Sentences with phrase «affect crash risk»
Controlling for other factors that can affect crash risk, blind spot detection lowers the rate of all lane - change crashes by 14 percent and the rate of lane - change crashes with injuries by 23 percent.
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Fortune pointed to the quarterly report Tesla had filed just three days after the crash, warning that»... we face inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event our vehicles do not perform as expected resulting in personal injury or death,» and specifically calling out Autopilot as a technology that could result in such claims and materially affect financial performance.
In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, the seatback pad could interfere and adversely affect airbag performance, increasing the risk of injury.
In the affected Santa Fe Sports, The front coil springs may have been improperly manufactured and could fracture under certain loads while driving; this could result in the tire being punctured, causing a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash.
It added that in affected vehicles, the bolt «may not maintain torque, allowing the bolt to loosen over time, and if not serviced, a steering wheel could potentially detach and lead to a loss of steering control and increased risk of a crash.»
ESC lowers the risk of a fatal single - vehicle crash by about half, and it lowers the risk of a fatal rollover crash by as much as 70 percent (see «Roof strength affects injury risk in SUV rollover crashes, study finds,» March 15, 2008).
In affected vehicles, the steering wheel bolt may not maintain torque, allowing the bolt to loosen over time, and if not serviced, a steering wheel could potentially detach and lead to a loss of steering control and increased risk of a crash.
The analysis controlled for driver age, gender, insurance risk level and other factors that could affect the rates of crashes per insured vehicle year.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers contends that roof strength isn't related to injury risk in a crash, pointing to two automaker - funded studies to support its claim (see «Roof strength affects injury risk in SUV rollover crashes, study finds,» March 15, 2008).
This new rating system is based on Institute research showing that occupants in rollover crashes benefit from stronger roofs (see «Roof strength affects injury risk in SUV rollover crashes, study finds,» March 15, 2008).
Concern: The affected vehicles are equipped with side curtain air bags and in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the side curtain air bags, the incorrect A-pillar interior cover may adversely affect the performance of the side curtain air bags increasing the risk of occupant injury during a motor vehicle crash.
A fractured spring may damage the front tire and adversely affect the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Asset allocation affects a number of retirement plan factors including your portfolio's exposure to a market crash, your long term expected portfolio return and volatility, and your sustainable withdrawal rate (and sequence of return risk).
The risk of roadway crashes associated with on - the - job operation of motor vehicles affects millions of U.S. workers.