Further advancements
in car safety designs and driver's education programs have similarly equipped new drivers with the tools they need to safely navigate any unforeseen turns.
The biggest tip
in car safety is to always wearing your seat belt whenever you drive.
Euro NCAP results show that significant improvements
in car safety performance have been achieved since 1997.
Before attending the eSafety Challenge in the UK next month, Euro NCAP presents an overview of its recent achievements and new objectives
in car safety.
From an industry perspective Volvo Cars remains the leader
in car safety innovation and miles ahead of the competition with our standard safety offer,» said Dr Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President, Research & Development at Volvo Car Group.
For drivers who don't need the latest and greatest
in car safety technology, I'd suggest selecting the manual - only R - Spec and calling it a day.
Euro NCAP 20th Anniversary — Thatcham Research crash tests the 1997 Rover 100 and a current Honda Jazz, dramatizing 20 years of advances
in car safety.
Of course statistics can be interpreted in many ways and numerous factors are involved — such as the quality and consistency of the national road network — but among the big contributors to the encouraging trend are the steady advances that are being made
in car safety.
Mercedes Benz has always been one of the pioneers
in car safety, much respect as always!
Laws that require increasingly older kids to sit
in car safety seats appear to have limited impact, new research has found.
With automobile accidents a leading cause of death among children in the United States, all 50 U.S. states require young children to be
in car safety seats when travelling in a motor vehicle.
The vast majority of small children riding in taxis are not restrained
in car safety seats, according to new research, even though there are tens of thousands of motor vehicle collisions involving taxis, limousines and car services each year.
About 17 percent of children 7 years old and younger were
in car safety seats before new laws expanded age requirements.
I totally understand the frustration of having to run in and grab bread while your baby sleeps
in the car safety seat.
When traveling on an airplane, a child is best protected when properly restrained
in a car safety seat appropriate for the age, weight and height of the child.
Parents and caretakers are required to secure their child
in a car safety seat up until 18 months of age, with some states requiring some form of approved restraint up to age 3.
If it is not feasible to purchase a ticket for a small child, try to select a flight that is likely to have empty seats where your child could ride buckled
in her car safety seat.
It's surprising then that up to 14 % of kids ride unrestrained; and maybe even more surprising that many parents who do put their children
in car safety seats are installing the safety seats improperly.
From the very beginning of your child's life make sure that they are aware of the importance and need for sitting
in their car safety seat at all times!
Not exact matches
The New York Times reported yesterday that,
in October of last year, Uber altered its testing program by putting only one
safety monitor
in each autonomous
car rather than two, over the
safety concerns of some employees.
The Taiwan - based firm's new Wisconsin manufacturing facility will make LCDs, which will «be used
in everything from self - driving
cars to aircraft systems and
in the fields of education, entertainment, healthcare,
safety and surveillance, advanced manufacturing systems and office automation, among others,» Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said
in a statement.
A recent study from ConsumerAffairs looks at the
safety of Uber, Lyft and taxi
cars in cities around the U.S.
After investigating certain
car models, South Korean
safety officials asked a United Nations body
in charge of global transport regulations to look at developing new standards for glass.
In the U.S., a National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration investigation into the 2016 death of Tesla driver Joshua Brown concluded that his over-reliance on Autopilot contributed to his
car's collision with a tractor - trailer.
Despite the
safety concerns many people have about riding
in cars with strangers, a new study claims that Uber makes the streets safer.
In their investigation, South Korean car safety regulators found that a step in the manufacturing process known as «ceramic printing» — used to coat some of the glass, creating a darker area that hides mechanical parts — can make portions of the pane weaker and more vulnerable to shatterin
In their investigation, South Korean
car safety regulators found that a step
in the manufacturing process known as «ceramic printing» — used to coat some of the glass, creating a darker area that hides mechanical parts — can make portions of the pane weaker and more vulnerable to shatterin
in the manufacturing process known as «ceramic printing» — used to coat some of the glass, creating a darker area that hides mechanical parts — can make portions of the pane weaker and more vulnerable to shattering.
Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal
safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving
cars in the United States.
General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected
car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles
in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some
safety advocates.
According to the Financial Times, the Samsung Automotive Innovation Fund will target investments
in «connected
car and autonomous driving technologies, including sensors, machine vision, and
safety solutions.»
Self - driving
cars could represent the next leap forward
in automotive
safety.
Concerns about the
safety of DOT - 111 tank cars date back to the mid-1990s, when the Transportation Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.&
safety of DOT - 111 tank
cars date back to the mid-1990s, when the Transportation
Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.&
Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported
in Class 111A tank
cars.»
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said about 5,000 of the most dangerous tank
cars will be pulled off the tracks within a month, part of a series of measures
in response to recommendations by the Transportation
Safety Board
in the wake of last summer's deadly derailment and fire
in Lac Megantic, Que.
Since 2011, the rail industry has voluntarily adopted tougher
safety standards for all new
cars, but with literally only a handful of tank
car - makers
in North America and a huge boom
in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.
Under Lyft's rules, a
car must be a 2004 or newer (
in some cities the vehicles must be at least a 2008 model), have four doors, and pass other basic
safety requirements such as functioning lights and seat belts.
Prototypes are purpose - built, but GT
cars are production
cars that started their journey as a vehicle coming down the assembly line
in a factory — then they get modified for performance and
safety.
The U.S. - based Railway Supply Institute, whose members build more than 95 per cent of all North American tank
cars and lease more than 70 per cent, said about 55,000 new tank
cars will have been put
in service between 2011 — when the new voluntary
safety standards were adopted — and 2015.
Tesla's stock prices fell more than 8 percent today after news broke that the National Transportation
Safety Board said it is investigating a Tesla
car crash
in California.
Attackers tried to get
in the
car but our brave @uber driver maneuvered us to
safety, changed the tire on the freeway and got us home.
Up to that point, Google had quietly sent early versions of the
car, with a «
safety driver» behind the wheel, more than 100,000 miles
in California.
The CEO detailed three elements of 3M that put his massive multinational squarely at the center of the electric
car trend: its longtime involvement
in the automotive, electronic and energy, and traffic
safety industries.
Steel tubing
in the chassis and framing helps make the
car strong enough to meet or exceed road - worthy
safety standards.
In the time that it takes for the driver to fully recognize that he or she is about to crash, the
car is programmed to swerve into
safety.
DETROIT — General Motors» agreement to pay a $ 35 million federal fine for concealing defects
in small -
car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its
safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga.
The automaker agreed to report
safety problems a lot faster — it only started recalling 2.6 million small
cars this February, more than a decade after engineers first found a flaw
in the switches.
A
safety driver and support engineer will ride
in each nuTonomy
car, the two companies said
in a statement.
Tesla shares fell after the National Transportation
Safety Board said it sent investigators to look into a fatal
car crash last week
in California, according to a post on social media.
In October, the U.S. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, or NHTSA, said it was looking for input on how to remove regulatory roadblocks to self - driving
cars.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. auto
safety regulators said on Thursday they found no evidence of defects
in a Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O)
car involved
in the death of a man whose Model S collided with a truck while he was using its Autopilot system.
Those who are thinking to own a Tesla can get trained and tested
in one, making them better - adapted with the features and mechanics of the
car and thus ensuring their further
safety on the roads, â $ Amer said.
The accident involving the Tesla Model S
car in China has triggered fresh doubts on the
safety of the
car's Autopilot system.