h2>\n<p>Many accidents happen when the driver is not being as attentive at the wheel as he or she should be. This can result in the driver rear-ending&nbsp;the vehicle in front of them. Automatic emergency braking will apply the brakes when a collision appears to be imminent, thus preventing the accident. Another similar feature is a collision warning system that will give an audible or visual warning to alert the driver to an oncoming collision.<\/p>\n<p>Shifting lanes into another vehicle is also a cause of accidents. A blind spot warning system will sound an alarm if another vehicle is in your blind spot as you begin to change lanes. A lane departure warning system will alert you if you start to depart your lane through inattention. A lane keeping assist system will keep you in your lane.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you should consider getting adaptive cruise control, using a suite of sensors to keep a set distance between your vehicle and the one ahead of you. When the traffic slows, your car will slow as well. When the traffic speeds up, so will your vehicle. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more questions on auto insurance and car safety, contact The Smith Insurance Group, Inc. serving Sandy, UT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is a few years away from the time when you will be able to hop into a self-driving car and let the computer take you where you need to go. However, a number of features exist now that will make your daily commute or road trip a little bit easier and a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5,6],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-insurance","tag-sandy-ut","tag-the-smith-insurance-group-inc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smithinsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}