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Articlesby Marianne MatthewsMay 4, 2019

3 Essential Vehicle Safety Technologies

High-tech features and advanced driver assistance systems are becoming more readily available, and they have the potential to reduce the rates of crashes, fatalities and injuries on the nation’s roadways.

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NewsJune 29, 2016

Ford Transit Connect Recalled for Brake Control

The safety compliance recall covers 605 2016 model-year vehicles that need the brake hydraulic control unit replaced.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalMay 16, 2016

Vans Add Next-Gen Safety Technology

In the light-duty van market, safety has become a priority for fleet buyers and manufacturers.

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NewsFebruary 9, 2015

Video: Ford Debuts Stability Control on 2015 Focus

Enhanced transitional stability technology, available on the 2015 model-year Focus, can help deliver better handling in highly dynamic driving maneuvers.

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NewsMarch 12, 2014

Electronic Stability Control to Become Mandatory in New Zealand

Electronic stability control will become mandatory for all vehicles imported to New Zealand to increase safety on the country's roadways, a government official announced.

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NewsDecember 5, 2012

NHTSA Study: Electronic Stability Control Has Saved Thousands of Lives

WASHINGTON – Electronic stability control technology (ESC) is saving an increasing number of lives each year, according to a three-year study released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA study estimates that ESC saved 2,202 lives from 2008 to 2010 alone.

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NewsJanuary 30, 2012

Study Says Automotive Safety Technologies Take Average of 30 Years Before Available in 95% of Vehicles

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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NewsDecember 22, 2010

2012 Ford Focus to Offer New Safety Features

DEARBORN, MI - Ford safety engineers in the U.S. and Germany crash tested the new 2012 Ford Focus more than 12,000 times in real and virtual worlds to prove out new technologies designed to protect occupants in crashes, Ford Motor Co. said.

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NewsAugust 18, 2010

Cadillac CTS, Infiniti M37/M56 Draw 'Top Safety Pick'

ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given Top Safety Pick awards to the 2011 Cadillac CTS and Infiniti M37/M56, after the vehicles performed exceptionally well in roof strength tests that assess how well vehicles would protect people in rollover crashes.

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NewsSeptember 2, 2009

Report: ABS Reduces Crashes by 6-8%

WASHINGTON - Antilock brake systems (ABS) have reduced the overall crash rates of passengers cars by 6 percent and light trucks by 8 percent, according to a new report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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