Ride Report: Can AI Make For Fewer Accidents? Introducing The Kia 2025 EV6
Driving is potentially one of the most risky activities you’ll do in your lifetime. Even with a quick five-minute trip to the grocery store, there is a layer of awful unpredictability. Although every driver, both new and old, is aware of this inherent danger, the world is rife with distractions; your phone - easily a lifesaver in the case of sudden roadside emergencies or a flat tire- can become the worst enemy to your attention span, from surprise texts to the demand to change your playlist and switch up the car’s vibe.
The temptation to give in to distractions tends to be too great, and most of us (at least a couple times more than we’re willing to admit) glance at our phone for (what should have been) a couple of milliseconds. Next thing you know, the vehicle in front of you has hit the brakes and traffic has come to a complete standstill in front of you - but of course, you don’t notice until you look up, slamming on the brakes just a split second too late.
Other times, a reckless driver is to blame; a young teenager fresh on the road in their new car carelessly weaving in and out of traffic at high speed, narrowly missing others on the highway is a common cause of chaos, and all it takes is for you to try and glide into the lane next to you right at the moment they decide to pass you by out of impatience.
Accidents happen every single day, and car companies have spent the last decade clamoring to respond to this issue through consistently updating vehicle technology. AI technology has only intensified this race to create the most stylish and safest car on the road. As of summer 2025, Kia has been leading this race with their new 2025 Kia EV6 line, which contains advancements in AI technology that have been reported to reduce the occurrence of accidents.
While the 2025 Kia EV6 does contain the standard accident prevention measures, such as blind spot monitoring assistance and lane keep assistance, this new Kia contains several AI-driven features you won’t find in the typical new-age car. As you climb in and settle into your new Kia to begin your drive, the vehicle will offer you something out of a video game or sci-fi film: a small, bright and semi-transparent image appears at the bottom of your windshield within your line of sight, glowingly depicting your speed, the number of lanes around you and even projecting the position of traffic around you as you’re driving. This is Kia’s new Augmented Reality Head-Up Display (AR-HUD), which was designed to reduce any distractions to the driver and improve focus through constant monitoring of the vehicle’s surroundings, including wayward pedestrians or other cars; this helps to ensure that you’re never caught off guard by any more reckless, speeding lane switchers ever again.
And if you are? The 2025 Kia EV6 is equipped with automatic emergency braking as well as evasive steering assistance to steer around obstacles and avoid collision, so that you no longer have to depend only on your (not so quick) reflexes. Of course, we can’t dismiss the Kia’s Highway Drive Assist with adaptive cruise control designed to help you maintain a predetermined (by you) distance from the vehicle in front of you, stay centered in your lane, and even change lanes safely.
The results seem to speak for themselves. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given the 2025 Kia EV6a five-star rating as a vehicle built with safety in mind. New buyers of the Ev6 have noted that its safety features, to their delight, don’t come at the compromise of style and comfort, so the EV6 offers a smooth ride that can’t be found anywhere else.
The average cost of a 2025 Kia EV6 is around $50,000. If you’re eager to take the 2025 Kia EV6 for a test drive, you can find out more on their website.
