A new study by Consumer Reports found that existing active safety technologies could lower road deaths by 50% if they would be available as standard on all new vehicles. According to the study, up to 20,000 lives could be saved each year, but instead, carmakers are making customers pay extra for features that can ultimately […]
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The coronavirus has changed how we travel and that’s clear from a new AAA forecast which suggests 2020 will be the year of the road trip. According to the association, Americans will take approximately 707 million trips this summer. That’s down nearly 15% from last year and the decline is being blamed on the pandemic. […]
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Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any crazier, Dodge has tied Kia to win J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study. Yes, you read that right, Dodge won. A quality study. Seriously. To say the result is surprising is an understatement as Dodge hasn’t released an all-new vehicle in what feels like an eternity. In fact, […]
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As the automotive sector continues to be dominated by crossovers and SUVs, a study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed that these vehicles are more likely to kill pedestrians than traditional passenger cars. Conducted using data from 79 crashes in three urban areas of Michigan, it showed that SUVs caused […]
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Autonomous vehicles have been built up to be something of a magic bullet that can make accidents and fatalities a thing of the past. However, those rosy expectations might not reflect reality as study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggests autonomous vehicles might only be able to prevent around a third of […]
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Hertz filed for bankruptcy last month and it raised fears the rental giant could sell off hundreds of thousands of vehicles as part of the restructuring process. While that hasn’t happened yet, the company is already selling off a number of former fleet vehicles. Given all of the interest in Hertz, iSeeCars decided to find […]
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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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Automakers offer a dizzying array of options, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. Speaking with Wards Auto, J.D. Power’s Doug Betts explained the industry so-called “unicorn” problem. As Betts noted, 13.6 million vehicles were sold to retail customers in 2019. Excluding color, they were available in more than 600,000 unique configurations. That’s an insane […]
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We’re all united by a single passion here: cars. But how much do some people love their rides? According to a study conducted by Skoda UK for the British market, the answer is a lot, maybe too much. The most interesting information by far revealed by the Czech automaker is that 10 percent of British […]
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Americans remain skeptical about autonomous driving technologies, a research from Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) has revealed. The coalition, which aims to improve the public’s understanding of autonomous vehicles, conducted a poll of 1,200 adults across the U.S. earlier this year to determine their views on current autonomous vehicle technologies. Nearly 3 in 4 […]
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