New app from NSC, University of Iowa offers virtual tour of vehicle safety systems

The National Safety Council and the University of Iowa have teamed to develop a first-of-its-kind virtual reality mobile app, designed to provide users with a 360-degree tour of advanced vehicle safety systems.

“CarTech VR360” details six vehicle safety features:

  • Adaptive cruise control
  • Automatic emergency braking
  • Blind spot monitoring
  • Back-up camera
  • Drowsiness alert
  • Lane departure warning

“This might be one of the few cell phone apps that help people be safer drivers,” NSC President and CEO Deborah A.P. Hersman said in a press release. “Virtual reality is more engaging than any owner’s manual; we hope that people use the technology to discover all of the advanced driver assistance systems their vehicles have to offer.”

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CarTech VR360 is free to download for both Apple and Android operating systems.

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