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It uses radar sensors and a video camera to follow lane markings and other vehicles. The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) compared insurance claims for these models with and without the option. Audi supplied which vehicles had it, and the analysis controlled for driver age, location and other factors. In a bulletin of April 2022, HLDI reports that property damage liability claims were 18% less frequent with the feature. Bodily injury liability claims were 27% lower, medical payment claims 26% lower and personal injury protection claims 20% lower. Collision claims were 4% lower, which was not statistically significant. The option bundled three other systems, so their effects could not be separated. HLDI writes that it is unclear how much of the benefit comes from the system alone. Most data came from the Q7, and the A4 alone showed increases that were not statistically significant. 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