EP115: Top Car Consideration for Older Drivers: Age-Friendly Technologies/Age-Friendly Cars

<p>In today’s world, there are advances in many age-friendly products and services — meaning that when things are age-friendly, they are friendly for everyone. </p> <p>Another term I’ve learned for designing age-friendly products is “universal design”. Universal design means products that are accessible for all people — regardless of age, disability or other factors. </p> <p>Over the years, I’ve noticed many advances in the automotive industry that I consider to be age-friendly, so I wanted to do a podcast focused on age-friendly cars. Many of the technology features in newer vehicles help drivers of ALL ages. </p> <p>However, when I googled “best cars for older drivers”, most of what came up had to do with seating comfort, how easy it was to get in and out of the vehicle, safety ratings, reliability and/or warranties. It was more difficult to find articles focusing on technologies that could make us all safer drivers, particularly as we get older. </p> <p>Contrary to popular belief, as we age, some of us may prefer to drive cars with all of the technology — but some older adults don’t like all the new bells and whistles — the technology they are used to is what they like. My parents are two great examples — my Dad loves technology, and my Mom wants to keep it simple. You may have gleaned from that statement that I’m more like my  Dad, but some of the technology I’ll share also keeps it simple.</p> <p>With a new driver in my own family I’ve had to learn to use these technologies as a passenger, and have promised my kids that I would try not to “freak out if the car wasn’t,” with all of its sensors and warning capabilities.</p> <p>Tune in to this episode of <strong>This Is Getting Old: Top Car Consideration for Older Drivers: Age-Friendly Technologies/Age-Friendly Cars,</strong> to learn about a few of the age-friendly technologies in cars and how they help drivers of all ages. </p> <p><strong>Key points covered in this episode: </strong></p> <p><strong>✔️ Blind Spot Information Systems with Cross-Traffic Alert</s