Standard, Not Optional
The entry trim already has the 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen, the 10.25-inch digital cluster and Active Driving Assist. The manufacturer's count across the vehicle is 140 safety and security features, standard and available together.
The unusual thing about this vehicle's technology is where it sits in the range: the screens and the driver-assistance suite are on the $36,995 trim, not three trims up. Fog off the water, unlit two-lane roads once the season ends, and a bridge approach that stops without warning are the conditions that decide whether a driver-assistance list is a feature sheet or a daily habit, and on this vehicle you do not have to buy up to get one. Every trim carries the same 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen, the same 10.25-inch digital cluster and the same driver-assistance suite, so the entry car is equipped like the Overland.
Every 2026 Cherokee gets the same screens. The centre display is a 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 touchscreen, and in front of the driver sits a 10.25-inch full-color digital instrument cluster. Wireless Apple CarPlay support and Android Auto compatibility are standard, so the phone connects without a cable on the base trim and on the Overland alike.
Stellantis calls the connected layer Connect One. No trim goes without it, and it brings a ten-year over-the-air update trial, the Jeep brand smartphone app for vehicle functions, and automatic SOS calls. A rotary gear selector replaces a console shifter, which is a technology decision with a storage consequence: it is what created the open space ahead of the armrest.
On audio, six speakers come fitted as delivered on every 2026 Cherokee. Premium audio sits on the available-features list next to the panoramic sunroof, the hands-free liftgate, the surround-view camera and the digital rearview mirror. All of those are order-sheet items, not fitted kit.
| System | Specification | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Centre touchscreen | 12.3-inch Uconnect 5 | Standard, every trim |
| Driver display | 10.25-inch full-color digital cluster | Standard, every trim |
| Smartphone integration | Wireless Apple CarPlay support, Android Auto compatibility | Standard, every trim |
| Connected services | Connect One, with a ten-year over-the-air update trial, app and automatic SOS | Standard, every trim |
| Audio | Six speakers fitted as delivered; premium audio available | Six as delivered; premium available |
| Navigation | Standard on the 85th Anniversary Edition and Overland; available on the Limited | By trim |
| Voice assistant | Alexa In-Vehicle Assistant | Available |
The Cherokee's system is hands-on, not hands-free, and it is worth being direct about that because the two get conflated constantly. Active Driving Assist is the Cherokee's flagship driver-assistance system, and Jeep classes it as a Level 2 driver-assistance system with adaptive cruise control. In practice that means it does two jobs at once: it holds a set speed and a gap to the vehicle ahead, and it centres the car in its lane. It is standard on all five trims, which is the fact most worth carrying away from this page, because on much of this segment lane centering is a package or a top-trim item.
It is a hands-on system. Level 2 means the driver is driving. The system supports steering; it does not take over, and it is not a hands-free system. That distinction matters more here than the marketing does, because the conditions where you would most want the help, fog rolling off the water or an unlit stretch after the season ends, are exactly the conditions where lane markings get hard for any camera to read.
Where it genuinely earns its place on this peninsula is the summer crawl. Adaptive cruise in stop-and-go traffic at a canal crossing is the single most-used driver-assistance feature most owners here will have, and it is on the entry trim.
The following are standard on all five 2026 Cherokee trims, from the $36,995 car up:
Jeep's own count across the vehicle is 140 standard and available safety and security features. That is the manufacturer's figure and it is worth reading as a scope statement rather than a score: it counts everything from airbags to the tyre-pressure monitor.
What you add on top is short, because so much is already fitted. The 360-degree surround-view camera is offered on the Overland and is the only driver-assistance item in the lineup tied to a single trim. Worth knowing if parking cameras rank high for you, because it cannot be added lower down. A digital rearview mirror is available, which is the answer when the load behind you blocks the glass. Turn signal-activated blind spot monitoring, a windshield wiper de-icer, heated rear seats and ventilated front seats round out the available list. The Tech Group is $995.
| Feature | Cherokee | Laredo | Limited | 85th Anniv. | Overland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3-in Uconnect 5 touchscreen | Standard on every trim | ||||
| 10.25-in digital cluster | Standard on every trim | ||||
| Wireless smartphone mirroring | Standard on every trim | ||||
| Active Driving Assist | Standard on every trim | ||||
| Blind-spot monitoring, AEB, rear park assist | Standard on every trim | ||||
| Navigation | Not standard | Not standard | Available | Standard | Standard |
| 360-degree surround-view camera | Not standard | Not standard | Not standard | Not standard | Available |
| Premium audio upgrade | Available across the range | ||||
The whole driver-assistance suite is standard equipment across all five trims, so the $36,995 car leaves the lot with the same systems as the Overland. Here is what is fitted and what each one does on a Cape road.
| System | What it does | Fitted to |
|---|---|---|
| Active Driving Assist | Pairs lane centering with adaptive cruise, so the car holds its lane and its gap in traffic | All five trims |
| Automatic emergency braking | Identifies pedestrians and cyclists as well as vehicles, and brakes if you do not | All five trims |
| Blind-spot monitoring | Covers the blind spot and adds rear cross-path detection for backing out of a busy lot | All five trims |
| Intersection collision assist | Watches for cross traffic when you are turning across a lane | All five trims |
| Rear park assist | Rear automatic braking behind it, for tight parking off a commercial strip | All five trims |
| Surround-view camera | A 360-degree view of the vehicle for parking and low-speed manoeuvring | Available on the Overland |
Both bodies add vehicles to their programmes on their own schedules, and a new nameplate in its first model year commonly waits. When results are posted they will appear at the two links above, which are the primary sources; a rating quoted anywhere else is a claim about a primary source rather than the source. What the federal database does already record for this vehicle is its standard equipment: electronic stability control, forward collision warning and lane departure warning.
You want the screens and the driver aids and nothing else. The Cherokee at $36,995 including destination has all of it: both displays, wireless mirroring, Connect One, and the full standard assistance suite. See Cherokee inventory.
You want built-in navigation rather than the phone. Navigation is available on the Limited and standard on the 85th Anniversary Edition and the Overland.
You park in tight summer lots. The Overland is the only trim that can be fitted with the 360-degree surround-view camera.
You tow, or you load the car to the roof. The digital rearview mirror is the available item worth asking about, because it keeps a usable rear view when the cargo area is full. Pair it with the cargo figures before you decide.
We are at 556 Yarmouth Rd in Hyannis, off Route 132. Traffic here is the fairest test bench these systems get, and Hyannis supplies plenty of it. The driver-assistance systems are the part of this car that a showroom conversation cannot settle, so take one out onto Route 28 in traffic and switch the adaptive cruise on. That is the feature you will use most, and five minutes tells you more than any list. Buyers come to us from as far as Raynham, and from Falmouth, Plymouth and every corner of Barnstable, for a Jeep with this much fitted at the entry trim. Barnstable traffic is where you will notice it. The stop-and-go between Falmouth and Plymouth in August is where the adaptive cruise earns its place.
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Every trim gets the same list: Active Driving Assist, emergency braking that reads pedestrians and cyclists, help at intersections, blind-spot cover with rear cross-path detection, lane keep, drowsy-driver detection and rear park assist with braking behind it. The entry car carries the same suite as the Overland.
12.3 inches, running Uconnect 5, standard on every trim including the entry car. The driver also gets a 10.25-inch full-color digital instrument cluster as standard.
Yes, wireless Apple CarPlay support and Android Auto compatibility are standard on every trim. Phone compatibility and data-plan terms come from the phone maker and carrier rather than from Jeep, so check yours if you are unsure.
No. Jeep describes it as a Level 2 driver-assistance system with adaptive cruise control, which means it supports the driver rather than replacing them: it holds a set speed and gap and centres the car in its lane while you steer. Treat it as assistance, not autonomy.
All of them. Active Driving Assist, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist identification, intersection collision assist, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-path detection, lane keep assist, drowsy driver detection and rear park assist are standard from the $36,995 trim upward. That is unusual in this segment and it is the strongest single argument for the entry car.
The Overland is the trim that can add the surround-view camera. It is the one driver-assistance item in the lineup tied to a single trim, so if it is on your list, that is where to look.
Yes. Connect One is Stellantis' connected-services bundle, fitted across the range: a ten-year over-the-air update trial, the Jeep brand smartphone app for vehicle functions, and automatic SOS calls. Paid upgrades to a Wi-Fi package are offered separately.
It depends on where you drive. Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto are standard on every trim, so a phone covers most of it. Built-in navigation earns its place where cell coverage thins out, which on the outer stretches of the Cape and out toward the Cape Cod National Seashore is a real consideration. It is available on the Limited and standard on the 85th Anniversary Edition and Overland.
Switch the adaptive cruise on in the Route 28 crawl. That is the test that counts.
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