Sentences with phrase «in crash safety»

If your car happens to be a model that does not perform well in crash safety studies; in other words, your make and model of vehicle suffers more damage in a crash than other car types; this can increase your insurance rate significantly.

The video below shows the carnage of the new IIHS test shattering the A4's front pillars and popping the Audi's door open after the collision — a big no - no in crash safety because if the vehicle is hit again after the initial crash it will then eject occupants onto the road.

[16] In crash safety tests conducted by Euro NCAP, the Captiva was given a four out of five star crash rating.

Land Rover Range Rover Velar SUV achieves top marks in crash safety; joins the Volvo XC90, Mercedes - Benz GLC and BMW X1.

One of the newest innovations in crash safety is an airbag system that deploys between the two front passenger seats of a vehicle.

It is also known for having a strong engine but not being a leader in crash safety.

Euro NCAP awarded the MINI four stars out of five in crash safety tests, while it finished 44th out of the 75 cars ranked in our 2017 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey of cars currently on sale in the UK.

As long as airbag is deactivated there is no difference in crash safety between front and rear seat.

I personally used other infant seats, even though I knew that Britax is the industry leader in crash safety standards, because of the convenience of travel systems.

Not exact matches

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Tesla has also been engaged in a public fight this month with the National Transportation Safety Board over its investigation of a fatal Model X crash near San Francisco.

While the launch of a new driving safety app, for example, might not grab readers, the fact that nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, and that more than 20 million are permanently injured, will.

The National Highway Safety Administration gave Tesla's Model X 5 - star ratings in its first crash test.

The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday «operational limitations» in the Tesla Model S played a «major role» in a May 2016 crash that killed a driver using the vehicle's semi-autonomous «Autopilot» system.

U.S. safety regulators have demanded that it hand over detailed information about the design, operation and testing of its Autopilot technology following a May 7 fatal crash in which the system was in use.

On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board said that after a series of public disclosures by Tesla it had taken the unusual step of revoking Tesla's status as a formal party to its investigation of a March 23 crash in California that killed a driver who was using Autopilot.

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.

Tesla has been in a precarious position of late: In March, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed it was investigating a fatal California crash involving the driver of a Tesla vehicle; the company's stock subsequently tumbled to a 14 - month loin a precarious position of late: In March, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed it was investigating a fatal California crash involving the driver of a Tesla vehicle; the company's stock subsequently tumbled to a 14 - month loIn March, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed it was investigating a fatal California crash involving the driver of a Tesla vehicle; the company's stock subsequently tumbled to a 14 - month low.

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.

In 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a probe into a May 2016 fatal crash involving a driver using the system and cited data from the automaker that crash rates fell by 40 percent after installation of Autopilot's Autosteer function.

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.

WASHINGTON, May 2 - A U.S. traffic safety regulator on Wednesday contradicted Tesla Inc's claim that the agency had found that its Autopilot technology significantly reduced crashes, saying that regulators «did not assess» the system's effectiveness in a 2017 report.

The National Transportation Safety Board posts on Twitter it sent two investigators to look into the fatal crash of a Tesla vehicle in California last week.

That came after the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday that it was looking into a fatal crash in California last week involving a Tesla Model X and, possibly, its Autopilot feature.

At the same time, investors can take it upon themselves to be proactive about tracking mini flash crashes in equity markets, and to integrate technical safeguards to moderate cross-market flight to safety, when instances of abnormal instability arise.

In light of Tesla going a bit rogue and disclosing details of the fatal crash that involved Autopilot, the National Transportation Safety Board is removing Tesla as a party in the investigatioIn light of Tesla going a bit rogue and disclosing details of the fatal crash that involved Autopilot, the National Transportation Safety Board is removing Tesla as a party in the investigatioin the investigation.

In fact, the person who oversaw the Model S crash tests tells CNBC, «If you're looking for top - line safety, we believe there are other, better choices than the Model S.»

A new set of crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety questions Tesla «s claim that the Model S is the safest car in history.

Tesla acknowledged its semiautonomous Autopilot system was engaged by the driver in the seconds before a fatal crash last week, raising more questions about the safety of self - driving technology on public roads.

Its stock valuation has dropped by more than half since July 2015; in January, it posted its first full - year loss since 2008; and one of its many tranches of bonds — one specifically designed to be a high - risk, high - reward safety valve in times of trouble — has recently begun to crash.

More questions were raised about the safety of the company's self - driving technology after a second fatal crash in which the Autopilot system had been engaged.

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.

In an unusual move, the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash publicly said on Sunday that it was «unhappy» with Tesla's public discussion of the accident.

«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.

The company recently acknowledged that this technology was engaged at the time of a recent fatal crash in California, and on Tuesday it was reported that the company commented directly on the safety of its system and what it described as «moral and legal liability» in the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have launched investigations into the March 23 crash of a Tesla Model X on a California highway, in which a 38 - year - old engineer and father of two lost his life.

Along with standard active safety features, crash tests indicate that Model X will receive a 5 - star safety rating in all categories, the first SUV ever to do so.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 4,735 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2013.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which is also investigating the March 23 crash, found that the first Autopilot - related fatality in 2016 was in part a result of the driver overrelying on Tesla's semiautonomous software, but that Autopilot operated the way it was supposed to.

«The reason this crash was so severe is that the crash attenuator, a highway safety barrier which is designed to reduce the impact into a concrete lane divider, had either been removed or crushed in a prior accident without being replaced,» the company wrote.

In addition to a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S vehicles that owes to a problem with the power - steer component of some of the cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week launched an investigation into the role of Tesla's Autopilot in a fatal crasIn addition to a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S vehicles that owes to a problem with the power - steer component of some of the cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week launched an investigation into the role of Tesla's Autopilot in a fatal crasin a fatal crash.

That NASCAR hasn't had a fatality in one of its three national divisions since 2001 is a testament to its steadfast commitment to safety, including requiring drivers to wear head - and - neck restraints, tracks to install energy - absorbent barriers, and stringent rules covering the construction of cars so that when a crash does occur the driver doesn't bear the brunt of the impact.

He started third and when the team decided not to pit it's cars during the safety car (which had been deployed for Ralf Schumacher's crash on the banking) it meant that Sato would emerge from his first stop way back in the midfield.

Trulli crashed out of second place, Coulthard lost the lead as the safety car came in (thanks to a gearbox problem) and Montoya and Schumacher duelled for the lead.

FIA deputy race director and safety director Laurent Mekies said Alonso's crash was analysed as part of the FIA's research programme, with drivers to be given the chance to test extraction in similar circumstances.

Safety tip: In order to work properly in a crash, car seat straps must be snug — so make sure your baby isn't wearing clothing that's too bulky in the car seat, and don't put blankets between your baby and the strapIn order to work properly in a crash, car seat straps must be snug — so make sure your baby isn't wearing clothing that's too bulky in the car seat, and don't put blankets between your baby and the strapin a crash, car seat straps must be snug — so make sure your baby isn't wearing clothing that's too bulky in the car seat, and don't put blankets between your baby and the strapin the car seat, and don't put blankets between your baby and the straps.

With so many safety features, the Rainier has passed NCAP crash tests, the industry benchmark for seat performance in severe accident conditions.

The trick is to avoid those safety lapses because «we're just going to the grocery store,» says Stephanie Tombrello, executive director of the nonprofit child passenger safety organization SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. «Ask yourself, «If I were in a crash right now, how would I want my child to be riding?»»

The Graco Nautilus 3 - in - 1 has been crash tested rigorously to meet or exceed US safety standards specifically with the 5 - Point Harness System to provide the highest safety standards.

Reviews on this site are based on the opinions of experts in the field of road safety, product specs from manufacturers, laboratory tests (crash - tests), and feedback from customers.