AAA: In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems Especially Distracting to Older Drivers
According to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, older drivers removed their eyes and attention from the road for more than eight seconds longer than younger drivers when programming navigation or tuning the radio using in-vehicle infotainment technology.
New AAA Survey Finds Consumers Slow to Adopt Electric Vehicles
AAA believes that a lack of knowledge and experience may be contributing to the slow adoption of electric vehicles despite Americans’ desire to go green.
AAA: It’s Time to Bring U.S. Headlight Standards Out of the Dark Ages
New research from AAA found that European vehicles equipped with adaptive driving beam headlights increase roadway lighting by as much as 86 percent when compared to U.S. low beam headlights.
AAA: Public Trust in Autonomous Vehicles Dips
AAA has announced that its annual automated vehicle survey found that 71 percent of people are afraid to ride in fully self-driving vehicles.
AAA Recommends Common Naming for ADAS Technology
AAA said that with the current variety of marketing names of ADAS and lack of consensus by industry regulatory groups, it has been difficult for consumers to discern what safety features a vehicle has and how they actually work.
AAA: Record-Breaking Number of Americans Will Travel This Holiday Season
The record-breaking 112.5 million travelers taking to the nation’s runways, roads and rails for the year-end holidays represents a 4.4 percent increase over last year and the most since AAA has been tracking holiday travel.
AAA Illuminates Dangers of Driving with Cloudy Headlights
New research from AAA reveals that clouded or yellowed headlights generate only 20 percent of the amount of light that new headlights do, leading to dangerous nighttime driving conditions.
AAA: National Gas Price Average Dropping Toward Lowest of the Year
According to the latest data from AAA, pump prices are steadily declining and are heading toward some of the lowest levels in 2018.
Teen Drivers Plus Teen Passengers Increase Fatality Risk by 51 Percent: AAA Study
AAA has released new research that found that when a teen driver has another teen passenger in the car, the fatality rate for all people involved in the crash increases 51 percent.
New Research from AAA Finds New Vehicle Technologies Double Repair Bills for Minor Collisions
According to new research from AAA, vehicles equipped with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) such as automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning can cost twice as much to repair following a collision due to expensive sensors and their calibration requirements.
