«This collaborative process should continue without Congressionally - imposed deadlines, restrictive parameters or political pressure that creates regulatory uncertainty and could delay bringing these life - saving
crash prevention technologies to consumers,» ITS - America CEO and President Thomas Kern said.
The advent of new
crash prevention technologies led to the addition of this category in 2013.
Front
crash prevention technologies are also evaluated and rated as Basic, Advanced, or Superior.
Cutting edge
crash prevention technologies fitted to the mid-size General Motors pickups include forward collision and lane departure warning systems, which are offered as optional equipment.
It also received a Superior for available front
crash prevention technologies.
The lack of available
crash prevention technologies kept Tundra out of Top Safety pick running.
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.
The Outlander achieved not only a top Good rating in all crash test, but a Superior for available front
crash prevention technologies.
It received a Good rating in all crash tests and a Superior rating for front
crash prevention technologies.
It also received a top rating of Superior for optional front
crash prevention technologies.
Requirements for the Top Safety Pick + award include «Good» ratings in the IIHS» moderate overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraint tests; either a «Good» or «Acceptable» rating in the difficult small overlap front crash test» and at least a «Basic» rating for front
crash prevention technology.
Additionally, the previous IS received praise from the IIHS for
its crash prevention technology, so seeing as it's now standard, the new version should receive similar — if not better — marks.
The vehicle was one of only two minivans to be named a 2016 IIHS Top Safety Pick, when equipped with the proper frontal
crash prevention technology, and it achieves some of the most impressive fuel efficiency numbers of any minivan as well.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the 2016 F - 150 Crew Cab and Extended Cab Top Safety Picks when equipped with optional front
crash prevention technology.
It achieved their highest rating of Good in all crash tests and for its LATCH child safety seat anchors and a top rating of Superior for front
crash prevention technology.
According to The News Wheel, the Outlander won the award when it was equipped with front
crash prevention technology and specific headlights, features every driver should consider.
Without the front
crash prevention technology, the vehicle would simply be a Top Safety Pick.
«Consumers who want
both crash prevention technology and the latest in occupant protection have a fair number of vehicles to choose from,» Lund says.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Twenty - two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest safety award for 2014, Top Safety Pick +, thanks to a high level of protection in crashes and the availability of front
crash prevention technology to avoid many collisions in the first place.
The Sentra had previously held the agency's Top Safety Pick designation prior to IIHS confirmation of the required front
crash prevention technology performance.
It was named a Top Safety Pick + by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with a Good in all crash tests and a Superior for front
crash prevention technology.
It gets good fuel economy with an EPA - estimated 36 mpg highway and is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick + with a Good rating in all crash tests and a Superior rating for available front
crash prevention technology.
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.
It excelled in all five and even received a «Superior» rating for its frontal
crash prevention technology.
The GLE also comes equipped with the proper frontal
crash prevention technology, as well as PRE-SAFE, which will actually prepare the vehicle for a crash before it even happens.
Twenty - two vehicles earn the Institute's highest safety award for 2014, Top Safety Pick +, thanks to a high level of protection in crashes and the availability of front
crash prevention technology to avoid many collisions in the first place.
That rating bumps to a Top Safety Pick + through either Advanced or Superior front
crash prevention technology ratings.
To earn this rating, a vehicle has to earn the top «good» rating in all crash tests, an «advanced» or «superior» rating for front
crash prevention technology, and a «good» headlight rating.
Not exact matches
As of publication, the car hasn't undergone the tougher small - overlap
crash test, and its optional
crash -
prevention technology hasn't been evaluated.
It also received a «Basic» rating in front
crash prevention because it doesn't have automatic braking
technology.
The upgraded ratings system evaluates side pole
crash testing and
crash prevention -
technologies and uses female
crash test dummies for the first time.
We evaluate vehicles for rear
crash prevention, a group of
technologies that help drivers avoid colliding with other vehicles or fixed objects when traveling in reverse.
2 2017 Kia Forte built after March 2017 when equipped with optional front
crash prevention and high intensity discharge (HID) headlights with Dynamic Bending Light; 2017 Optima built after March 2017 when equipped with optional front
crash prevention and LED headlights with High Beam Assist, 2017 Cadenza when equipped with optional front
crash prevention and specific headlights, and 2018 Sorento built after May 2017 when equipped with newly acceptable - rated headlights offered on the SX Limited and the SX with Advanced
Technology package.
EyeSight, which uses Subaru - developed stereo camera
technology, is the highest - rated front
crash prevention system by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Parking assist systems are spreading faster in the fleet than front
crash prevention and other
crash avoidance features, indicates a new report from HLDI examining how many vehicles are equipped with various driver assistance
technologies.
Crash avoidance
technology, such as front
crash prevention systems, should help offset some of the effects of distracted driving as these systems make their way into more vehicles on the road.
The dynamic, new - from - the - ground - up 2016 Honda Civic Sedan, 2016's North American Car of the Year, (www.automobiles.honda.com/civic-sedan/) has received the highest available rating of TOP SAFETY PICK + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), including a SUPERIOR rating for frontal
crash prevention when equipped with the Honda Sensing ™ suite of safety and driver - assist
technologies, available on all 2016 Civic Sedan models.
Drivers get into fewer
crashes when their vehicles are equipped with front
crash prevention systems, and new
technology is on the way to connect vehicles to each other and roadway infrastructure to alleviate
crashes.
Top Safety Pick + winners with optional front
crash prevention qualify for the higher award only when equipped with the
technology.
HLDI analyses of claims data and IIHS studies of police - reported
crashes indicate that several
crash avoidance
technologies are reducing
crashes reported to insurers and police, with the biggest benefits so far for front
crash prevention.
Family - minded buyers will love the Outlander's exemplary
crash test ratings, and the availability of forward
crash prevention on an Outlander priced out below $ 30,000 allows for a wider array of buyers to obtain this useful
technology.
Although luxury vehicles are more likely to have optional front
crash prevention systems, the
technology is catching on with more mainstream nameplates.
The 2017 Ford Escape also offers a wide variety of
crash prevention and safety
technology, including adaptive cruise control and forward collision alert that primes the brakes if an emergency stop is needed.
A combination of the luxury car's
technologies and available front
crash prevention system helped it earn the prestigious rating, putting it among the best in its class.
Aside from all the active safety
technologies, the Civic also impressed during
crash tests, securing a «Superior» rating for frontal
crash prevention when equipped with the previously mentioned Collision Mitigation Braking System, or CMBS.
Vehicles equipped with front
crash prevention are much less likely to rear - end other vehicles than the same models without the
technology.
The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) conducted similar studies comparing insurance claim rates for vehicles equipped with front
crash prevention with claim rates for the same models without the
technology.
Lane departure warning, blind spot detection and rear
crash prevention also reduce police - reported
crashes relevant to those
technologies.
Although many vehicles now have front
crash prevention as an option, it is still relatively rare to have the
technology standard and unprecedented for a vehicle as inexpensive as the iA.
More recent
crash avoidance
technologies like front
crash prevention and lane departure warning are not expected to be in nearly all registered vehicles on the nation's roadways until after 2040.