Automakers showed the car tech that will make driving easier, safer and more personalized at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Some of it may already be sitting in your driveway. Tech companies such as Nvidia are working on advanced driver assistance systems for self-driving cars. While one piece like that may be an interesting read, you'd probably find it hard to care about too much futuristic information. Yet, when it comes to automobiles, all we seem to hear about these days is their autonomous future.

I've been attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for decades. During that time I've observed not only year-over-year incremental improvement, but also the big leaps in technological innovation. At this year's show, I didn't notice any groundbreaking advances in the smart-home area that has witnessed over a dozen platforms being introduced this year alone – guaranteeing another year of automation and security gadgets in your house that don't talk to each other. Despite the hype, I didn't find it in wearable tech either, where many products still don't connect to the cloud and the only thing being seriously discussed is the Apple Watch, which was not even on display at CES. I also didn't find it in video, where 4K Ultra HD is still looking for relevance two years after being introduced.

The number of older drivers in the USA is rising rapidly. In the quest to be able to keep driving as they grow older, more Boomers are anxious to try the latest in car safety tech that might help keep them stay behind the wheel, a new study finds. Some 76% drivers age 50 say they would look for a car with the latest safety features, finds the online survey by insurer The Hartford. "Our findings indicate that some drivers, age 50-plus, would be more willing to drive in certain situations if they had particular technologies," said Jodi Olshevsky, a gerontologist who is executive director of The Hartford Center for Mature Marketing Excellence. He says it suggests "they associate advanced technologies with enhanced safety," They are looking for advanced safety features like blind-spot warning, crash mitigation, lane departure warnings and advanced headlights.