This story appears in the June 20 print edition of Transport Topics. A yearlong federal field test of 150 Class 8 tractor­-trailers equipped with collision avoidance systems had no rear-­end crashes, ...
Crash test dummies get all the glory in safety testing. In the 1980s and 90s, Vince & Larry were practically television stars. But not all safety testing takes place inside the vehicle. There’s an ...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety comes out with test results on the latest in-car crash avoidance systems. NBC's Phil LeBeau reports.Sept. 27, 2013 © 2026 ...
It was less than a year ago that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety inaugurated an updated evaluation for forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking technologies, and automakers ...
While traffic camera videos showing too-tall trucks haplessly crashing into overhanging bridges make for priceless social media fodder, the costs of such crashes are real. In fact, there are an ...