Best New Features In Cars

NASA-approved car seats that prevent fatigue on long drives.

Why It's Cool: Road trip-inflicted sore butts will make the best of us cranky. To counter this tragedy, the surprising duo of Nissan and NASA awakened to develop "zero gravity" chairs that keep you in a natural posture, while comforting your muscles and spines with cushioning. That's true space-age technology.

Automobiles that recognize traffic lighting changes and count down before the next green light.

It's Cool: We invest 38 hours each year stuck in traffic, and that usually involves a great deal of time taking a look at stoplights. During the next few decades, Audi is going to roll out a traffic light information system which will tell drivers how long until the upcoming green light and tell you slow or fast they ought to head to get to the next green light, all in 1 system.

Cameras that see what all around your car, not only behind it.

It's Cool: While more cars today are coming together with rear-view cameras, companies such as Ford and Infiniti are such as cameras that allow drivers to view everything else around their car when driving. In fact, these futuristic cameras also come with sensors to really inform you once you're going to hit something, saving you the confrontation and guilt.

Cars that drive themselves.

It's Cool: The holy grail of futuristic car technology is having cars that drive themselves, and the most recent version of Tesla's Model S is about there using its Autopilot feature. The system utilizes a camera, radar, and 360 degree sonar detectors to control rate, change lanes, turns, and park automatically. Self-driving cars will be among the hottest things in the automotive industry over the next few years, with GM as well as Apple rumored to put in on the action.

Automobile systems that alarm you and mechanically brake before a potential accident.

It's Cool: Safety has always been the main focus for all car makers with each new technology that emerges. In the current day, some cars such as the 2015 Honda Accord automatically vibrate your seat or steering wheel once you're about to hit something out of the front, while others like the 2015 Subaru Outback even take it further and mechanically brake to stop a collision.