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News•August 27, 2012

GM Leads Industry Evaluation of Rear Impact Crash Dummy

DETROIT – General Motors is leading a collaborative research effort exploring the potential use of a new crash test dummy designed to help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hurt in rear impacts.

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News•August 22, 2012

Mercedes Develops Inflatable Rear-Seat Seatbelt Technology

STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz is planning to introduce inflatable seatbelt safety technology, which the company is calling the “BeltBag,” on a luxury model in the future.

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News•August 22, 2012

NHTSA Announces New Federal Grant Program to Help States Fight Distracted Driving

WASHINGTON – NHTSA has announced a new grant program that will provide $17.5 million to states that have laws banning distracted driving in fiscal-year 2013.

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News•August 21, 2012

GM Testing New Safety Technologies as Part of U.S. DOT Program

DETROIT - General Motors is providing a total of eight vehicles, vehicle-to-vehicle-technology-equipped Buck and Cadillac cars, to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Model Deployment program for a year.

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News•August 21, 2012

U.S. DOT and UMTRI Launch Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Program

DETROIT – The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) has officially launched its Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Program, which will test vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety technology applications in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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News•August 20, 2012

LeasePlan USA Appoints Hayes as Vice President, Insurance Services

ALPHARETTA, GA – LeasePlan USA has appointed John Hayes to the position of vice president, insurance services. In this role, Hayes will manage the company’s insurance product offerings.

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News•August 16, 2012

Volvo S60 Earns Top Rating of “Good” in New IIHS Crash Test

ROCKLEIGH, NJ - This result from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new crash test makes the S60 the highest-rated European luxury vehicle out of the 11 tested, Volvo stated.

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News•August 15, 2012

Acura TL, Volvo S60 Draw Top Ratings in New IIHS Frontal Crash Test

ARLINGTON, VA — Of the 11 vehicles that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently subjected to its new frontal crash test, only the Acura TL and Volvo S60 drew the group’s highest rating.

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News•August 15, 2012

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week: Sharing the Road With Cyclists

Here are nine steps drivers can take to more safely share the road with cyclists.

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News•August 15, 2012

Daimler Test Fleet Exploring Potential of Car-to-X Communication

STUTTGART, GERMANY – As part of “Project sim” (Safe and Intelligent Mobility), one of the largest-ever field trials of car-to-X communication (C2X) got under way this month on the roads of Germany.

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