The agency tested the forward collision warning, slow -
speed autobrake and high -
speed autobrake to determine effectiveness.
The C - Class equipped with Collision Prevention Assist Plus avoided a collision in both the Low - Speed and High -
Speed Autobrake tests.
A high
speed autobrake is on the 2018 menu.
The GTI recieved an advanced rating in front crash prevention thanks to its low -
speed autobrake and forward collision warning technology.
The 2016 Volkswagen Golf received a Top Safety Pick Plus rating from the IIHS because of its good test performance, on top of its crash prevention technologies such as forward collision warning and low -
speed autobrake.
Unlike the Q3, the 2016 Audi Q5 features optional crash prevention technology like forward collision warning and low -
speed autobrake, which helped it earn the highest rating possible of Top Safety Pick Plus.
However, vehicles with forward collision warning alone or low -
speed autobrake had lower rates of being rear - ended than vehicles without.
HLDI first reported on reductions in claim rates for Volvo's low -
speed autobrake system, City Safety, in 2011 and began noting benefits for higher - speed systems in 2012 (see «Volvo's City Safety prevents low - speed crashes and cuts insurance costs,» July 19, 2011, and Status Report special issue: crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).
Not exact matches
The
autobrake system is tested at
speeds of 12 mph and 25 mph, with points awarded based on how the
speed is reduced in the situation.
Autobrake is also standard, but the remaining complement of safety systems — full -
speed adaptive cruise, active lane assist, automatic high beams and traffic sign recognition — is bundled into a $ 1,800 option pack.
An
autobrake system may not always prevent a crash but may reduce vehicle
speed, mitigating the severity of the crash.
This is how much the C - Class's
autobrake system reduced the car's
speed in IIHS track testing.
The highest - scoring cars and SUVs have
autobrake and substantially reduce
speeds in both the 12 and 25 mph tests.
The tests illustrate what happens in a 25 mph crash when the striking vehicle doesn't have
autobrake, compared with what happens when
autobrake reduces the
speed by 13 mph.
The ratings are based on research by HLDI indicating that forward collision warning and
autobrake systems help drivers avoid front - to - rear crashes at both low
speeds and moderate
speeds.
For an advanced rating, a vehicle must have
autobrake and avoid a crash or reduce
speeds by at least 5 mph in 1 of 2 tests.
The Murano's
autobrake nearly avoided a collision in the 12 mph IIHS track test and reduced the vehicle's
speed by 11 mph in the 25 mph test.
IIHS conducted two demonstration crash tests at different
speeds to show how
autobrake can reduce damage even when a crash can't be avoided.
«Even when a crash isn't avoided, systems that have
autobrake have a good chance of preventing injuries by reducing the impact
speed,» says Jessica Cicchino, the study's author and the Institute's vice president for research.
Forward collision warning systems that meet performance criteria set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and
autobrake systems that provide only minimal
speed reduction in IIHS tests earn a basic rating.