NTSB Points to Flaws in NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Rating Program
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 5-Star Safety Raring Program evaluates a vehicle’s crashworthiness, but not its crash-avoidance technologies.
June 9, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 5-Star Safety Raring Program evaluates a vehicle’s crashworthiness, but not its crash-avoidance technologies.
June 9, 2022
Nissan’s new driver-assistance technology aims to dramatically enhance collision avoidance. In development now, it will first be available on select new models in the mid-2020s and on virtually every new model by fiscal year 2030.
May 2, 2022
Tesla issues two separate recalls impacting over 602,000 vehicles. One is for Pedestrian Warning Sound problem and one for Side Air Bag issue.
April 15, 2022
eDriving has teamed up with Bosch Service Solutions and Sfara to bring advanced capabilities to the Mentor Smartphone App that can save lives after a collision.
April 15, 2022
After investigating a 2020 multi-vehicle crash that included a motorcoach, three trucks and a passenger vehicle, the National Transportation Safety Board found that highway speed limits, commercial vehicle collision avoidance systems, connected technology, and more need to be addressed.
February 14, 2022
Twelve automakers out of 20 have now installed automatic emergency braking on more than 95% of the vehicles produced in a one-year period.
December 20, 2021
A reliable, high-speed detection, near-field sensing and perception system that will enable the world’s first mass production, pre-crash airbags and other safety countermeasures is on the horizon.
December 1, 2021
Studies show that advanced driver assistance systems have the potential to prevent approximately 40% of all passenger-vehicle crashes and 29% of fatalities.
November 21, 2021
A crash so devastating it had John Vaccaro wondering if he even wanted to continue on with the family trucking business was a wake-up call to double down on safety.
May 20, 2021
The growth is majorly attributed to rising concerns about vehicle safety and increasing government regulations to integrate advanced safety systems into vehicles.
July 6, 2020
A collision avoidance system might have prevented or lessened the severity of a 2016 crash between a tractor-trailer and an SUV that killed six people and injured five, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
March 14, 2018
As accident rates in the U.S. continue to climb, technology must evolve to ensure the safety of the drivers on the road. Both in-vehicle and fleet technology is continuing to find ways to do just that.
February 1, 2018
The Highway Loss Data Institute estimates when such features as autobrake and forward collision warning will represent the norm in how all registered vehicles are equipped.
December 29, 2017
Volvo's 2018 XC40 will be replete with advanced safety features when the compact SUV arrives in the fall. Video courtesy of Volvo and Motorward via YouTube. For more about the Volvo XC40, click here.
September 5, 2017
The compact SUV, due in the fall, includes the latest generation of City Safety and the company's semi-autonomous Pilot Assist system.
September 5, 2017
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