WTOP -- A new study shows smart car technology can keep older drivers safely behind the wheel, for a longer period of time.

Currently a record 36 million adults age 65 and older drive in the United States, and the number is expected to increase substantially over the next decade, according to the AAA.

“Permanently giving up the keys can have severe consequences for the health and mental well-being of older adults,” says Peter Kissinger, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s president and CEO.

Recent AAA research has found seniors who give up driving are almost twice as likely to experience depression and nearly five times as likely to enter a long-term care facility.

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