The Modern Day Car A Sophisticated High Tech Gadget
Follow @mibimiboLittle did Mr. Ford know that the little black buggy he was making
back in the early 90′s would a 100 years later be as sophisticated as
the cars of today. Modern day cars are extremely complicated and high
tech with some having the computing power greater than the first space
shuttle which carried Neil Armstrong to the Moon! Cars today incorporate
the latest in silicon technology and it’s the advent of Information
Technology which has really given the automobile industry a giant
technological leap. As computer chips become cheaper car manufacturers
find news ways of integrating them into various functions of the car. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.
Some of the primary technological advancements which have been made in
car technology over the past few years are: on board chips in MPFI cars
for controlling fuel supply and combustion, safety technologies like
airbags, anti lock brakes and seat belt pre tensioners, high tech CVT
transmissions, navigation through GPS systems, radar gun scanners, key
less entry & theft protection systems & many more. Some of the
most recent technologies which have been introduced include Mercedes
active safety technologies which sense when the car is about to have a
crash and automatically rolls up the windows tightens the seat belts and
inflates the seat cushions to protect the occupants.
Then there are
automatic headlights which turn on themselves when it gets dark and
wipers which turn on automatically when it starts to rain. The list just
goes on with seat back massagers, tv and dvd entertainment systems, in
car refrigerators, telephone, laptop, sunroofs, heated seats & much
much more. There are more gadgets in a car today than there were in an
house in the 70′s. Even drivability and handling of a car is controlled
by computers, many cars have active air suspensions, traction control
systems and active four wheel drive systems.
So when we buy a car today is it just a mode of transport which we are buying? Not really, it’s a mobile relaxation spa for some, a mobile office for other or simply a lifestyle accessory for the rich. One thing is clear, technology is never constant and will continue to amaze us with faster, more sexy and more advanced cars in the future lets keep our eyes on the road.
So when we buy a car today is it just a mode of transport which we are buying? Not really, it’s a mobile relaxation spa for some, a mobile office for other or simply a lifestyle accessory for the rich. One thing is clear, technology is never constant and will continue to amaze us with faster, more sexy and more advanced cars in the future lets keep our eyes on the road.