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HLDI Reports Tesla Model S with Advanced Features Have Fewer Physical Damage Claims

August 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to the a report by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) detailed in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Status Report, the combined crash avoidance features on the Tesla Model S are reducing third-party physical damage and injury liability claims. Tesla’s “Autopilot” is limited to lowering collision claims. HLDI compared the claims experience […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, Highway Loss Data Institute, Tesla

New Ford Ranger Will Use Radar to Make Towing Easier

July 31, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

When the 2019 Ford Ranger goes on sale later this year, customers will be able to get towing technology to prevent blind spot collisions. Taking boats to the slip or ATVs to the dunes is easier with Ford Ranger’s Blind Spot Information System with trailer coverage. After hooking up a trailer, radar housed in Ranger’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Collision Avoidance, Ford Motor Company

Hyundai Announces Partnership on Connectivity Technology for Increased Road Safety

July 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hyundai Motor announced its strategic partnership with Autotalks, a leading technology company specialized in the manufacturing of Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication chipsets. Hyundai Motor forms a strategic partnership with Autotalks through a direct investment to accelerate the development and deployment of the next generation chipset for connected cars. V2X technology allows vehicles to communicate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, Hyundai, Telematics

Toyota and Lexus to Launch V2V and V2I in the US in 2021

April 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reports 92 percent of its vehicles currently have autonomous emergency braking as standard equipment. Toyota and Lexus announced the companies plan to start deployment of Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) systems on vehicles sold in the United States starting in 2021, with the goal of adoption across most of its lineup by the mid-2020s. Toyota and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, Toyota

Nationwide Announces Venture Capital Investment to Build Safe Driving Network

January 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nationwide is making a strategic venture capital investment in Nexar, an Israeli-based startup focused on building the world’s largest safe driving network. Nationwide’s stake in Nexar is part of a new $30 million Series B round of funding recently announced by the Tel Aviv-based company.  “Our venture capital approach is key to Nationwide’s innovation strategy,” […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, Nationwide

Toyota Rolling Out Second Generation Safety Sense Collision Avoidance Technologies

November 29, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

TSS 2nd Generation

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) announced that the second generation of its Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) package of active safety features will begin rolling out as standard equipment on certain Toyota vehicles beginning in mid-2018. The updated safety package will add new technologies and capabilities that enhance protection for drivers, passengers, and others who […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Collision Avoidance, Toyota Motor Sales

IIHS Research: Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Detection Reduce Collisions

August 23, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

IIHS Lane Departure Warning Crash Reduction Chart

Two studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety detail the impact collision avoidance technologies are having on accident rates. New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) on lane departure warning system shows the technology is preventing crashes in the U.S. A separate study shows that blind spot detection also is yielding […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Frequency, Collision Avoidance, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

NHTSA Proposes Rules for Connected Vehicle Technology

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Regulator touts technologies ability to prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes. Proposed rule would mandate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication on light vehicles, allowing cars to ‘talk’ to each other to avoid crashes On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule that would advance the deployment of connected vehicle technologies throughout the U.S. light […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, NHTSA

Ford to Begin Autonomous Vehicle Testing on California Roads

December 16, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford will test its fully autonomous Fusion Hybrid sedans on California streets next year.

Fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid sedans are taking to California streets next year, as Ford Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto continues growing. Ford (NYSE:F) is officially enrolled in the California Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program to test autonomous vehicles on public roads. The testing is further advancement of Ford’s 10-year autonomous vehicle development program and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Collision Avoidance, Ford, Ford Motor Company

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