Plans include a new crash test, new dummies, as well as crash-avoidance system ratings to the government’s vehicle safety ranking program.
The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed high-tech changes to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 5-Star Safety Rating program for new vehicles. The planned changes will improve on the well-known safety ratings by adding an additional crash test, using new and more human-like crash test dummies, rating crash-avoidance advanced technologies, and assessing pedestrian protection.
Pursuit of a 5-Star Safety rating on the government crash tests, along with regulations on fuel economy, are driving auto manufacturers materials choices
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