They’re fun, futuristic, and will probably show up on a car that you’ll buy within the next five years. Check out these features that are either here or coming soon to a dealer at the Beach Boulevard of Cars in Huntington Beach.

More Real Than Real

Augmented Reality (AR) boosts a vehicle’s computer technology to display supplementary information on your infotainment system, such as the name of buildings, directions, and traffic warnings. By mixing this technology with a heads-up display, this AR can appear on the windshield directly within your line of sight so that, for example, you’ll see navigation arrows projected on the road in front of you.

Walk like a Crab

The CrabWalk feature adds four-wheel steering to the Hummer EV by making the rear wheels follow the angle of the front wheels. This increases maneuverability by allowing the vehicle to move diagonally into tight spaces. Imagine this ability being available on every model ranging from subcompacts to commercial vans and having wheels that turn at nearly a 90° angle from the front. Parallel parking will become a thing of the past as cars slide into open spaces from the side.

Going Solar

Electric cars have become so popular that nearly every dealer at the Beach Boulevard of cars offers full EVs that avoid the inconvenience of having to go to gas stations and dealing with astronomical gas prices. However, the batteries of these high-tech wonders still require charging up by plugging into a home or an electric station.

Solar roofs mount panels on the top of the vehicle so that the sun charges your batteries every time you drive around Orange County when the weather is clear. In the future, powering up your auto may prove to be as much fun as cruising down Pacific Coast Highway on a cloudless summer day.

Car Talk

Even while you’re speeding down the highway, you and your passengers stay in touch with friends, family, and coworkers through in-vehicle connections to compatible smartphones and built-in Wi-Fi. Vehicles too will be able to plug into the Internet so that they can communicate with other vehicles, safety systems, and other devices that exist outside of the car. For example, an SUV that encounters an accident on the freeway may warn other SUVs of that incident and prompt nearby digital billboards to display information about the occurrence.

Hands-Free Commutes

Many high-end luxury models can now drive themselves on compatible highways by combining Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Tracing, and Lane Assist, but they also demand that you pay attention to the road. Expect advanced versions of these features to appear in even budget models and to add car-to-car communication and GPS locators to drive you from your home garage to the parking lot at your office, school, or supermarket while you relax watching a video or catching up on social media.

Tailored to You

You can look forward to the day when you won’t have to adjust your power seats, fiddle with audio settings and radio station selections, or manage safety systems. Instead, all you’ll have to do is sit in the driver’s seat and your car will rely on advanced sensors and artificial intelligence to tailor the interior to your needs.

In addition, it will learn your driving habits, such as your preferred speed, where you like Park, or what route you take, and automatically apply these preferences when it is self-driving to your destination.

What Next?

Want to know more about any of these fun systems and whether they’re available in the models of your favorite brand? Then contact the dealers at Beach Boulevard of Cars.