Caleb Parker

Professor Raymond

25 November 2018

UWRITE 1100

How Car Technology Has Advanced

1.)​ Lampton, Christopher. “How Are Cars Making the Blind Spot Less Dangerous?”
HowStuffWorks, HowStuffWorks, 17 Apr. 2012, Web.
auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/cars-making-bl
ind-spot-less-dangerous1.htm.
(Lampton)

This source is a web source that talks about how cars recently have added the future of a
blind spot detection to make the driving more safe. With Blind Spot detectors it helps the driver
stay aware at all times of things that they may not be able to see with their own eyes thus making
it safer to drive on the road.

I will use this source to talk about how Blind Spot detectors make driving easier as well
is safer because it helps drivers to see what they cannot see on their own.

This article is legitimate incredible because how stuff works.com has been providing
information on all types of things and how they work for years.

2.) ​“Running on Air: New Hybrid Does Without a Battery.” D-Brief, 15 Feb. 2009, Web.
blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2009/02/15/running-on-air-new-hybrid-does-
without-a-battery/#.W_zABy-ZOu4.
(D-Brief)

This web article speaks on hybrid cars. It was published around the time the harbor car is
began to try and in the United States and became more prevalent on the roads. It talks about how
hybrid cars are a big step toward lower and pollution in the environment which is a large step in
the evolution of cars.

I will use this source to talk about how cars have evolved from being gas guzzling,
polluting machines into the more eco efficient machines.
 I believe this was his legitimate because it was publish around the height of the
introduction of hybrid cars and the article is very factual.

3.) ​“New Backup Camera Rule: Cameras Will Be Mandatory by 2018.” Autotrader, Web.
www.autotrader.com/car-news/new-backup-camera-rule-cameras-will-be-mandator
y-2-223739​.
(Autotrader)

This web article is about the implementation of backup cameras becoming standard in
cars by the year of 2018. Do you too how helpful the assistance of a backup camera is it seems
that car manufacturers I’ve decided to implement them and all their vehicles going further which
in my opinion makes sense because of how helpful they are.

I will use the stores to talk about how helpful back up cameras have become and how
because they were so helpful they’re becoming the new standard for cars in 2018

This is a credible source because auto trader is a very common name in the car industry
when it comes to learning about cars.

4.) ​Cuneo, David. “Decline In Fatal Car Accidents.” Hg.org, 2017. Web.
www.hg.org/legal-articles/decline-in-fatal-car-accidents-34822​.
(Cuneo)

This web article speaks on the recent decline in fatal car accident. Throughout the article
in the credits the decline in accidents to recent innovations in car safety such as driver assistance
and the overall build of cars making them less likely to kill the passenger if they are in fact in an
accident.

I will use this is my main point to highlight how the innovations of cars has made the
overall use of course more safe and more practical for the everyday person.

I believe this to be a credible source because the author used numerous statistics to back
their claims
5.) ​“Air Bag Safety.” NeuroImage, Academic Press, 2 Nov. 2005, Web.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196064495702105​.
(NeueroImage)

This web article talks about the importance of airbags and how they protect the
passengers in the front the potential dangers that come with a car accident. Air bags have
dramatically increased the level of safety in a vehicle as well as decreased the number of deaths
in car accidents.

I will use this source to talk about the just how far cars have come in terms of safety for
the passenger and just how much safety airbags provide.

I believe this to be a credible source because the article is entirely fact based which
makes me think the author has done their research.

6.) ​Spector, Mike. “Business News: U.S. Toughens on Car Safety.” Business News: U.S.
Toughens on Car Safety, 28 July 2015, p. B3. Newspaper.
(Spector)

This newspaper article talks about the importance of the regulations of safety features and
how the united states has recently cracked down on the necessary requirements that car
companies must have now.

I will use this source to talk about how companies have cracked down on the
requirements that car companies must follow.

I find his source to be credible because it was released in a legitimate newspaper.

7.) ​Regan, Ian. “Crash Avoidance and Driver Assistance Technologies – Are They Used?”
NeuroImage, Academic Press, 22 Dec. 2017,Web.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847817303674​.
(Regan)

This web article talks about the implementation of new technologies that assist
drivers while driving to avoid car accidents. The article shows statistics of a reduced rate
in car accidents and cars that have these technologies implemented.

I will use the source to talk about how driver assistance is necessary in 2018
because it reduces the risk of accidents for drivers that’s making cars safer

I find the source to be credible because it is strictly factual based off actual
research.
8.) ​Lemov, Michael R. Car Safety Wars: One Hundred Years of Technology, Politics, and
Death. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2015. Book.
(Lemov)

This book talks about how there has been a war between car companies and the people in charge
of implementing regulations. The car companies want to do whatever will be
cheapest where is the safety companies have the drivers best interest in mind.

I will use this source to talk about no car companies been negligent in there customers for
decades and the truth behind my safety regulations get implemented.

I found this source to be credible because it is a published book that has won numerous
awards.

9.) ​“ECO Car Magazine Honours Hyundai.” Auto Business News (ABN), 26 May 2009.
Magazine.
(ABN)

This magazine talks about how Hyundai is a trendsetter in the car industry with their rollout of
the new hybrid cars. The industry has not seen cars with features like this nor
have there been cars this eco friendly

I will use this article to talk about how cars are in competition with each other to progress toward
a more eco-friendly brand of vehicles.

I find this article today because I was in a credible car magazine and the article is written very
factually

10.) ​Gupton, Nancy. “The Science of Self-Driving Cars.” The Franklin Institute, 10 Aug.
2016, www.fi.edu/science-of-selfdriving-cars.
(Gupton)
.
This web article speaks on the science of self driving cars. Particularly it speaks on the brand
tesla who is a leader in the industry when it comes to self driving cars.

I Will use this article to talk about the exciting innovations that are coming in the car industry
with Tesla.

I found this article to be credible because I myself have done research on Tesla cars and
everything stated in this article was factual.