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Testing of four 2026 model-year vehicles found that automatic emergency braking prevented collisions in standardized intersection scenarios, but three vehicles failed to avoid crashes when another vehicle turned into their path.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Hyundai Caribbean-Puerto Rico is recalling more than 3,000 MY 2005-2007 Elantra, Tucson, Sonata, Azera and Accent vehicles.
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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - The Volvo C30 and the Ford Focus are best in group of 5: Earning good ratings in all 3 of the Institute's tests and equipped with optional electronic stability control, the Focus qualifies as a 2009 Top Safety Pick among small cars.
Read More →CLEVELAND --- While much has been written lately about the dangers of behind-the-wheel cell phone use, eating and drinking behind the wheel are even more prevalent and also pose serious risks.
Read More →BLACKSBURG, VA - Truck and heavy-vehicle drivers who text-message while driving are 23.2 times more likely to be involved in a crash or near-crash as non-distracted motorists, according to new research conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
Read More →HARTFORD --- Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan has signed an order fining five Safeco subsidiaries a total of $434,000 for improper cancellations, improper rating, and unlicensed agents and adjusters among other violations to state law.
Read More →DETROIT - The new "Remote Ignition Block" feature can help authorities recover stolen vehicles and also prevent dangerous high-speed pursuits from starting, according to Onstar.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA --- The Ford Focus and Volvo C30 excelled in recent crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, earning the vehicles the coveted Top Safety Pick designation.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI --- In an updated position statement on the repair and replacement of safety belt assemblies, Ford Motor Co. clearly comes out against the practice of collision repair shops re-installing seat belts taken from salvage or damaged vehicles.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Honda is recalling MY 2001 Civic and Accord vehicles because of a problem with the driver's side airbag.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Supreme Court this month made it easier for motorists accused of drunk driving to challenge the results of police breathalyzers.
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