Today's military uses some of the world's most advanced technology. Nightvision helps soldiers maneuver safely in the dark. Global positioning satellites guide tanks down roads their commanders have never seen. Many of these technologies are now being applied to passenger vehicles.

Headlights for automobiles allow drivers see animals or anything that may enter the road surface at night. Any warm object, such as people, is also picked up by an infrared system.

Another technology headed for consumer use was developed for tactical aircraft called HUD or head up display. HUD lets the driver keep their focus on the road without having to look down to find vital information on the dashboard.

Still another military technology - radar - is being incorporated into advanced cruise control systems which identify other vehicles or objects in your vehicles path and in some cases can brake your car when approaching a slower moving vehicle.

And in-vehicle navigation systems which rely on Global Positioning System technology can be found on dozens of today's car, truck and SUV models.