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What Are Automatic High-Beam Headlights?
Automatic high-beam headlights adjust to changes in ambient light levels, switching on and off as needed and as appropriate for conditions.
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What Is an Auto Tilt-Away Steering Wheel?
An auto tilt-away steering wheel is electrically powered to automatically lift on its arc and out of the way to make getting in and out of the driver’s seat easier. This capability most frequently shows up in luxury vehicles.
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What Are Adaptive Headlights?
Adaptive headlights use camera-guided LEDs that variably activate pixels to illuminate the path ahead without blinding other road users, such as other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, rather than simple low/high-beam lamps.
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What Is Automatic Emergency Braking?
Automatic emergency braking is a safety feature that uses sensors to detect potential collisions and will automatically apply the brakes to slow or halt the vehicle if the driver fails to respond in time.
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What Is Automatic Parking?
Automatic parking is when the vehicle takes over the parking function into and out of parallel or perpendicular spaces from the driver with minimal intervention.
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What Are Automatic Windshield Wipers?
Often called “rain-sensing wipers,” automatic windshield wipers use infrared sensors to detect moisture on the windshield and then use the sensor input to trigger the appropriate wiper action without driver intervention.
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What Is Amazon Alexa Auto?
Amazon Alexa Auto is an automotive-specific version of Amazon’s cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI or “ambient intelligence,” as the company calls it) helper program, which allows the driver (or passengers) to activate vehicle functions via voice prompts and to access certain other Alexa functions beyond the automobile.
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What Is Adaptive Cruise Control?
Adaptive cruise control is an advanced form of cruise control that can increase or slow vehicle speeds to maintain a programmed distance from the car ahead set by the driver.
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What Is Automatic Climate Control?
Automatic climate control activates the vehicle’s climate system upon start. Fans blow cooled or heated air through the vents to reach preset temperatures.
This feature is doubly practical during extreme weather when initiated with a vehicle’s remote start function in advance.
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What Is Android Auto?
Android Auto is an app or skill (in the case of Android Auto version 10 and later) which can integrate your Google Android OS-powered smartphone into your vehicle’s infotainment system, mirroring the phone’s screen on the car’s multimedia display.