Had the Model S impacted the front or rear of the trailer, even at high speed,
its advanced crash safety system would likely have prevented serious injury as it has in numerous other similar incidents.
Advanced crash safety system.
«The high ride height of the trailer combined with its positioning across the road and the extremely rare circumstances of the impact caused the Model S to pass under the trailer, with the bottom of the trailer impacting the windshield of the Model S. Had the Model S impacted the front or rear of the trailer, even at high speed,
its advanced crash safety system would likely have prevented serious injury as it has in numerous other similar incidents.»
«Had the Model S impacted the front or rear of the trailer, even at high speed,
its advanced crash safety system would likely have prevented serious injury as it has in numerous other similar incidents,» Tesla said.
If the front or the back of the Tesla Model S crashed into the trailer,
the advanced crash safety system of the electric vehicle could likely save the driver's life, as what happened in an incident reported in May that saw all five passengers of the Tesla Model S survive a horrific crash.
Not exact matches
As car seat
safety testing and
crash test technologies have
advanced and improved, car seats have changed in many ways.
Thanks to
advances in car seat
safety technologies and developing
crash testing methods, 4 - year - olds that might have been moved into a booster 10 years ago can still safely ride in a rear - facing car seat!
It offers great car
crash protection for the baby and other seriously
advanced safety features.
And while you might want to think twice before attempting some of their more
advanced moves — «for ages we
crashed and burned,» the very - ripped Mike admitted to the Daily Mail — don't worry about the
safety of the Sawtelles» canine assistant.
The Buick Envision received the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety's Top
Safety Pick Plus rating for earning the highest rating of good (out of a possible good, acceptable, fair and poor) in all crashworthiness tests and a score of
advanced (out of a possible not available, basic,
advanced and superior) in front
crash prevention with optional equipment.
But there are a number of other types of
advanced crash avoidance
safety technology that are already available and saving lives today.
In order to qualify for the Top
Safety Pick + award, a vehicle must have a Good score on all five crashworthiness tests and it must come with a front
crash prevention system that earns an
Advanced or Superior rating.
To receive the highest rating of TOP
SAFETY PICK +, vehicles must meet the same standards as for the TOP
SAFETY PICK, as well as earn an «
advanced» or «superior» rating for front
crash prevention.
To give you the perfect blend of adventure and
safety, it passed its IIHS» front
crash prevention and mitigation test in the results of which it reduced a 25 - mph impact by 5 mph and a 12 - mph impact by 1 mph, receiving an
advanced rating.
To qualify for 2017 TOP
SAFETY PICK, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention.
Q50 and Q70 models were awarded IIHS» highest accolade for their performance on the IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, and the
advanced front
crash safety features available on both vehicles, particularly INFINITI's Forward Emergency Braking (FEB) system.
Performance requirements: Participating manufacturers will ensure vehicles have both a forward collision warning system that meets a subset of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's current 5 - Star
Safety Ratings program requirements on the timing of driver alerts and an automatic braking system that earns at least an
advanced rating in the current Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety front
crash prevention track tests.
«City
Safety is one of the most
advanced standard
crash prevention offers you can find in a modern car.
To earn Top
Safety Pick, vehicles must achieve good ratings in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests; earn an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention; and also have at least acceptable - rated headlights.
The IIHS gave the 2015 Outlander the «Top
Safety Pick +» rating, with the model getting the top «Good» rating for all criteria, as well as the «
Advanced» rating for front
crash prevention thanks to the optional Forward Collision Mitigation System.
To qualify for the 2018 Top
Safety Pick + award, vehicles must earn a good rating in the driver - side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests; an acceptable or good rating in the passenger - side small overlap test; an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention; and a good headlight rating.
To earn a 2017 Top
Safety Pick +, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the five crashworthiness tests and an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention.
Other
advanced safety equipment available in either competitor include frontal
crash alert with automatic braking, blind spot monitor, lane departure detection, and rear cross-traffic detection.
In order to be named a Top
Safety Pick +, a vehicle has to receive a rating of «Good» or «Acceptable» in all five of the crashworthiness tests, and a «Superior» or «
Advanced» rating in front
crash prevention.
The system can also steer the vehicle into and out of a parallel parking space • Forward and reverse sensing systems: The systems provide audible alerts designed to help drivers avoid obstacles when parking • Hands - free liftgate: Allows customer to move leg below center of the rear bumper to unlock and raise liftgate • Heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel: Amenities make occupants more comfortable, and every drive more enjoyable • Lane - keeping system: Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers of obstacles on either side of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series
Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag:
Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees of the front seat passenger in a
crash.
To get the Plus added to the end of Top
Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn a Top
Safety Pick rating in addition to earning an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention.
Additionally, the 2016 A3 sedan earned an
advanced rating for front
crash prevention which is the qualifier for the Plus part of the Top
Safety Pick Plus.
To qualify for Top
Safety Pick +, a vehicle must meet the Top
Safety Pick criteria, plus earn an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention.
Standard
advanced safety features include a post-
crash braking system to automatically apply the brakes after a
crash to prevent secondary incidents.
It was elected Car of the Year in Sweden in 1966 thanks to many
advanced safety features for its time: front and rear disc brakes, dual - circuit braking system, and a
crash - absorbing body structure.
With its next - generation
Advanced Compatibility Engineering ™ (ACE ™) body structure and Honda Sensing ™ technology, the 2017 Accord is anticipated to receive the highest available
crash safety rating from the U.S. government — a 5 - Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA — and a similar top rating of TOP SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
safety rating from the U.S. government — a 5 - Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA — and a similar top rating of TOP SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
safety rating from the U.S. government — a 5 - Star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA — and a similar top rating of TOP
SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (
SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety (
Safety (
Safety (IIHS).
To qualify for 2016 Top
Safety Pick +, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the five IIHS crashworthiness tests and an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention.
Acura touts its
Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body construction's ability to «help reduce and disperse forces in front
crashes,» along with vehicle stability assist, blind spot information system, surround view camera, front and rear parking sensors and rear cross traffic monitor as a comprehensive
safety system that will keep your family secure on the road and in the event of an accident.
Crash Stroke The ACE ™ structure used on the Civic Type R features a
crash stroke technology, developed by Honda engineers in the company's
advanced safety research laboratory in Raymond.
Reviews: * Precise handling, very good fuel economy, quick acceleration, top
crash safety scores, refined interior with intuitive controls, available hatchback body style, many
advanced features are available.
It's not immediately clear in NHTSA would
crash - test n - factorial combinations of
advanced safety features, or use algorithms that assign of bump of, say, 0.025 to 0.1 ratings points for each feature.
An additional active
safety feature included in the available
Advance Package is the Collision Mitigating Braking System ™ (CMBS ™) which helps reduce the likelihood of a
crash by alerting the driver to potential collision situations as well as activating the brakes if the system determines a collision likely is unavoidable.
To get front
crash prevention equipment in an Outlander, you'd need to start with the $ 24,995 SEL, the second - highest trim level, and then add the $ 1,550 SEL
Advanced Safety Package.
The Institute requires an
advanced or better rating for front
crash prevention as one of the criteria needed for a 2015 Top
Safety Pick + award.
The Top
Safety Pick award is given to vehicles that earn good ratings in the Institute's five crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints — along with an available front
crash prevention system that earns an
advanced or superior rating.
The upshot of this situation is that now cars without the most
advanced safety systems and which do not score a «Good» rating on all crash tests are still called a Top Safety
safety systems and which do not score a «Good» rating on all
crash tests are still called a Top
SafetySafety Pick.
Safety Advancing the Ring - Shaped Reinforcement Frame Body Structure, the new WRX STI has realized high levels of safety and crash worthiness through effectively absorbing and dispersing crash impact in frontal, side, or rear impact cr
Safety Advancing the Ring - Shaped Reinforcement Frame Body Structure, the new WRX STI has realized high levels of
safety and crash worthiness through effectively absorbing and dispersing crash impact in frontal, side, or rear impact cr
safety and
crash worthiness through effectively absorbing and dispersing
crash impact in frontal, side, or rear impact
crashes.
To qualify as a 2016
Safety Pick +, a vehicle is required to earn good ratings in the five crashworthiness tests, which are the small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraints, as well as receive an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash protection.
The 2016 Hyundai Tucson is offered with a number of
advanced safety features that helped it achieve its «Good» rating for driver and passenger protection in the small - overlap
crash test.
To earn a 2017 Top
Safety Pick + award, a vehicle must have good ratings in all five crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints — an
advanced or superior rating for front
crash prevention and an acceptable or good headlight rating.
Standard
safety features include the
advanced multistage front airbags which match the output of the airbag to the severity of the
crash with sensor detection!
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crash safety features based on Mazda's own high - rigidity
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