Volkswagen is expanding the availability of many of the latest high-tech safety systems to models throughout its lineup. Many were formerly the exclusive province of the Touareg, but now will be offered on the Golf, GTI, Beetle, Jetta, and CC.
-Volkswagen’s Lane Assist provides a measure of active steering at speeds above 40 mph, provided it can see the lane markings. It’s available on the Golf, GTI, Golf SportWagen, and CC. (In the Touareg, there is no active steering; instead the system vibrates the steering wheel and flashes a warning in the instrument cluster to warn of lane departure.)
-Park Assist is VW’s automated parking feature, which makes its debut for 2016. It can automatically steer into a parallel parking space or back into a perpendicular space. The driver doesn’t need to steer, but must operate the pedals. Park assist will be available on the Golf, GTI, and Golf SportWagen only. Additionally, those same models now also offer front and rear parking sensors.
-Blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert already were available on the Touareg and Jetta, but now can be had on the CC, the Beetle, the Golf, the GTI, and the SportWagen.
-Adaptive cruise control and forward-collision warning with automatic emergency braking migrates to the CC, the Golf, the GTI, and the SportWagen. The Touareg and Jetta continue to offer it as well.
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Separately, VW announced an upgrade to its infotainment units for 2016, with the rollout of its MIB II interface. MIB II actually consists of four different head units, with touch screens ranging in size from five to eight inches. Depending on the version, some feature pinch-and-swipe functionality, as well as proximity sensors that change the screen as your hand approaches. More important is support for Apple CarPlay (seen above), Android Auto (below), and MirrorLink phone-mirroring. MIB II will be available across the Volkswagen lineup, except for the short-timer Eos convertible and the Touareg.
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