CRASH AVOIDANCE

Automakers are currently developing cars with a new type of safety feature. Rather than creating another high-tech system to control some aspect of the car's operation, they are creating a system to monitor the situation outside the car and alert the driver of possible problems so that they can make decisions and react to the situation themselves. A series of small cameras and electronic sensors monitor the area around the outside of the vehicle, and if it senses trouble it will automatically tighten the seatbelt and warn the driver.

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