Drivers say they want better vehicle safety systems over self-driving cars. According to AAA’s latest survey on autonomous vehicles, 13% of U.S. drivers would trust riding in self-driving vehicles – an increase from last year, when this number was 9%. Despite this slight increase, 6 in 10 U.S. drivers still report being afraid to ride […]
IIHS Reports Vehicle Manufacturers Make Big Strides in Front Crash Prevention
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) vehicle manufacturers are delivering major improvements in their automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems following the introduction of a tougher front crash prevention evaluation by IIHS last year. “The rapid progress manufacturers have made to improve these vital crash avoidance systems is impressive,” IIHS President David Harkey […]
Automatic Emergency Braking Study Finds Systems Improving Over Time
Front-to-rear crashes reduced up to 52% in newer models. Automatic emergency braking (AEB) continues to improve as it cuts rear-end crashes in half, according to the latest study by the Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS). The study, pairing auto manufacturer equipment with police crash report data covering 98 million vehicles and 21.2 […]
NHTSA Delays Light Vehicle AEB Final Rule
Delays effective date until March to allow Trump Administration appointees to review. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it was temporarily delaying the effective date of its final Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles rule. In a document posted on its website, the safety regulator announced the rule […]
Vehicle Manufacturer Association Files Lawsuit Seeking Repeal of Biden Administration Automatic Emergency Braking Rule
Complaint seeks repeal of NHTSA rule association believes is not feasible. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation that represents vehicle manufacturers on January 17 initiated litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation. The complaint seeks a repeal of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) […]
AAA Research Shows 100% of 2024 Model Vehicles with AEB Avoided Forwards Collisions Up to 35 MPH
Marks major improvement in technology compared to 2017-2018 model testing. No vehicle tested avoided 55 MPH forward collision. AAA’s latest research found that new (2024) model vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) avoided 100% of forward collisions when tested at speeds up to 35 mph, in comparison to old (2017 – 2018) model vehicles, which […]
IIHS-HLDI Research Sees Little Benefit from Partial Automation in Preventing Crashes Beyond Crash Avoidance Systems Like AEB
Compares partial automation features like lane keeping assist to convenience features like power windows and heated seats. Crash records and insurance data offer little evidence that partial automation systems are preventing collisions, research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute shows. “Everything we’re seeing tells us that partial automation […]
Vehicle Manufacturers Challenge New NHTSA Rule on Auto Braking
Alliance for Automotive Innovation petitions NHTSA to reconsider final rule that would require automatic emergency braking systems on all new vehicles in 2029 calling technology impractical. The Alliance of Automotive Innovation, that represents vehicle manufacturers, yesterday petitioned the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to reconsider its Final Rule on Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) […]
IIHS Welcomes New AEB Rule But Disappointed in Delayed Implementation Timeline
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) welcome the new regulation from the National Highway Traffic Administration that requires automatic emergency braking (AEB) on all new passenger vehicles by September 2029. The final rule is a step forward for safety, though the long runway provided for compliance is unnecessary, IIHS-HLDI President David Harkey said. “We […]
IIHS Calls for Crash Avoidance Features on Light Vans
Light vans involved in over 900,000 police reported crashes each year. Equipping the light vans that fulfill America’s online orders with four safety features could prevent or mitigate close to 4 out of 10 fatal crashes involving such vehicles, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows. Using federal crash data […]
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