Kia Motors Introduces Drive Wise

Jan 14, 2016

We love how the Kia brand continues to innovate and redefine the car market. With each new invention, we get closer to a safer, driver-and-passerby friendlier environment. For instance, we’ve recently looked at how Kia is redefined the CUV, ushering in the stylish, new 2017 Kia Sportage. Our Waukegan, IL Kia car dealership continues to stay on top with the latest happenings, this time, technology news.

“DRIVE WISE” is a new sub-brand under Kia Motors. Announced at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, this new technology is bridging today’s cars to smarter, more automated vehicles of the future. Currently developing, DRIVE WISE aims to increase safety on the road with intelligent technologies. Kia’s goal is to have partially autonomous cars by 2020 and introduce fully autonomous vehicles by 2030. Show attendees had an opportunity to experience some of this firsthand thanks to Kia’s exhibit and interactive displays.

DRIVE WISE will primarily help on the road by reacting and anticipating road conditions and hazards, in effect helping the driver enjoy the drive with less worry. There are several aspects that DRIVE WISE encompasses: Highway Autonomous Driving, which uses radar and car camera to detect highway lanes; Urban Autonomous Driving uses GPS to better navigate in accordance to traffic; Preceding Vehicle Following detects how close the car is to the vehicle in front of it and adjusts; Emergency Stop System looks out to see if the driver is too distracted and may pull the vehicle to an off-lane if needed. In addition, the system will facilitate interaction with the car with new functions like gestures, fingerprint sensors and better smartphone connectivity.

Classic Kia is extremely excited to learn about these new technologies coming in the future to our favorite new Kia cars. We hope that you’ll give our team a chance to share in on this passion with you in person; you can start planning your visit by checking out the Hours & Directions page to our Kia dealership serving near Gurnee.