IDG Contributor Network: 8 brilliant technical achievements in cars and trucks for 2015

Want to keep track of how technology is advancing? Just get behind the wheel. These cars and trucks use technology to make driving easier and safer. They show how interfaces in cars are becoming more intuitive and sync to your smartphone, but also use artificial intelligence to maintain speed and steer automatically as you drive on the highway.

1. 2016 Volvo XC90 with Pilot Assist

It only runs in very specific situations -- at slow speeds in stop and go traffic on a highway -- but Pilot Assist is an engineering milestone. The car adjusts speed and steering based on the car in front of you, mimicking the movements so you can go hands- and feet-free.

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