Tech article
‘In this new car, I feel patronised’: which driver assistance systems actually improve safety?
Publisher description: Modern cars are fitted with features like autonomous emergency braking and fatigue monitoring. But do they support motorists or drive them to distraction?
The Guardian | Sep 15, 2026 | Andrew Herrick
Automated excerpt
We’re still on the 40km/h service road but the car “saw” the yard’s 5km/h speed-limit sign. Few 1970s cars had secondary safety features such as crumple zones, fewer still had primary (or active) safety aids such as lane-departure warning and autonomous braking. As driver, you were more or less in control of the car.
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