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Apple and Google Speed Ahead in Safer Design of Vehicle Infotainment Technology

Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are less distracting to drivers when compared to built-in vehicle infotainment systems designed by automakers, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

The new website, AAAFoundation.org, is focused on its four core traffic safety research priorities: emerging technologies, vulnerable road users, driver behavior and performance, and roadway systems and drivers.

AAA Survey on Traffic Safety Reveals Driving Behaviors that Keep Auto Body Shops in Business

An annual survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety concludes that while most drivers want a greater level of security behind the wheel, their behaviors often contradict their attitudes about safety.

Vehicle Infotainment Systems Adding to Distracted-Driving Problem, AAA Says

New vehicle infotainment systems take drivers’ eyes and attention off the road and their hands off the wheel for potentially dangerous periods of time, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

AAA Study Indicates Missing One to Two Hours of Sleep Doubles Crash Risk

With drowsy driving involved in more than one in five fatal crashes on U.S. roadways each year, AAA warns drivers that getting less than seven hours of sleep may have deadly consequences.

AAA American Driving Survey Reveals 15 Key Findings

Among the key findings are that American drivers travelled nearly 10,900 miles on average and spent more than 290 hours on the road, and more than 87.5 percent of Americans aged 16 years and older reported driving in the past year.

Study Finds Crashes Involving Road Debris Up 40 Percent Since 2001

The new study, released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, found that more than 200,000 crashes involved debris on U.S. roadways during the past four years.