A number of manufacturers have added new safety systems on their cars. These warn you when you're going over a line, when you're about to doze off or are about to hit a car in your blind spot. Some even stop the car for you!
Because these systems are so new and very few people have dealt with them in a real life environment, the can seen a little daunting, a little scary, a little bit inhuman. Thankfully, there's nothing a good Volkswagen commercial can't fix!
This one, designed for the Golf 7 and recently released in the UK, puts two bank robbers in a stolen car that seemingly has a mind of its own. The new collision detection City Emergency Brake stops the car right in front of some cones, which means the robbers are easily caught by the police.
The expression on the passenger-robber's face is absolutely priceless, as it expresses "oh God, why did we take this car!".
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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