Insurance Safety Institute Finds Adaptive Cruise Control Raises Fatal Crash Risk March 12, 2021 By Tina Bellon Adaptive cruise control systems on cars, which control braking and speed, raise the risk of traffic crashes because the technology...
Auto Safety Test Pits Traditional Car Mirrors v. Rear/Side Cameras August 28, 2019 By Bryan Pietsch The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors...
New Audi Cars to Tell Drivers in U.S. When Traffic Lights Will Change August 15, 2016 By Alexandria Sage German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic...
Toyota $1B Research Labs Near Stanford, MIT to Develop Autonomous Vehicles November 6, 2015 By Craig Trudell and Yuki Hagiwara Toyota Motor Corp. is spending $1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology...
U.S. Missing Life-Saving Opportunity of Driver Assistance Technologies September 30, 2015 By Keith Naughton New auto safety technologies such as automatic braking and sensors that keep a car in its lane could prevent almost...
Key Car Makers to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment in U.S. September 14, 2015 By David Morgan A group of major automakers accounting for more than half of U.S. auto sales will make automatic emergency braking standard...
Technology May Outpace Humans on Road to Automated Driving September 14, 2015 By Joseph White and Paul Lienert From his laboratory at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, automated vehicle pioneer Raj Rajkumar says self-driving cars will evolve step-by-step, with...
Progressive Insurance CEO on 5 Macro Trends of Note August 19, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones By his own admission Progressive Insurance CEO Glenn Renwick (and his company) may not be right about the impact certain...
Safety Experts Warn Smart Car Dashboard Screens Distract Drivers July 7, 2015 By Paul Lienert and Sarah McBride When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and...
Symposium Panelists Say New Car Technology May Not Lower Insurance Rates October 6, 2014 By Dave Collins More cars and trucks are being equipped with cameras, radar, automatic braking and other safety technology that help avoid accidents,...