Sentences with phrase «speed autobrake»

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.
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