Lane assist, the superhero sidekick of modern driving, is here to save the day – or at least prevent some bumper kisses. Using sensors, it alerts drivers who seem to think lanes are just suggestions, issuing warnings for everything from sleepy swerves to tailgating or blind spot blunders. Debuting in 2004 in a fancy Infiniti, lane assist is now as common as GPS in high-end cars and is even sneaking into budget models. Who knew our cars would start nagging us like a concerned parent?
Lane assist is a warning system using sensors to spot and warn drivers about to make a dangerous or potentially dangerous lane changes or manoeuvres. They will cause an audible warning signal to be issued for a number of inappropriate actions such as sleepy or inattentive lane wandering occurs. They will also issue the same warning when you are following too closely, driving too quickly for conditions or for a quick moving vehicle entering your blind spot as a right side lane change is attempted. This high Tech feature first appeared in a 2004 Infinity as an option for the FX and M models-but now is a common option on almost every higher end car manufactured although the trickle-down effect is also seeing the addition to the options sheet of even more basic equipment cars now.
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