U.S. Regulators Greenlight Advanced Female Crash Test Dummy To Address Safety Gap
For the first time in U.S. automotive history, regulators have approved the use of an advanced female crash test dummy in vehicle safety testing
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The Volvo Cars Safety Centre, which is responsible for the automaker’s safety ambitions, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.… The all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent is kicking things off the right way… It’s getting increasingly difficult to earn the IIHS’s Top Safety Pick+ award,… A few years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety started doing……
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An updated IIHS crash test of seven midsize sedans made all but… The 2021 Nissan Rogue is a popular SUV in the Nissan lineup,… With countless factors to consider, making a car safe isn’t easy. Automakers… After examining the latest available new driver death rates, the Insurance Institute… When you’re driving, it can be easy…
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Seven of Chevrolet’s 2023 models can take their place among the safest… Each year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration puts dozens of vehicles… The Volvo Cars Safety Centre, which is responsible for the automaker’s safety ambitions, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.… In order to provide training to rescue workers, Volvo dropped multiple brand-new…
[VIDEOS] These Crash Tests of India's Cars Are Catastrophic Failures
Ever wonder what a score of zero on a crash safety test would look like? That is exactly what the Global New Car Assessment Program (a London-based organization looking to help the adoption of crash test programs in emerging car markets) found when it went to India and investigated seven different Indian-market-specific vehicles, handing five…
Special Wish Foundation and FCA US Grant 6-Year-Old's Wish to Crash Test Cars
Liam Waldron couldn’t have been happier than when his wish to be a crash test manager came true Wishes are powerful things, especially when the Special Wish Foundation – Cleveland is there to make your wish come true. And, while most children wish for trips to Disney, one six-year-old wished for something a bit different—to be…
New Toyota Crash Test Dummy Models Posture Before Collisions
THUMS in a relaxed driving position If you’ve ever been involved in a collision—whether it be with another vehicle or an inanimate object—you know that you tend to brace yourself when you see the accident coming and are unable to prevent it. Until now, crash test dummies were unable to emulate this action, making it…
How Did Car Safety Crash Tests Originate?
The 2016 Pilot undergoes the small overlap frontal crash test Crash tests are a necessary and commonplace part of releasing a car on today’s market. Consumers rely on the scores and ratings produced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make educated buying decisions. Crash tests weren’t always…
Changes to 2021 Nissan Rogue Improve Crash Test Scores
2021 Nissan Rogue Photo: Nissan The 2021 Nissan Rogue is a popular SUV in the Nissan lineup, but even it has room for improvement. The automaker has implemented changes mid-year to make the SUV even safer than before. These changes have made quite a difference, resulting in higher crash test scores from the National Highway…
Ford Virtual Crash Tests Mean Safer Cars
Work smarter, not harder – which is exactly what Ford is doing when it comes to their crash tests and safety data analysis. Ford uses a combination of virtual and physical crash tests when developing and updating vehicles. Ford virtual crash tests help the automaker in developing safe vehicles before they are ever physically tested,…
2019 Ford F-150 Tops Trucks in IIHS Passenger-Side Crash Test
2019 Ford F-150 Limited Photo: Ford Motor Company The 2019 Ford F-150 has earned scores of “Good” in every crashworthiness category tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, making it the only full-size pickup on the market to do so. The F-150 was one of just three full-size pickup trucks to earn a score…
Lincoln Corsair Goes 2-for-2 in IIHS Crash Testing
Photo: Lincoln The all-new 2020 Lincoln Corsair was one of the 64 vehicles announced on Thursday as part of the inaugural group of 2020 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ honorees. Just back in November, the Corsair earned the 2019 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK, and it carries over that accolade into the new…
GMC Acadia Rated “Good” in New IIHS Passenger Small-Overlap Crash Test
The 2018 GMC Acadia received a “good” rating in recent passenger-side small overlap crash testing by the IIHS A new passenger-side crash test has exposed dangerous vulnerabilities in some big-name midsize SUVs. Owners of the 2018 GMC Acadia can rest easy, though. The Acadia passed the test with ease, earning a “good” rating from the…
Toyota Adds Children Models to Crash Test Software
Toyota has announced it has added three new crash test models to its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software that represent children aged three, six, and ten. As you might have expected, automakers don’t rely only on physical crash testing to determine the safety of their cars. A far cheaper approach—and one more convenient…
Watch the Nissan ZEOD RC Crash Test in Slow Mo
While the talk in regards to Nissan and the Le Mans 24 today largely centers around the announcement that next year’s race will see the return of a GT-R, let’s not forget that this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours will mark the debut of the endlessly interesting ZEOD RC. In order to help get the…
IIHS Updates Crash Tests for Better Passenger-Side Protection
Photo: IIHS via YouTube A few years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety started doing a new kind of crash test, meant to check how safe a car is when hitting a thin obstacle in the front corner, called the small-overlap crash test. This test led to a mad scramble among automakers to improve…
Crash Test Between 1998 Corolla and 2015 Corolla Reveals Just How Far Car Safety Has Come
The result from the simulated crash “They don’t make them like they used to.” You’ll often hear this phrase uttered whenever conversations surrounding the difference between the cars of today and the cars of decades past come up. Many automotive enthusiasts enjoy comparing how much vehicles have changed over the years. Truth be told, there are…
Thanks to Rampant Obesity, We Earn Fat Crash Test Dummies
Crash test dummies are undergoing a change to become more life-like Photo: Greg Westfall via CC If you call up images in your head when you hear “crash test dummy,” you probably see humanoid figures with big grins and flesh-colored limbs. Like most people, you remember the old Incredible Crash Test Dummies giving the thumbs-up in their…
2016 Hyundai Tucson Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests
2016 Hyundai Tucson during IIHS safety tests The News Wheel is a digital auto magazine providing readers with a fresh perspective on the latest car news. We’re located in the heart of America (Dayton, Ohio) and our goal is to deliver an entertaining and informative perspective on what’s trending in the automotive world. See more…
2016 Hyundai Tucson IIHS crash test result
2016 Hyundai Tucson during IIHS safety tests The News Wheel is a digital auto magazine providing readers with a fresh perspective on the latest car news. We’re located in the heart of America (Dayton, Ohio) and our goal is to deliver an entertaining and informative perspective on what’s trending in the automotive world. See more…
2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab IIHS small overlap frontal crash test
2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab IIHS small overlap frontal crash test The News Wheel is a digital auto magazine providing readers with a fresh perspective on the latest car news. We’re located in the heart of America (Dayton, Ohio) and our goal is to deliver an entertaining and informative perspective on what’s trending in the automotive…
New Ford Fiesta Earns Five Stars in Euro NCAP Crash Testing
Ford may not be bringing the all-new Ford Fiesta to the United States, much to the chagrin of those who love fun little cars with a lot of personality. It has begun its rollout in Europe, however, and while sales are likely to be considerable all the same—particularly in the United Kingdom—the automaker will have…
NHTSA Will Put Crash-Test Dummies in Backseats Thanks to Uber, Lyft
Crash-test dummies will soon be sitting in the backseat during NHTSA crash tests The automotive safety industry has come a long way since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) first introduced its current safety rating system for cars in 1978. Seat belts have become a mandatory safety requirement. Driver assistance technologies have practically exploded…
GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Colorado Earn “Good” Crashworthiness Test Scores from IIHS
The GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado were two of four mid-size pickup trucks to earn overall ratings of “Good” from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in its five crashworthiness tests: moderate overlap front, small overlap front, side, roof strength, and head restraints. “This group of small pickups performed better in the small overlap…
NHTSA and IIHS Will Never Crash-Test Certain Cars
Photo: Tumisu via Pixabay Almost a half-million cars purchased every year have not received crash-test ratings, and many of them never will. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety won’t rate certain sports cars, large vans, and luxury models due to budget restraints. A Dependable Model: NHTSA gives Mitsubishi Eclipse…
