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Chevy’s Teen Driver Technology

Aug 26, 2016

16 years ago, more than 360,000 babies were born in the month of August, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means that by the end of this month, over 360,000 teenagers will be turning 16 and hitting the road with their new learner’s permit. And with that comes 360,000 sets of worried parents!

Chevrolet recently partnered with Harris to survey parents all over the country on the causes of parental stress. Not surprisingly, the results concluded that teen driving was the number one reason for stress among parents. Over 55% of parents named this activity their main concern, with academic achievement, drugs and alcohol, and sexual activity following closely behind.

In order to help ease this concern among parents and keep teens safe behind the wheel, Chevy has developed a safety feature called Teen Driver Technology. This new technology works on two fronts. For parents at home, it provides an in-vehicle report card that allows them to monitor their teen’s driving habits and activity. And for teenagers on the road, it forces safe driving practices by alerting the driver if they’re going too fast and muting the radio if seatbelts are not fastened.

“I, like many of our employees, am a parent of teenagers, so we personally understand the anxiety of having a teen driver in the house,” said Steve Majoros, director of marketing, Chevrolet Cars and Crossovers. “And while we can’t control a teen’s behavior when they are in a car without a parent, Chevrolet’s Teen Driver Technology can remind them to buckle up and avoid speeding, while our other available active safety features can help to alert them in certain situations when they’re making less-than-perfect driving decisions.”

If you’re wondering what types of activities the Teen Driving in-vehicle report card monitors, it depends on the vehicle, as they vary. A few of the activities include overspeed warnings issued, antilock braking events, wide-open throttle events, distance driven, maximum speed reached, traction control activations, tailgating alerts (if equipped), forward collision alerts (if equipped), stability control events,and forward collision braking events (if equipped).

Teen Driver Technology is an available option in ten 2017 Chevrolet vehicles, including the 2017 Camaro, Colorado, Chevy Bolt EV, Malibu, Cruze, Silverado HD, Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, and Volt. Stop by Joe Cooper Chevrolet Cadillac to test drive any of these vehicles and see it for yourself.

“Teen Driving, Not Sex, Drugs or Academic Performance, Tops Parents’ List of Concerns.” Media.gm.com. N.p., 23 Aug. 2016. Web. 24 Aug. 2016. <http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2016/aug/0823-teen-driving.html>.