Lane departure prevention systems that wait too long to initiate steering input or fail to prevent lane drifts greater than 35 centimeters may cause drivers to deactivate them, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.
A new study from IIHS concludes that the safety feature reduces rates of single-vehicle, sideswipe and head-on crashes of all severities by 11%.
The minivan has drawn the highest possible overall safety score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
There are a lot of safety options available for the modern fleet’s drivers. It’s time to take a more nuanced look at the options that are available in the market today.
A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that drivers are more likely to deactivate this safety feature compared to others.
Once limited to highline vehicles, collision-avoidance technology and other advanced safety systems have reached mass-market status and are available to fleets.
Roughly four out of five participants (82%) said they strongly agree that they would like to have vehicle-to-vehicle safety features on a vehicle they drive.
One new feature, a first in a Chevrolet vehicle, is full-speed-range adaptive cruise control, which uses radar to sense traffic in front of the vehicle and adjust its speed, including stopping and accelerating again.
The patented Cadillac Safety Alert Seat generates vibrating pulse patterns on the left and/or right side of the lower bolster to alert the driver of potential dangers, such as drifting from a traffic lane or toward nearby objects while parking.
DETROIT – The all-new 2013 Cadillac XTS introduces an advanced active safety and driver assistance system. According to General Motors, the system represents a significant milestone toward the development of self-driving vehicles.
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