What Makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee So Safe?

Today's SUVs must have driver assist technologies to remain competitive in the market, as safety is often top on the list for new car shoppers. This is the reason the Grand Cherokee is a top contender in the full-size SUV segment year after year. All Grand Cherokee trim levels, from the Laredo to the Summit Reserve, come with Jeep's Advanced Safety Group, offering comprehensive collision prevention. The first feature is adaptive cruise control with stop and go. Coordinating cruise control with forward-facing sensors, this system allows the driver to set both a speed and a distance between their Grand Cherokee and the car they're following. When the speed is matched or the road is clear ahead, the vehicle will maintain that speed. However, if the lead car is going slower than that speed, the Grand Cherokee will automatically slow down to maintain the set distance without any driver input. Meanwhile, keeping you centered in your lane is the active lane management system, which uses audible and visual warnings if you begin to stray from your lane. If immediate action isn't taken, the system will take over and gently guide the vehicle back to the center of the lane. Other standard driver aids include blindspot monitoring, rear cross-path warning, forward collision warning, pedestrian and cyclist detection, and automatic emergency braking. While these systems are in place to help you prevent a collision, they cannot control other drivers and their vehicles, so accidents may still occur. In the unfortunate event that one does, however, the Grand Cherokee is equipped with a 97% high-strength steel frame designed to absorb impact and keep the collision energy away from the cabin. Further, it comes with all-around airbag protection with front, side, and curtain airbags for the front occupants along with side curtain airbags for rear occupants.

Taking the Grand Cherokee's safety technologies to the next level are a few additional safety features that can be added to the lower trim levels while coming standard with the higher trim levels. First, you can navigate tricky parking spaces with the parallel/perpendicular park assist feature, using sensors to alert you when you get too close to surrounding vehicles and autonomously steering you into an open parking space while you manage the gear, throttle and brakes.his works in conjunction with the front and rear parking sensors. Another feature is the drowsy driver detection, which monitors driver behavior to detect when the driver might be drowsy. Some drowsy behaviors it senses include frequently changing positions within the lane and frequent changes in vehicle speed. Additionally, you can get an all-around view from the available 360-degree surround-view camera system, which pieces together a birds-eye view of the area surrounding your vehicle using front, side, and rear cameras. This helps you navigate in and out of parking spaces and can also be used while off-roading to navigate tight passes. For added safety while driving at night, the Grand Cherokee is eligible for a night-vision camera system. This forward-facing infrared camera picks up heat signatures in the dark up to 328 feet ahead, which is far past where the headlights reach, giving you ample time to brake or steer clear of pedestrians and/or animals. Finally, the digital rearview mirror provides an unobstructed view of the road behind you with the standard backup camera while activated. When it is deactivated, it automatically reverts to a traditional rearview mirror.

Finally, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is eligible for both a semi-autonomous and hands-free autonomous driving system. Named Active Drive Assist, these systems help navigate approved roadways with minimal driver input. Simply put, Active Drive Assist coordinates all of the aforementioned driver assists to drive the Grand Cherokee itself. The semi-autonomous Active Drive Assist system requires the driver to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. Meanwhile, Hands-Free Active Drive Assist only requires your eyes to be on the road, as you might've guessed. When the Active Drive Assist feature is activated, the adaptive cruise control feature will maintain a safe speed and following distance while the active lane management feature keeps you centered in your lane, even through curves. For navigating curves, the Hands-Free Active Drive Assist system adds Curve Speed Control. This detects an upcoming curve and slows the Grand Cherokee down as you approach it. Once through the curve, the system will automatically accelerate to the set speed of the adaptive cruise control feature. Hands-Free Active Drive Assist also adds a lane-change assistant. Coordinating with the blindspot monitoring system, this allows you to safely enter a lane by only activating the turn signal in the direction of the lane you wish to join. It should be noted that autonomous driving systems - hands-free or hands-on - are only to be used on approved roadways. However, there are more than 125,000 miles of American highways that are approved for autonomous driving with more being approved each year. Your Grand Cherokee's GPS can determine if a roadway is approved and will not allow you to activate Active Drive Assist if the road is not approved.

If safety is important to you, vehicles don't get much safer than the 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee! If you're in the Detroit area, Westborn Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is your Grand Cherokee headquarters, with over 100 Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee 4xe, and Grand Cherokee L models ready for you to choose from! Use the contact information form below this page to reach out to our sales team and schedule a test drive for a new Grand Cherokee. While you're here on our website, we also invite you to browse our new inventory to find the Jeep Grand Cherokee that meets your needs. We look forward to serving you!