SAN DIEGO -- With new car models coming out now, some manufacturers are using new technology to keep drivers safe, 10News reported.

Some cars test driven by 10News' Hal Clement are now smart enough to keep drivers from crashing.

Carmakers are zeroing in on new technology to keep drivers safe, even if the driver makes the mistake.

One feature known as adaptive cruise control allows a driver to set the cruise control, but if a slower car is in its path cruise control slows down as well.

"There's no need to turn the cruise on and off. You just set it once and you go," said Todd Witt of Witt Lincoln Mercury.

Witt said if a driver changes lanes, the adaptive cruise control brings the car back up to speed -- all without touching the accelerator or brakes.

For those who worry about blind spots when changing lanes, blind spot indicators in side mirrors are being used in some models.

"When there is someone in my blind spot, it's going to light up and tell me there is a car in my blind spot," said Witt.

The blind spot indicator is also found in an Infiniti model.

If a driver is distracted for a second and about to hit a car in front, a pre-collision warning system flashes a red alert light in the windshield and an alarm goes off -- two different alerts for the driver.

These high-tech safety features are mostly seen in luxury cars such as the new Lincoln MKT (which sells for about $55,000), but they are also being incorporated in lower-priced cars like the Ford Taurus.

A new Harris Poll says 31 percent of drivers hate parallel parking. Now, new technology allows a car to do the parking automatically. With one push of a button, the car searches for a parking spot (1.2 times the length of the car is needed) and it finds a spot. The steering wheel turns with no human help.

For drivers who worry about backing up but can't see cars coming, an audio warning and screen warns drivers of oncoming cars.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said new technology being placed in cars could prevent or reduce the severity of as much as 32 percent of the 5.8 million crashes that happen each year.

Lexus also has a system that parallel parks cars automatically, and Volvo has a system that alerts drivers about low-speed collisions.