A series of technological features help make driving safer

Dash cam

GoPro is a small, high-quality recording device that fits inside a car. Users can place the device on the dashboard or windshield to track their journey.

Nowadays, 360-degree cameras even help drivers observe the entire scene around the car, eliminating hidden corners and blind spots. Through images from the camera, drivers can proactively avoid situations, especially when driving or reversing in narrow spaces.

It is worth mentioning that dash cams are very important when a collision or accident occurs. When an incident occurs, the situation will be recorded in detail and clearly on the camera, helping the authorities to determine who is right and who is wrong in the accident.

Positioning system

Positioning technology allows drivers to determine the location of the vehicle on any road. Nowadays, the GPS feature is becoming more and more popular, accurate and convenient, helping drivers easily determine the route, avoiding getting lost.

For some luxury cars, the navigation application will be integrated with the car's available infotainment system. On the other hand, although popular cars do not have this function, owners can buy third-party GPS devices to install it.

Anti-theft device

For the past 20 years, most car models have been equipped with anti-theft systems, which use encrypted wireless communication between the key and the car for authentication.

The keys use anti-theft technology with small chips embedded inside to transmit a coded message to the car. When the car receives the correct coded message, it starts. But if it does not receive the code, the car cannot start. This technology makes it more difficult for bad guys to break into the car and steal it.

Airbag

Airbags are now one of the indispensable features on cars. Even small, cheap cars like Kia Morning, Hyundai i10, Toyota Wigo are equipped with at least 2 airbags for the driver and front passenger. Similarly, higher-class cars will have more airbags.

In the event of a collision, the large inertial force can easily cause the driver and passengers to be thrown forward, leading to a strong impact. SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) airbags are a passive safety feature in cars that help protect the driver and passengers, minimizing damage caused by these impacts.

Anti-lock braking system ABS

When decelerating suddenly, the car's brakes may lock because the brake pads press tightly against the brake disc. This causes the wheels to stop rotating suddenly, losing grip, causing the car to skid, or even lose control. Therefore, today many famous car manufacturers have equipped their car models with ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System).

This is a safety system on cars that helps prevent the car's brakes from locking up. If it detects one or more wheels showing signs of deceleration abnormally compared to the remaining wheels, the ABS brake system will continuously control the increase and decrease of oil pressure so that the brakes will continuously click and release instead of clamping tightly.

Thanks to that, the car can stop easily and safely under the control of the driver. ABS brakes are currently one of the basic car safety systems, equipped on most car models, including low-cost A-class cars.

Electronic balance system

When driving at high speed, driving on slippery roads, if you turn or suddenly turn the steering wheel to avoid obstacles, the driver may experience understeer or oversteer. At that time, because the wheels lose traction, the car will slide and swing its tail or sideways, if not handled well, it is easy to lose control or even flip the car.

The ESP (Electronic Stability Program) is a safety technology that helps stabilize the vehicle in the above situations. When detecting a deviation in the steering angle and the vehicle's body rotation angle, this system will intervene with the brakes to adjust the speed of the wheels. Some more modern electronic balance systems also have the ability to intervene to reduce the torque transmitted from the engine to the wheels.

To ensure the safety of drivers and passengers, the ESP feature is increasingly widely applied. Currently, most popular cars such as Toyota Vios, Honda City, Mazda 2, Hyundai Accent, Kia Soluto, Kia Morning, VinFast Fadil all have this feature.