Gadgetory

there are literally dozens of new technologies that have arrived in cars over the last decade or so and several more arrived every year but which ones do you really care about I'm Brian Cooley with the top five JD Power asked consumers about fifty nine car tech features ranging from those involved in energy efficiency to in cabin entertainment we've ranked the top five responses based on how many people selected the technology for their short list number five self-healing paint 25% there's really no such thing as self-healing paint there is Nissan's scratch shield but that only smoothes out very minor scrapes in the clear coat only not the paint but we so hate the expensive time-consuming results of a dent or scratch that we keep on dreaming number four a rear camera with the display in the mirror 30% not just a mere cam but one that has a little tiny display at least it's up where you should be looking when backing instead of looking down number three collision mitigating braking 30% this is one of the most gettable of the early self-driving technologies the one that will jump on the brakes when you forget to any of you think this might be driven by the guilt people feel about staring down at their phones in traffic number two is night vision technology 33% here's an odd one since so few people have ever tried it apparently not enough to know that my experience it often sucks but we love anything with the phrase night vision in it before I get you to the number one technology we want in cars here are the ones we want the least like health and wellness technology gesture control and haptic feedback screens bless your hearts you're right on the money there interestingly missing from the top ranks of what we do want our hybrid technology and the latest smartphone integration like apple carplay and android auto maybe they just need some time the number one technology you say you want in a car is blind spots at 40% the automotive blind spot back there is one we know we need help with and they're only getting worse because cars keep bulking up more and more like fortresses on wheels who says you got to join the army to drive a tank or top five lists to wait the car lover go to see net on cars comm click on top five