With the increasing car theft these days, a great demand on how to protect cars from being stolen have dramatically increased. With this, many manufacturers have come up with new technologies on how to help consumers protect their cars and increase vehicle safety.

Some products like car alarms, motion sensors, remote starters, and glass-break sensors have been around in the market for years. Adding to the list are newer technologies like satellite tracking systems, black boxes, and the more hi-tech web-enabled services.

For a clearer view on these products, here is an informative list which can also help you decide with auto security system to get for your car:

Black boxes
These auto security systems help you to know the activity in your car. Black boxes have a tiny data logger that stores and records data from your vehicle’s computer control systems. These information can be downloaded to a PC to check your car speeds, distances traveled, and generally your engine performance. The data logger found in the black boxes can save up to 75 hours of trip details before the any car detail activity is downloaded to your computer.

Satellite tracking systems
Global positioning system (GPS) is today’s hottest car-tracking technology that allows you to track one or more cars in activity. These are real-time monitoring systems that give you exact location of the vehicle. Satellite tracking systems also reports information regarding the vehicle’s speed and direction.

However, experts say that if you’re trying to protect your car against the professional car thief, the the radio beacon systems, also known as the LoJack, are perceived to be better than GPS-based systems. This is because GPS-based system sends its location through a cellular phone network, which are easily jammed,  while the LoJack systems are less susceptible to jamming. Also, GPS systems are a lot more expensive, usually costing over $500.

Web-enabled tools
These auto security systems allow you to know the location of your car once it is stolen. This technology can also order your vehicle to a halt. This service not only provides an anti-theft systems, but the also the ability to know the situation of your vehicles and remotely control them. For example, If your vehicle is towed without turning the ignition on, a notification is immediately directed to a server and the car automatically “reports in” at an interval. The service provider then receives the message and transmits it to the owner’s cellular phone or pager to inform him and give him the chance to take appropriate action. When a stolen car is identified, they can be disabled remotely.

Car alarms
Car alarms are by far one of the cheapest auto security systems available in the market today. The price of these tools ranges from $50-$500. There are high-end car alarm systems that includes features like keyless entry and random code alarms. Some also include on-board relay that disables the vehicle’s starter to prevent thieves from bypassing the car’s ignition.

Keyless ignition systems
With the keyless ignition system, you wont be needing an ignition key. This auto security system utilizes a start/stop button that is enabled with a radio frequency identification card. Some products of this types use fingerprint scanners that totally limits the capacity to start a car and allows only those people whose fingerprints are saved in the system to use the car.

Motion sensors
Motion sensors are another type of auto security systems that helps you sense activity inside or outside the vehicle. Some products of these types use microwave frequency to monitor field disturbance in a closed area. Motion sensors are also features of some of today’s alarm systems.