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NHTSA Includes Crash Avoidance Rankings in Proposed Upgrades to its 5-Star Safety Ratings

December 9, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

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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Filed Under: News Tagged With: 5-Star Crash Rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Regulation

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