If Activated, AEB Could Reduce Crashes by 60%
A new analysis calculates the number of crashes that could be avoided if drivers would use advanced safety features. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to turn them off.
May 24, 2022
A new analysis calculates the number of crashes that could be avoided if drivers would use advanced safety features. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to turn them off.
May 24, 2022
Side impacts accounted for 23% of passenger vehicle occupant fatalities in 2020. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently put 18 SUVs through the paces with its new side-impact evaluation.
May 20, 2022
With the capture of three new “plus” awards, Volvo is now the automaker with the most 2022 Top Safety Pick+ awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
April 8, 2022
Twenty-six small and midsize SUVs were the first vehicles evaluated under the new seat belt reminder ratings program developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
March 31, 2022
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has bestowed its highest safety honor on both the 2022 Toyota Corolla sedan and hatchback.
March 31, 2022
Two organizations are pressing regulators to require all new passenger vehicles be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems that can detect pedestrians in the dark as well as in daylight.
March 31, 2022
Turning crashes accounted for more than 900 of approximately 5,800 fatal pedestrian crashes at or near U.S. intersections from 2014 to 2018. A new study finds turning SUVs, vans, and pickups pose a greater risk to walkers.
March 22, 2022
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has recognized a total of 101 vehicles with its two top safety accolades. Better headlights are boosting the ranks.
February 28, 2022
Widely used in Europe and Asia for over a decade, these “smart” headlights have been illegal in the U.S. up until now.
February 15, 2022
A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems are much less effective in the dark, where 75% of fatal pedestrian crashes happen.
February 4, 2022
The precise timing of the first set of ratings is uncertain because ongoing supply chain woes in the auto industry have made it more difficult to obtain vehicles for testing.
January 20, 2022
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives a midsize luxury SUV its highest safety accolade.
December 22, 2021
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
Crash fatalities could be reduced by 3% for drivers 70 and older and 5% for drivers 80 and older if they drove vehicles with the same safety profile as their middle-aged counterparts.
December 9, 2021
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives a nod to the 2021 minivan while its sister fleet vehicle doesn’t make the grade.
December 1, 2021
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