The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has bestowed its highest safety honor on both the 2022 Toyota Corolla sedan and hatchback.
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.
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.
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.
Widely used in Europe and Asia for over a decade, these “smart” headlights have been illegal in the U.S. up until now.
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.
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.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives a midsize luxury SUV its highest safety accolade.
Twelve automakers out of 20 have now installed automatic emergency braking on more than 95% of the vehicles produced in a one-year period.
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.
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