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IIHS study finds automatic-braking cuts collisions by 39 percent
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has just released its latest, and most significant, study to date regarding the efficacy…
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NHTSA’s Next Safety Initiative: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
A new safety standard is in the works that would require cars to have the capability of communicating with each…
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Volvo shows new Inflatable Child Seat Concept
Intent on creating a viable alternative to a conventional child seat that can provide all of the requisite protective characteristics…
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NHTSA mandates enhanced rear-visibility tech starting in May 2016
After years of discussion, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued its final rules…
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Volvo tests system that detects driver attention
Intent on creating a safer operating environment by enhancing the way a vehicle interacts with its driver, Volvo has begun…
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Toyota previews new automated driver-assist systems
To be fully detailed at this week’s Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress Tokyo 2013, Toyota has developed a number of…
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IIHS issues first ratings for vehicle crash-avoidance protection systems
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has just released the results of its latest new-vehicle test regimen that assesses…
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2014 Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra pickups first NHTSA 5-star aces
The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 have become the first pickup trucks to earn a 5-star…
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New Tomy IAlert Child Car Seat syncs with your smartphone
Kids continue getting connected at younger and younger ages. In addition to marketing a line of conventional child car seats,…
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GHSA study: Speeding looms more critical in teen driving deaths
A new study by the non-profit Governors Highway Safety Association has found that speeding has become an even larger issue…