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Ford Mustang Mach-E Wins TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award

December 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, ford mustang mach e, iihs, iihs ratings, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:25:27 +0000

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the third best selling electric vehicle in the US this year, only trailing the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. It’s still one of the best looking electric vehicles on the market, and it’s highly capable and the form factor many buyers want. Now … [continued]

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IIHS Study Highlights Risk Of Using Driver Assistance Technology

September 20, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, driver assistance, driver assistance systems, iihs, research, tesla, volvo

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:30:58 +0000

Driver assistance technologies have great promise, but in practice they allow some people to do things they shouldn’t do behind the wheel.

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IIHS Finds Little Evidence Some Electronic Driving Aids Reduce Crashes

July 15, 2024 admin automated driving systems, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, consumer technology, driver assistance systems, iihs, research, self driving cars, self-driving

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 21:23:29 +0000

The latest report from IIHS finds some partial automated driving systems are far less effective than drivers are led to believe.

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The Safest Truck in the USA is the Rivian R1T

April 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric car benefits, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev safety, iihs, iihs ratings, research, rivian, rivian r1t

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:53:30 +0000

As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles have innate safety advantages, and it’s also easier to design them for higher levels of safety in multiple ways. I could go on, but we have a fresh new report just on this topic — The EV Safety Advantage. Apparently, it already needs … [continued]

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IIHS Gives Poor Rating To Automated Driving Systems From Tesla & 9 Other Companies

March 16, 2024 admin automated driving systems, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, iihs, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:40:10 +0000

The latest report from IIHS gives all but one automated driving technology a poor rating, including Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD.

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Speed Kills! Are We OK With That?

January 31, 2024 admin iihs, nhtsa, NTSB, policy & politics, speed limiting device

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 14:21:57 +0000

A bill in the California legislature would require new cars to come with speed limiters beginning with model year 2027 vehicles.

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Volvo OTA Updates Pass 1 Million Mark, XC90 Recharge Earns Highest IIHS Safety Rating

February 28, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, google, google assistant, hybrid electric cars, iihs, iihs ratings, ota updates, over the air updates, phev, volvo, volvo xc90

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:29:34 +0000

The Volvo XC90 and XC90 Recharge both received a Top Safety Pick + rating from IIHS following this year’s stricter testing protocols.

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Latest IIHS Crash Test Ratings Have A Few Surprises

February 27, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, crash safety, electric cars, Electric vehicles, iihs, research, Safety

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:50:38 +0000

The IIHS has made it tougher for vehicles to earn a top safety award in 2023. Many perennial favorites did not make the cut this year.

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New IIHS Test Punishes SUVs and Crossovers — Volvo XC40 Aces It

December 19, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, Electric vehicles, iihs, Safety, volvo

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:05:30 +0000

That SUV or crossover you bought to keep your kids safe may not be as safe as you thought — and the IIHS just proved it!

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Smartphone Apps Are Driving Gig Workers & Parents To Distraction

November 10, 2022 admin consumer technology, distraction-related crashes, driver distraction, driving-related distractions, gig workers, iihs, national highway traffic safety administration, polls/surveys, research, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:26:20 +0000

A new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that smartphone app usage among gig-economy workers is 4 times more likely to occur than among other drivers. The study also reveals that parents are nearly 50% more prone to routinely making video calls, checking weather reports, and other types of smartphone-enabled distractions […]

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