All 20 participating automakers have fulfilled a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), five new manufacturers installed automatic emergency braking (AEB) on more than 95 percent of the light vehicles they produced between […]
IIHS and Road to Zero Coalition Call for In-Vehicle Alerts and Speed Limiters to Curb Aggressive Driving
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and other members of the Road to Zero Coalition are urging automakers, regulators and fleet operators to promote intelligent speed assistance (ISA) and speed limiters to help curb an epidemic of speeding that has contributed to a spike in traffic deaths since 2020. “Speeding causes more than a […]
AirPro’s Auggie Calibrations Meet IIHS and NHTSA Standards
AirPro Diagnostics announced its Auggie mobile static recalibration device has been independently tested and has met Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) vehicle requirements, proving a complete and safe recalibration. FT Techno of America (FTTA), an independent vehicle evaluation company, recently performed the following industry recognized ADAS tests […]
NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles
Rule would replace the 2016 voluntary agreement between manufacturers, NHTSA and IIHS that led 14 manufacturers to install braking system in 95% of their vehicles by last September. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require automatic emergency braking and pedestrian AEB […]
AirPro Webinar Features IIHS Research on Consumer Experiences with Crash Avoidance Repairs
AirPro Diagnostics will host a webinar at 2 p.m. (EDT) May 17 featuring David Zuby, Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), who will examine consumer experiences with crash avoidance feature repairs. In February, IIHS released the results of research showing seven out of ten consumers reported issues […]
IIHS President Tells Federal Legislators Vehicle Technology is Not a Silver Bullet for Safety
Many advanced technologies can reduce the number of lives lost on U.S. roads, but full or partial automation is not one of them, David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said in a virtual Capitol Hill briefing March 7. “We firmly believe in technology for vehicle safety and the potential it has […]
IIHS Says Small Overlap Front Crash Rating Program Saving Lives
Driving a vehicle that earns a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) driver-side small overlap front crash test reduces your risk of dying in a real-world crash, a new IIHS study shows. A driver in a good-rated vehicle is 12 percent less likely than a driver in a poor-rated one to […]
IIHS Research Says 7 of 10 Consumers Report Issues with Common Accident-Avoidance Features After Collision Repair
Crash avoidance features have proven safety benefits, but majority of vehicle owners report problems with the technology following repairs. Consumers who had repairs performed at OEM dealers report fewer post-repair problems. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety surveyed owners of vehicles equipped with front crash prevention, blind spot detection or rearview or other visibility-enhancing cameras. […]
Progressive’s Scott Ziegler Elected Chair of IIHS Board of Directors
Scott Wesley Ziegler, general manager of personal lines at Progressive Insurance, has been elected chair of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Board of Directors for 2023. Ziegler takes over from Stan McNaughton, president and chief executive officer of PEMCO, who remains on the Board. “The mission of preventing traffic deaths and injuries is deeply […]
IIHS Reports Three More Vehicle Manufacturers Fulfill Pledge to Make Autobrake Systems Nearly Universal
A 2016 voluntary agreement between IIHS, NHTSA and 20 manufacturers targeted current model year to equip 95% of their vehicles with AEB systems. Three more automakers have fulfilled a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking (AEB), according to the Insurance Institute for […]
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