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DETROIT – General Motors safety engineers are helping to advance crash test methods by getting out of the lab and into University of Michigan Hospital to witness surgeries and other medical procedures resulting from crash-related injuries.
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A stressful environment surrounds fleet, and increased accident management costs are contributing to fleet manager anxiety.
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DETROIT – General Motors researchers are developing a promising driver assistance feature designed to detect pedestrians and bicyclists on congested streets or in poor visibility conditions before the driver notices them.
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ARLINGTON, VA – The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) conducted a study of new advanced crash avoidance technologies and found that forward collision avoidance systems have the greatest impact on reducing crash incidents.
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DETROIT – Buick’s lineup will continue to expand in the coming year with two all-new models – the 250-horsepower (187 kW) Verano Turbo luxury sedan and the Encore luxury crossover. In the 2013 model year, each model receives new active safety systems.
Read More →DETROIT - The automaker conducted the studies in a driving simulator at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis and with VTTI on a GM test track in Michigan.
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BARCELONA, SPAIN – Ford Motor Co.'s Executive Chairman Bill Ford outlined a plan for connected cars that is designed to avoid the consequences of widespread gridlock as the number of on-road vehicles grows.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA - The Highway Loss Data Institute found it typically takes an average of 30 years for an advanced safety feature introduced in luxury cars to become a feature on 95% of the vehicles on the road.
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DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. last week revealed the NS4 advanced plug-in hybrid concept vehicle at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The concept car showcased a range of automotive safety technology features, including a new pre-collision system.
Read More →CAMBRIDGE, MA - In order to reduce the number of accidents at intersections, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised an algorithm that predicts when an oncoming car is likely to run a red light.
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