Sentences with phrase «with crash avoidance»

NHTSA recommends consumers consider vehicles with crash avoidance technologies that meet the 5 - Star Safety Ratings minimum performance tests, such as forward collision warning (FCW), lane departure warning (LDW), and electronic stability control (ESC).

The earlier IIHS survey, which involved owners of Volvo and Infiniti vehicles with crash avoidance features, also found that fewer drivers kept lane departure warning on at all times than other features.

The Superb is also equipped with crash avoidance technologies awarded under the Euro NCAP Advanced Rewards scheme such as Multi Collision Brake and Crew Protect Assist.

Among vehicles with crash avoidance features, lane maintenance systems are turned off nearly half the time, a new study shows.

Washington, DC — Four of 20 automakers report that automatic emergency braking (AEB) is standard on more than half of their 2017 model year vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced in the first update of manufacturer progress toward equipping every new vehicle with the crash avoidance technology.

Four of 20 automakers report that automatic emergency braking (AEB) is standard on more than half of their 2017 model year vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced in the first update of manufacturer progress toward equipping every new vehicle with the crash avoidance technology.

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).

Not exact matches

For example, Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, made a splash last month when he said his company would install autopilot in his company's electric sports cars that will help with parking, cruise control and crash avoidance.

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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.

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.

Availability The 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD R - Design is on sale at dealerships now and comes equipped with the City Safety crash avoidance system and a stellar five - year maintenance plan that includes everything from roadside assistance to wear and tear items such as brakes and battery.

In a day when cars increasingly are saving drivers from themselves, the Kona Ultimate delivers as standard equipment life - saving technology such as blindspot crash warning with lane - change assist; rear cross-traffic crash warning; forward collision avoidance with pedestrian detection; lane - keep assist with driver - attention warning; and parking - distance warning while in reverse gear.

A new approach to determining a vehicle's overall 5 - star rating that will, for the first time, incorporate advanced crash avoidance technology features, along with ratings for crashworthiness and pedestrian protection.

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

Subaru has continued its commitment to safety in the new car, with a 40 per cent increase in crash energy absorption, EyeSight collision avoidance technology (which uses a camera to monitor the road ahead — also allowing for adaptive cruise control, lane - departure warning and several other functions).

The Institute greatly enhanced its crash avoidance research and testing capabilities with a major expansion in September 2015.

Announced plans to update its 5 - Star Safety Ratings program and encourage automakers to produce cars with better crash protection and new crash avoidance technologies to save more lives and reduce passenger and pedestrian injuries.

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.

The smart car technology on cruise is awesome, cross traffic control is incredible, back up cam with sonar, excellent, BSD and BSD oncoming warning is spot on, forward crash avoidance works like advertised!

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.

Varick noted that such studies urgently call for equipping all vehicles with forward - crash avoidance, blind - spot detection, night vision, lane - departure warning, adaptive front lighting and surround - view camera systems, including features such as backup cameras and sensors.

Front crash prevention systems with autonomous braking that can stop drivers from rear - ending another vehicle or slow them down enough to lessen the impact are making a measurable difference in insurance claims (see Status Report special issue: crash avoidance, July 3, 2012).

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.

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).

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

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 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.

The Institute recently conducted a research program with five production vehicles that have advanced crash avoidance and driver assist features.

Volvo drivers» experiences with advanced crash avoidance and related technologies.

The analysis shows that drivers are far less likely to be in a crash in a Volvo with City Safety than a car or SUV without the crash avoidance system.

Crash avoidance technologies can also have the unintended consequence of increasing some crash types with reducing others.

36/23 Highway / City MPG Red 2017 Chrysler 200 Limited 2.4 L 4 - Cylinder SMPI SOHC 9 - Speed 948TE Automatic Reviews: * Easy - to - use optional Uconnect 8.4 touchscreen strong V6 delivers solid performance and is available with the rare option of all - wheel drive excellent crash test and accident avoidance tech scores clever interior storage.

Goodwin acknowledged that «the Vitara performed well in physical crash testing and includes reversing collision avoidance and a manual speed limiter as standard», despite ANCAP's corporate view that the Suzuki should be fitted with autonomous emergency braking, as is the case with the Vitara sold in other markets.

Forbes analyzed crash test results, fatality statistics, safety equipment and Consumer Reports» accident avoidance ratings to come up with their top 20 list.

Starting with the Convenience group, side blind zone alert and numerous other crash - avoidance technologies are standard safety features.

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.

That roominess helps make it a go - to choice for families, along with top crash scores and the standard AcuraWatch suite of accident avoidance tech.

One difficulty in studying optional front crash prevention systems is that they often are packaged with other crash avoidance technologies.

IIHS urges NHTSA to evaluate vehicles both with and without the crash avoidance technologies and publish dual ratings in the case of optional features.

Well equipped with robust crash avoidance technology 4 stars safety: Overall good performance in crash protection; additional crash avoidance technology may be present 3 stars safety: Average to good occupant protection but lacking crash avoidance technology 2 stars safety: Nominal crash protection but lacking crash avoidance technology 1 star safety: Marginal crash protection

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.

When it comes to helping to protect passengers, a comprehensive suite of available safety technologies and adaptive crash - avoidance features offers ease of use and added peace of mind, with new available features including: Surround Vision D - Optic LED headlamps (standard on High Country and Premier) Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning Front Pedestrian Braking Forward Collision Alert Low and High - Speed Forward Automatic Braking.

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 marker.

Other SUVs tested, such as the Land Rover Discovery Sport that comes with AEB as standard equipment and the Lexus NX and the Kia Sorento - both having the system as an option - show that crash protection and crash avoidance go hand in hand these days.

Owners of Volvos with advanced crash avoidance features find the systems useful, and the vast majority would want the technology again, an IIHS survey shows.

As advanced crash avoidance features spread through more of the vehicle fleet, the technologies are proving popular with drivers of mainstream brands and not just owners of the luxury cars that got the systems first.

[14] As a result, there is a greater propensity for a heavy vehicle, particularly in a loaded condition, to roll during a severe crash avoidance maneuver or when negotiating a curve, than to become yaw unstable, as compared with light vehicles.

With respect to rollover crash avoidance, section 32703 (b)(3) of the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act directs the agency to «consider requiring» stability enhancing technology such as electronic stability control or torque vectoring on over-the-road buses.

Unfortunately, a recent survey conducted by the IIHS revealed that in vehicles equipped with «crash avoidance features,» lane maintenance systems were disabled roughly half the time.