Summary
Technology is changing the driving experience. Staying in the know has never been easier with the new Smart DriverTEK online workshop. This self-paced, 90-minute, interactive workshop will help you understand:

• The latest high-tech safety features in your current car, or what technology to look for when shopping for a new car. You’ll get tips on what new technologies are available, how they work, and how they can improve your peace of mind on the road.

• The safety benefits of blind-spot warning systems, forward collision warnings, lane-departure warnings, reverse monitoring systems and more!

The free We Need to Talk seminar offers practical tips and advice on the meaning of driving, observing driving skills, planning conversations, and finding transportation alternatives. Based on information created jointly by The Hartford and MIT AgeLab.

Finding a ride when you don’t want to drive yourself can be easy and convenient when you try an app-based ride service. You can even use these services to get a ride for your loved one when you can’t drive them. 

Watch this demonstration of how Assistive Parking Systems use sensors to help you determine if you have sufficient space to park and may even enable your vehicle to park on its own.

Produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab.

Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are all over the news today. Find out more about how these vehicles work and may be used in the near future.

Watch this demonstration of how Blind Spot Warning Systems can warn you that another vehicle may be in your blind spot when you are trying to change lanes or merge.

Produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab.

Watch this demonstration of how Crash Mitigation Systems use sensors to detect and warn you that your vehicle may be in danger of a collision with an object ahead of you.

Produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab.

Watch this demonstration of how Drowsy Driver Alerts work to keep you alert and warn you when it may be time to take a break from driving.

Produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab.
 

Watch this demonstration of how Lane Departure Warning Systems use cameras to monitor lane position and warn you if you are drifting outside the lane.

Produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab.

Watch this demonstration of how different types of Smart Headlights can help you see better when driving at night.

Produced by AARP based on information created jointly by The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab.