Sentences with phrase «years of crash testing»

«That's not something we expect to see after so many years of crash testing,» Mueller said the release.

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The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Uber's ability to test self - driving cars on public roads in the state following a fatal crash last week that killed a 49 - year - old pedestrian.

The scratched date follows the death of Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, a 34 - year - old Thunderbirds pilot who crashed his F - 16 at the Nevada Test and Training Range during routine aerial training.

2 Nevada law states that children must ride in appropriate child restraints until 6 years of age and 60 lbs.; however, children won't fit the vehicle seat belt correctly to not suffer injury in a crash until the above 5 - step test is passed, which happens around ages 9 - 11.

I have worked for Britax in the UK for 16 years where i «crash test» approx 5 seats a day, so i know the important of a good seat & makes my job worth while after reading these.

That's why at Consumer Reports, we evaluate the structural integrity of booster car seats in our simulated crash tests and how the seat belt fits on a test dummy representing an average - sized 6 - year - old.

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The 2017 model year QX60 did quite well in crash tests, with top scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety across the board (with the exception of headlight performance, judged to be poor).

Although a new car might excel in the most stringent of crash tests available when it's launched, you can bet that the car which replaces it in the showroom several years later will be even safer.

The small overlap frontal crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.

The passenger - side small overlap frontal crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.

The moderate overlap frontal crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.

«Outside of some automakers» proving grounds, such a test isn't currently conducted anywhere else in the United States or Europe,» IIHS said in a statement, noting that despite an increasing number of cars that score well in frontal crash tests, some 10,000 highway deaths still come from frontal collisions each year.

The side crash test ratings also apply to the station wagon version of the Golf, known as the Golf SportWagen, introduced in the 2015 model year as a replacement for the Jetta SportWagen.

US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash testing of the 2004 US model year Prius yielded a five - star driver and four - star passenger rating in the frontal - collision test (out of five stars).

Detroit: Only three of seven midsize SUVs from the 2015 model year performed well in front - end crash tests done by an insurance industry group.

IIHS evaluated seven 2018 model year vehicles in its passenger - side small overlap crash test, five of which garnered good ratings, including the BMW X1, Mitsubishi Outlander, Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Jeep Compass.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has crash test ratings of Accord of different model years: [40]

The internationally - coveted model was named 2014 World Car of the Year and garnered top safety scores thanks to its impressive safety features and crash test performance.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the USA has determined frontal crash test ratings of Honda Civics of different model years.

The Hyundai Tucson from 2010 - 2014 also happens to be one of the safe cars for teenagers recommended by the IIHS, where it was ranked as a Top Safety Pick for its crash test performance in all of those years save 2014.

For eight years the Institute has been providing comparative rankings of passenger vehicles based on performance in frontal offset crash tests at 40 mph.

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While the 2017 version of the Azera has not had its crash test results disclosed, we can assume that it will receive similar results as last year — considering little has changed about the Azera this year.

An analysis of 14 years worth of crash data involving Institute - rated vehicles shows that a driver of a vehicle rated good in the moderate overlap test is 46 percent less likely to die in a frontal crash, compared with a driver of a vehicle rated poor.

Unlike the moderate overlap frontal crash the IIHS had been performing for years, in which 40 percent of the front of the car contacts a deformable (crushable) barrier, in this new test only 25 percent of the car's frontal crash area — the driver's corner — hits a barrier and this one does not squish.

The Subaru Forester was redesigned for the 2014 model year, Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Subaru as part of frontal crash test verification.

As of this year, a vehicle had to achieve a Good score in moderate overlap, side, roof, and head restraints tests, an Acceptable or Good rating in the small front overlap crash test, and at least an Advanced or Superior rating in the Front Crash Prevention tests.

Chevrolet's half - ton C / K pickup netted a perfect score in the final round of crash testing in the government's 1996 model year New Car Assessment Program.The C / K 1500 earned five stars for both driver and passenger protection, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

The Macan scored maximum points for its protection of the 1 1/2 and 3 year infants in the crash tests, based on dummy readings.

February 2010 — For the first time ever, the EuroNCAP Institute in Brussels compiled all of its crash test results for the year 2009 and named the safest car of the year: The Golf won out against the competition with a total of 103 points.

The Chevrolet Equinox and its twin, the GMC Terrain, are the only midsize SUVs out of nine evaluated to earn a good rating in the IIHS small overlap front crash test, which continues to challenge manufacturers more than a year and a half after its introduction.

This new test program is based on years of analyzing real - world frontal crashes and then replicating them in our crash test facility to determine how people are being seriously injured and how cars can be designed to protect them better.

To gauge the impact in the marketplace of the small overlap front crash test program launched last year, IIHS researchers surveyed 206 Volvo dealerships following the August 2012 release of the first small overlap test results.

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) announced earlier this year that it would include a new passenger - side crash test as part of its criteria for the coveted Top Safety Pick + award.

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This new version hasn't yet been crash - tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), but the Camry has earned some of the best ratings in this class over the past four years, and we expect the 2018 version to perform similarly.

This latest investigation follows a number of other probes relating to fires of EVs equipped with lithium - ion batteries, including a much publicized incident relating to Chevy Volt crash tests conducted by the agency last year.

This 2018 Camry hasn't yet been crash - tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), but over the past four years, the Camry has earned some of the best ratings in the class.

These tests were big departure from last year's IIHS crash tests of a pair of low - speed electric vehicles.

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Euro NCAP marks 20 years of life - saving crash tests with «In Pursuit of Vision Zero» Road Safety Conference

In many ways, the huge discrepancy between this year and last year is because of the new small - overlap crash test.

The Alfa Romeo Giulia might be all new for the 2017 model year, but it passed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's regiment of crash tests like an old pro.

A Chrysler Corp. minivan has achieved the best scores ever recorded for a van in the federal government's 13 - year - old crash test program, thanks in part to its driver's side air bag.The scores, recorded from instrumented test dummies aboard a Dodge Caravan run headlong into a concrete wall, also were better than those of most passenger cars.The 35 - mph test provides a basis for comparing vehicles, although critics point out that it indicates little about a vehicle's ability to protect passengers if it is struck in the side or rear.

The association is in the midst of 58 crash tests of 2000 model year vehicles for the agency's new car assessment

An Institute study examined 14 years of federal records on crash deaths and identified vehicles that had been rated in the Institute's offset test.

The truth is, all of these boast better crash test scores, more secure handling and braking, quieter and more comfortable interiors, more up - to - date technology features and driving experiences light - years beyond a Soviet taxi's.