Safety

From 2014, the Euro NCAP safety test will include autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems. Megatrends talked to leading industry figures about the importance of this technology [...]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is starting to see some progress in terms of its new small overlap front crash test. The new test, introduced last year, is design[...]

Policy implications from the development and implementation of advanced vehicle technologies have been aired at a US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 15 Ma[...]

A new University at Buffalo (UB) study of crashes involving cars and SUVs has found that crash safety ratings are much less significant than vehicle type. According to this study, [...]

In a series of presentations for investors and analysts at the company’s annual capital market day, Autoliv executives have outlined the company’s business plans that will underpin[...]

Both General Motors and Toyota have come under the spotlight by safety regulators in the US due to problems with their headlights.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati[...]

India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has extended the completion date for the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) by two y[...]

Automotive World’s latest Technology Roadmap report addresses in-vehicle connectivity. Technology Roadmap: Connected Vehicles includes an analysis of an on-line survey, one q[...]

Harman’s recent acquisition of Israeli safety app company iOnRoad has seen the connectivity leader place a renewed focus on safety in the infotainment sector. Although the supplier[...]

General Motors has announced that development of its own autonomous driving technology is progressing on schedule. Cadillac has been working on a semi-automated driving system call[...]

US President Barack Obama has nominated the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina – Anthony Foxx – as the next Secretary of Transportation. Ray LaHood has held the post since th[...]

New research from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute indicates that driver fatigue is at play in more crashes than previously estimated. In a 100-car naturalistic driving s[...]

The new Mercedes-Benz Citan Kombi brought in a surprisingly mediocre three-star rating out of a possible five in the latest Euro NCAP safety tests, let down by poor airbag performa[...]

Car owners are most interested in purchasing new technologies related to fuel economy and in-vehicle smartphone integration in their next vehicle, according to the latest JD Power [...]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published final first phase voluntary guidelines aimed at reducing driver distraction. The full 281-page pdf is avail[...]

[updated: adds Daimler comments] The latest SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP) investigation into the eco-friendly automotive refrigerant HFC-1234yf (R-1234yf) ha[...]

Drivers may think they are being safer by using voice texting on their mobile phone when driving, but the distraction is just as bad as manual texting, according to a recent study [...]

The increased use of automotive pressure sensors in the automotive industry is driving growth in the global microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors market. According [...]

The European Commission (EC) has put forward a proposal geared at encouraging improved aerodynamic design on commercial vehicles, thereby improving overall fuel efficiency. The cur[...]

Fuel economy isn’t just down to a car’s engine. It is affected by a wide range of variables, including the type of tyres, aerodynamic design, material, overall weight, and even the[...]