Driven by Safety and Emissions Regulations, OEMs Investing Billions in Advanced Vehicle Technology
The R&D spending is fueling brisk growth in autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, in-vehicle connectivity, safety features, electric propulsion and other technology.
Toyota Safety Research Center Will Study Autonomous, Connected Vehicle Technologies
As part of “CSRC Next,” the center will invest $35 million in “research designed to support a safe transition to the future of mobility,” the automaker said.
Older Drivers Embracing Safety Technology, But Wary of Autonomous Vehicles
Senior drivers are hip to high-tech safety features in cars and trucks, but they’re not sold on the concept of driverless vehicles, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by Munich Reinsurance America.
National Safety Council: Vehicle Miles Are Up, and So Are Fatalities
As the economy gradually improves and gasoline prices stay relatively low, people are driving more – and more people are dying in motor-vehicle crashes.
Report Finds Autonomous Vehicles Cannot Be Test-Driven Enough Miles to Demonstrate Their Safety
Under even the most aggressive test-driving assumptions, it would take existing fleets of autonomous vehicles tens and even hundreds of years to log sufficient miles to adequately assess the safety of the vehicles when compared to human-driven vehicles.
Department of Transportation Recommends Updated Safety Rating System for New Vehicles
Proposed series of changes would modernize NHTSA’s current standards. Under the current program, NHTSA crash tests new vehicles and rates their ability to protect occupants in frontal, side and rollover crashes.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Releases Self-Driving Vehicle Policy
Department of Transportation reveals plans for regulation of autonomous vehicles.
CAFE Workshop Addresses Effects of Vehicle Mass and Size on Safety
Discussion of reduced vehicle mass and its impact on vehicle safety and fuel consumption dominated conversation during the Feb. 25 symposium sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). During the day-long event, engineers and automobile manufacturers shared results of studies and crash test reports designed to analyze the implications of reduced vehicle mass.
Vehicle Care RockStar: Clay Hoberecht
Since starting Best Body Shop, Hoberecht has become a social media star and an example for leading with integrity and doing the right thing.
Nebraska Experts Conduct Study on EVs and Highway Safety
The first-of-its-kind crash test of an EV pickup truck was done to better understand whether currently used guardrails and U.S. military protection measures against hostile vehicles are prepared for the growing number of EVs.
