Happily for that vast majority, there are startups devising ways to make your dumb (a.k.a. screen-less) car at least kind of smart for prices ranging from $100 to about $10.

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The first thing a car needs to be smart is to understand its environment. For that it needs senses. In an inanimate object, that translates into sensors and cameras.