Sentences with phrase «of crash avoidance»

Although the purpose of the studies was to look at the acceptance of crash avoidance technologies among drivers of mainstream vehicles, the owners of these particular Dodge, Jeep and Toyota models may not be typical.

«That bodes well for the future of crash avoidance.

More than a year ago, Institute researchers estimated the safety potential of crash avoidance features but couldn't say then if drivers would welcome the extra help.

Based on other analyses of crash avoidance features, it is believed that most of the benefit from Honda's technology comes from forward collision warning, not lane departure warning (see Status Report special issue: crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).

«The inclusion of AEB Pedestrian in the rating is a key milestone in the development of automotive safety that will help the proliferation of the crash avoidance technology into all segments of the market.

The Touring overtops the Titanium pretty significantly with a range of crash avoidance equipment like the Forward Collision Warning, Collision Mitigation Braking System, Lane Keeping Assist System and Adaptive Cruise Control as part of the Touring package.

IIHS urges NHTSA to take into account how IIHS and Euro NCAP are evaluating the performance of crash avoidance technologies and diverge from these procedures «only when there is empirical evidence that doing so will bring measurable benefits.»

Among other types of crash avoidance systems, use rates were 90 percent or higher.

IIHS first looked at the operating status of crash avoidance features in an earlier study of Honda vehicles brought into dealerships for service.

The study confirms previous findings that lane departure warning and lane - keeping support systems are one of the less popular types of crash avoidance technology.

An earlier IIHS study estimated that lane departure warning could be relevant to 23 percent of fatal crashes (see «New estimates of benefits of crash avoidance features on passenger vehicles,» May 20, 2010).

Chevrolet has incorporated new safety technologies such as a radar that contributes to 360 degrees of crash avoidance and occupant protection.

Front crash prevention is part of a larger group of crash avoidance features spreading through the U.S. vehicle fleet.

Appropriate driver responses and acceptance of crash avoidance technologies are critical to their success.

Claim severity for collision losses increased with most of the crash avoidance features.

Earlier research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimated that if every vehicle on the road were equipped with four types of crash avoidance features — forward collision warning, lane departure warning, blind spot detection and adaptive headlights — nearly a third of all crashes could potentially be prevented or mitigated (see «New estimates of benefits of crash avoidance features on passenger vehicles,» May 20, 2010).

In the Institute's 2010 analysis of the potential of crash avoidance technologies, lane departure warning was one of the stars.

The Institute has estimated that if all vehicles were equipped with crash avoidance features, 1.9 million crashes, including 1 in 3 fatal ones, could potentially be prevented or mitigated if the systems worked perfectly (see «New estimates of benefits of crash avoidance features on passenger vehicles,» May 20, 2010).

In addition, Ford has expanded its menu of crash avoidance and driver assistance features.

The strongest selling point of the Grand Touring trim is the active safety package, which includes the usual alphabet soup of crash avoidance systems — blind - spot monitoring, lane - keep assist, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive front lighting with high - beam control, and active cruise control.

Not exact matches

«The tax on bonuses not only raises a useful amount that will help the young unemployed, but it - and other measures - begins to ask those who did so well out of the boom years and whose recklessness caused the crash to make a proper contribution, particularly through getting tough on avoidance.

They then come up with another bizarre statement, that «government is on trial as well as the markets» when everyone actually knows there is a need for restoring a strong positive role for government which alone was able to bail out the banks and prevent a global economic crash as well as alone having the capacity to deal with soaring energy bills and transport fares, tackle climate change, and counter the bonus greed and tax avoidance of the super-rich.

Traction control helps prevent skidding; crash - avoidance systems fling radar waves in every direction, looking for approaching vehicles; the Lexus LS series even features a windshield - mounted camera that monitors the lane markings in front of you and gently nudges you back into your lane, via electric motors that assist your steering, if you drift.

One study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates that crash - avoidance technologies could reduce fatal car accidents by one - third, potentially saving many thousands of lives a year.

Forget about expensive obstacle avoidance systems, a team of researchers has built a prototype drone with a rubbery, flexible frame that deforms harmlessly in a crash, then snaps itself back into shape ready to fly again in an instant.

First, the recipe for roadway safety includes a number of equally important ingredients: Cars are getting safer — as crash avoidance and crash worthiness technologies improve.

The G80 earned top scores of good in all the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crashworthiness tests, and it got the highest score, superior, for crash avoidance and mitigation.

The 2017 Toyota 4Runner is slowly becoming one of a kind thanks to a focus on off - road capabilities and ruggedness rather than the refinement, passenger comfort and crash avoidance technologies that are prioritized in competing models.

The 2017 Toyota 4Runner is slowly becoming one of a kind thanks to a focus on off - road capabilities and ruggedness rather than the refinement, passenger comfort and crash avoidance... Read more

But there are a number of other types of advanced crash avoidance safety technology that are already available and saving lives today.

The 2013 Cadillac SRX has also received an upgrade in safety features — there are now a host of systems available to aid in driving and crash avoidance.

What family buyers will appreciate is that the 2017 Toyota Highlander comes standard with the Toyota Safety Sense suite of crash - avoidance tech.

Expanding its capability, crash avoidance features include camera and electronic monitoring of the blind spot and the lane lines.

With the help of our supporters in the insurance industry, we recently expanded the VRC so we can evaluate crash avoidance systems all year round.

IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity.

One of their major duties is also to research vehicle crash worthiness and crash avoidance systems.

This means they're the safest cars because of their crashworthiness and crash avoidance systems.

rating on the Crash Avoidance & Mitigation test, which measures the ability of a vehicle to prevent or avoid front crashes.

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.

A consortium of federal and state agencies, research organizations and automakers is developing vehicle - to - vehicle and vehicle - to - infrastructure communications platforms that could take crash avoidance even further.

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.

The crash avoidance features highlighted in this Status Report — forward collision avoidance, adaptive headlights and lane departure warning — are among the most common of these high - tech detection, warning and intervention devices on the market so far.

It received their highest ratings of Good in all crash tests and Superior for crash avoidance technology.

Forward collision avoidance systems, particularly those that brake autonomously, show some of the biggest crash reductions.

Acura's autonomous braking system was one of several advanced crash avoidance technologies demonstrated last year on the track at the Institute's Vehicle Research Center.

New this year, Traverse offers Forward Collision Alert and Lane Departure Warning features, crash - avoidance technologies that use a camera and sensors to help determine when the driver is getting too close to a vehicle up ahead, or when the vehicle enters another lane without the use of a turn signal.

The X6 M hasn't been crash tested, though the mechanically identical X5 M scores 5 out of 5 stars from the NHTSA and best possible ratings of Good from the IIHS with Superior crash avoidance and mitigation ratings.

The fourth - generation of Kia's best - seller has been engineered to meet the toughest and most demanding crash safety tests, thanks to an even stronger bodyshell, a wide array of passive safety equipment and the latest active safety and autonomous hazard avoidance technologies.

SAFETY SEAT ALERT GM's clever Safety Alert Seat, which is standard on the Yukon SLT and Denali, provides haptic vibration pulses in the driver's seat - bottom instead of audible crash - avoidance alerts.

The new model, equipped with more driver assistance and collision avoidance technologies, and boasting an architecture composed of more than half high - strength steel, is likely to dramatically improve the 2018 Accent's crash protection.