Car Gadgets for 2018
Technology has become the most important part of our life and today major automobile makers are trying to integrate technology into their new vehicles. We have seen great changes in the automobile industry in past few years. Many of these car gadgets have become an essential part of the motoring experience. In this article we will discuss 10 technologies that your vehicle must have in 2016.
1. Android Auto and Apple Car Play
In the age of smartphones, people wonder “why not connect my phone with my car?” Now, you can do just that! Apple and Google worked in partnership and created software that can integrate your car with your mobile phone so that they communicate seamlessly and largely hands-free. You can access your phone with the help of your car screen. Just connect your phone with the help of a USB cable and start listening to your music, enjoy your videos and even play Candy Crush on your car screen, although hopefully not while driving!
Check out receivers for Android auto and Apple car play here.
2.Expanded Bluetooth
Nowadays, every vehicle is equipped with Bluetooth technology. You can connect via Bluetooth with any device that has a Bluetooth feature. Once you’re connected with a Bluetooth device, you can use the music streaming function of that device anytime and anywhere as you please. With Bluetooth technology in your car, you are in control of what you choose to listen to while driving. Also, you can control the audio of that device with the help of your car’s audio controller. This feature will show you the complete information about the song and singer. It’s fully integrated!
Click here to view Bluetooth devices for you car.
3.USB Ports
In vehicles, USB ports are used for charging purposes and listening to the music from audio devices. You can connect many things using a USB, such as iPods, flash drives and cell phones.These give you a number of advantages to connect your favorite technology. Not everything is equipped with Bluetooth technology yet. Using a USB is a convenient if your lacking the Bluetooth technology. How else will you connect all your other car gadgets?
Using a Bluetooth compresses the audio file, which causes it to become a lower quality audio source, but a USB port gives you original quality, because it is connected with a cable and not wireless.
Click here to view USB ports.
4.Key-less Access and Remote Starters
Now you don’t need to search for the key in your pockets or purse when you want to unlock the door of your car. Newer cars have key-less access to open the lock of the car without keys. It uses radio signals to communicate with the computer system of your car. The computer authenticates it and if positive then the computer opens the lock! Just use a button or touch the sensor and you are able to lock or unlock your car without using a key. Some models only require you to have the key fob on you. This function has many advantages over a key lock and is a more secure and reliable system compared to key locks.
Click here to view remote start systems.
5.Vehicle Management
Did you ever think that you could monitor your vehicle with the help of a smart phone? Now you can! All you have to do is go to Google apps, find the apps for your vehicle make and model, download it, install it and now you are able to control your vehicle with your smart phone. Lock or unlock the door and drive your car virtually. You can also set the temperature of your car. It’s amazing!
6.Blind spot monitoring and accident avoidance
Research says that thousands of accidents occurs due to blind spot. To prevent this, automobile companies make cars that have sensors that alert you when a vehicle is coming into a blind spot. It may be a light or icon which is located in side mirrors, or give an audible warning. Some vehicles also have a feature where when you try to cross a car and there is a chance of collision, a sensor will automatically apply the breaks.
7.GPS Navigation
This feature has become the most essential part of a car. Suppose you want to go to a place and you have no idea where it is located. What will you do? Well, now you can use a satellite Global Positioning System! Originally developed for the US military, it calculates the distance to three orbiting satellites to determine your exact location on the Earth to within feet, and plugs that into an accurate atlas of road maps. To find a destination, you type in the address of the location you wish to find, and it shows you different routes to that address. Choose one path and start driving, and the GPS system will guide you on any turn and also will tell you the exact time you can expect to reach the address. Soon they will even be offering an autopilot mode, and then you don’t have to do anything. Your car will take care of the rest of your driving, and when you reach the destination it will alert you. GPS is one of the most revolutionary car gadgets ever.
Click here to view navigation systems.
8.Headlight Technology
LED light is a new and advanced technology in the field of optics and illumination. These lights have a more powerful range compared to commonly used lights, and they improve your vision at night. They burn-out slower compared to halogen lights, and the price is lower, which means you can save enough money and get more powerful light. A new feature on newer cars is automatic high beams; the advantage of this technology is that the lights are automatically on when it’s dark and when necessary they automatically dim.
Click here to view LED headlight bulbs.
9.Automatic Parking
This newly developed technology uses cameras, sensors and other built-in systems to automatically park your car in an appropriate space and you only need to lift a finger to press the “park” button.
10.Audio Alerts
This technology has made the life of a driver easy, as it performs a diagnostic upon startup and tells you if there are any issues. Your oil is running out? Your brake pads are worn? You’re not wearing your seat belt? You’re exceeding the speed limits? Well, maybe that’s too intrusive! But this developing system will alert you and in some cases it won’t stop until you comply!
These are the ten most prominent new technologies every modern car driver needs in their cars in 2016. We are now living in the new golden age of the automobile. More futuristic advances are on the horizon, and you can expect Affordable Car Projects to cover them for you. Which of these new car gadgets and technologies are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments section below.
