Toyota continues to make its cars safer, and the latest technology gear will help reduce accidents occurred while mistaking the gas for the brake pedal. Launched today in Japan as ‘Plus Support’ for new cars, it’s also available as a retrofit device for use with existing vehicles, with the latter being dubbed the ‘Pedal Misapplication […]
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GM’s OnStar has been saving lives for more than two decades, and now it’s coming to a smartphone near you. Thanks to the company’s new Guardian app, OnStar members and up to seven of their friends and family can access the company’s safety services from their smartphone. Given this, they’re available even when traveling in […]
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The all-new 2021 Acura TLX promises to be one of the most exciting sedans the Japanese automaker has released in recent years. While handling and performance will be prioritized, especially in Type S guise, the 2021 TLX also places great emphasis on safety. Acura says it targets the highest available safety ratings from both NHTSA […]
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Motorcyclists face a 20-time higher risk of losing their lives in an accident compared to car drivers, which has prompted Bosch to develop a new digitally connected emergency call system for motorbikes. Dubbed the Help Connect, it’s the result of the close collaboration between engineers and the company’s in-house accident research, and was described as […]
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released the results of a new study that says small cars are some of the deadliest vehicles on the road. According to the organization, “15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017” were either small cars or minicars. The study also found that […]
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Both the 2020 Skoda Superb iV Estate and VW Passat GTE Estate are the latest vehicles to fail the ‘moose test’. The tests, conducted by Swedish publication Teknikens Värld, started out with the Skoda Superb iV which was initially tasked with completing the section at 40.4 mph (65 km/h). While it was able to pass […]
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Europe’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) has updated its safety protocols for 2020, introducing new tests and making some changes in the way they evaluate cars. One of the biggest updates is the introduction of a new moving barrier that replaces the 23-year old regulation-based moderate offset-deformable barrier test. This evaluates the protection of occupants […]
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As promised last year, Volvo has announced that every new car it makes now comes with a limited top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h). According to the automaker, the limitation goes beyond regulation and legislation “to help close the remaining gap to zero serious injuries and fatalities in traffic.” In addition to the speed […]
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The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) in Australia has issued a ‘stop drive warning’ for vehicles fitted with potentially fatal Takata airbags. In a series of press releases, the FCAI detailed that there are thousands of vehicles on Australian roads fitted with Takata’s deadly Alpha and non-Alpha airbags and is telling people to stop […]
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Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications technology has the potential to make driving safer and less stressful, so it’s alarming to hear that WiFi signals could interfere with them. As noticed by Consumer Reports, Ford’s Executive Director of Connected Vehicle and Services wrote the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tell them their research has shown […]
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