Last summer HLDI reported benefits for
forward collision avoidance systems that work at higher speeds than City Safety to prevent or mitigate more serious crashes.
Optional safety equipment includes blind spot monitoring and lane keep assist, though
no forward collision avoidance systems are available.
Also, the Hilux comes with a parking assist system,
forward collision avoidance system, lane departure warning system to name a few.
Last year, HLDI reported a reduction in claims from Volvo's City Safety,
a forward collision avoidance system that applies the brakes automatically to prevent or mitigate low - speed front - to - rear collisions.
The first modern
forward collision avoidance system was demonstrated in 1995 by a team of scientists and engineers at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
A new HLDI study indicates that Volvo SUVs with a low - speed
forward collision avoidance system get into fewer crashes than comparable vehicles without the feature.
Some had City Safety, a low - speed
forward collision avoidance system standard on certain models; some had an optional technology package that includes forward collision warning, lane departure warning and other features; and some had both.
Volvo's City Safety, a low - speed
forward collision avoidance system, is one feature that has been shown to be effective.
The Highway Loss Data Institute compared insurance claims for the 2010 Volvo XC60 SUVs equipped with
a forward collision avoidance system with claims for other 2009 - 10 mid-size luxury SUVs that don't have the technology.
Not exact matches
When equipped with active safety
systems like blind - spot monitoring, lane - departure prevention, and
forward -
collision avoidance, the JX35 is as close as you can get today to the self - driving cars of the future.
For several years, NHTSA has researched
forward collision avoidance and mitigation technology on heavy vehicles, including
forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking
systems.
Safety technology hasn't been ignored either, as the Kia Stinger arrives with rear parking cameras, blind spot
collision warning, rear cross traffic alert and a
forward collision avoidance assistance
system with pedestrian detection.
Genesis calls out the G70's active safety features, like a
forward collision avoidance assist
system that can recognize other cars, pedestrians, and cyclists.
To earn a superior rating for its
collision avoidance system, Continentals had to demonstrate a viable
forward collision warning.
An Institute naturalistic study monitored teens who drove vehicles with and without a suite of prototype
collision avoidance systems, including
forward collision warning and lane departure warning.
Specifically, the TLX scored high grades in overall safety
systems including
forward collision avoidance and other IIHS enhanced safety procedure tests.
For crash
avoidance technologies, the Institute developed a three - tier rating
system of superior, advanced and basic to reflect that even a basic
forward collision warning
system can provide significant benefits.
That test includes both high and low speed
collision avoidance tests of the automatic
forward collision braking
system, included as part of the Honda Sensing package.
The 2019 Santa Fe will also be offered with a long list of driver assistance
systems, like
forward collision warning, lane departure warning, lane departure assistance, and frontal
collision avoidance.
The Kona features an available
forward collision -
avoidance with pedestrian detection; blind - spot, lane - keep and automatic high - beam assists; and even a (fairly rudimentary) driver attention warning
system.
For the exterior, the changes include, Signature chrome grille Satin chrome accents Body color front and rear fascias Body color rocker panels with satin chrome molding New headlamp and taillamp designs Dual chrome finish exhaust outlets (single outlet on 2.4 L) 18 - Inch Wheels on the 2.4 L, 19 - Inch Wheels on the 3.6 L Step inside and you're greeted with, Soft - touch instrument panel with French stitching Soft - touch Jet Black leather with Red accent stitching Leather - wrapped steering wheel with smoked mahogany wood accents Embossed Denali logos on front seatbacks Smoked mahogany wood trim accents Denali illuminated front sill plates Eight - way power driver and passenger seat GMC's Intellilink Infotainment
System The Terrain also fitted with a standard forward collision alert and lane departure warning that uses an industry first single - camera crash - avoidance system to warn drivers when a collision is imminent or the vehicle crosses a lane m
System The Terrain also fitted with a standard
forward collision alert and lane departure warning that uses an industry first single - camera crash -
avoidance system to warn drivers when a collision is imminent or the vehicle crosses a lane m
system to warn drivers when a
collision is imminent or the vehicle crosses a lane marker.
On the list of available features: rain - sensing wipers, a second - row USB charger, a wireless phone charging pad, and safety features such as high - beam assist, smart cruise control with stop - and - go,
forward collision -
avoidance assist, lane keeping assist, driver attention warning, and a multi-view camera
system.
Additional features include a standard floating touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality, the available Hyundai Smart Sense suite of safety technologies (including
forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian detection, driver attention warning, lane keeping assist, blind - spot
collision warning, rear cross-traffic
collision avoidance assist, and high beam assist), and optional technologies such as an 8 - inch navigation
system with complimentary map updates for five years, a shift - by - wire drive control that creates additional lower storage in the centre console, Hyundai BlueLink functionality, a head - up display, rain - sensing wipers, and a wireless phone charger.
In a paper published in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention, they evaluated the benefits and costs of fleet - wide deployment of three such technologies: blind spot monitoring; lane departure warning; and
forward collision warning crash
avoidance systems within the US light - duty vehicle fleet.
A Nappa leather interior, adaptive cruise control and 13 - speaker BOSE audio
system adds appropriate pomp while
forward and reversing
collision avoidance, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning and intervention
systems strengthen a solid safety array.
Other safety
systems you're likely to see with increasing frequency include: blind - spot monitoring, lane - departure warning, and
forward -
collision avoidance.