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For starters, the following Hyundai SmartSense driver-assist features below are standard on all four trim lines of every 2020 Sonata (and the last is standard on the trims above SE that account for 85-90 percent of Sonata sales):

• Stop and go adaptive cruise control (Hyundai’s term: “advanced smart cruise control”)
• Forward collision warning, auto emergency braking, pedestrian detection (“forward collision-avoidance assist with pedestrian detection”)
• Auto high beams (“automatic high beam assist”)
• Lane keep assist (steers the car back from the lane edges)
• Lane centering assist (“lane follow assist”)
• Driver drowsiness detection (“driver attention warning”)
• Dynamic backing guidelines for the (federally mandated) rearview camera
• (SEL, SEL Plus, Limited:) Blind-spot detection (“blind-spot collision avoidance assist”) / rear cross-traffic alert (“rear cross-traffic avoidance assist”)