Roadtripping In A Hyundai Tuscon

We drove from our home in southeast Michigan to Fort Collins, Colorado and rented a 2026 Hyundai Tuscon for the trip. Our 2013 GMC Terrain has too many miles on it for us to want to pile on thousands more in a matter of weeks, and renting enables me to experience some of the latest vehicle technology. The amount of new technology can be overwhelming, and I imagine that can be concerning for someone renting a car. Many of the new technology features are standard and enabled in these cars such that if you hop in and drive off you are going to encounter them almost immediately. For example, our Terrain has a lane assist feature that monitors whether when I am driving and touching either the center or side lines on the road and emits an audible beep if I do, but I can turn that feature on or off with a button on the steering wheel. Lane assist in the Tuscon literally turns the steering wheel away from the lines and provides haptic feedback, and that feature is on by default. Nearly…