#iihs — Public Fediverse posts

Incredible I haven’t seen this video before: https://youtu.be/C_r5UJrxcck
Something made me think of @TechConnectify (though I suspect he probably has seen this before) Via: Reddit. #vehiclesafety #classicvsnew #carsafety #crashtest #iihs

Partial automated driving systems don’t make driving safer, study finds - Enlarge / Nissan's ProPilot Assist was one of two partially automated d... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2036773 #advanceddriverassistancesystems #partiallyautomateddriving #partialautomation #lanedeparture #lanekeeping #roadsafety #autosteer #cars #adas #iihs

Automotive crash testing just got harder in 2024—which OEMs did well? - Enlarge / The Tesla Model Y has earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for 202... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2006099 #crashtesting #roadsafety #cars #iihs

#NBC:
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Pedestrians, already dying at record levels, now face Elon Musk’s Cybertruck
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"“I think Elon Musk in particular has shown the danger of letting automakers decide for themselves what’s safe on public roads,”.."

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/pedestrians-already-dying-record-levels-now-face-elon-musks-cybertruck-rcna128603

13.12.2023

#AutoSafety #Cybertruck #HighwaySafety #IIHS #Musk #Pedestrians #Tesla

New IIHS study finds that trucks & SUVs with hoods > 1 meter (40') tall are 45% more likely to kill pedestrians than cars with low hoods.

Vertical/blunt hoods make vehicles even more deadly.

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians

#IIHS #VisionZero #PedestrianSafety #SUV #truck

Cyclists and pedestrians are reporting a rise in distracted driving. The phenomenon is both real and legal in many states.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvkd7/more-people-are-watching-videos-on-their-phones-while-driving-often-its-perfectly-legal?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#Moveable #DistractedDriving #cellphones #driving #YouTube #Netflix #TikTok #IIHS

Only four midsize SUVs score good rating in IIHS rear-seat safety tests - Enlarge / The Tesla Model Y earned a good rating in IIHS' rear seat pro... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1923823 #insuranceinstituteofhighwaysafety #chevrolettraverse #fordmustangmach-e #toyotahighlander #volkswagenatlas #crashtesting #fordexplorer #jeepwrangler #subaruascent #teslamodely #roadsafety #cars #iihs

@1loafofmeat One thing that still gets me is how Ford decided to reinforce only the driver's side of the #Ford #Escape. It failed horribly on the overlap test when the #IIHS pulled a surprise(!) and decided to start testing the passenger side too. Like your loved one sitting on the passenger side is not as important?

Rivian R1T earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

https://www.teslarati.com/rivian-r1t-iihs-top-safety-pick-plus/

#RivianR1T #Featured #Rivian #News #IIHS

The 2022-2023 #Rivian #R1T has earned the #IIHS highest safety rating, Top Safety Pick+, from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Watch it get crash tested here https://bit.ly/3jaWRzN #EV

Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images)

Many users of C... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1889137 #insuranceinstituteofhighwaysafety #advanceddriverassistancesystems #adaptivecruisecontrol #propilotassist #lanekeeping #supercruise #roadsafety #autopilot #safety #cars #adas #iihs

IIHS will rate driver assists like Autopilot and Super Cruise for safety - Enlarge / GM's Super Cruise system is tightly geofenced to divided-lane... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1827212 #insuranceinstituteofhighwaysafety #partialautomation #supercruise #autopilot #cars #iihs

Drivers are 24% more likely to speed when using adaptive cruise control - Enlarge / Before anyone else runs to the comments to point it out, almost no adaptive cruise contro... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1749239 #insuranceinstituteofhighwaysafety #adaptivecruisecontrol #speeding #safety #cars #iihs

Strapping a giant teddy bear to a car in the name of highway safety - Enlarge / Would you notice if a large pink bear in a high-vis vest drove past you on the highway? ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1748629 #insuranceinstituteofhighwaysafety #advanceddriverassistancesystems #adaptivecruisecontrol #lanekeeping #autosafety #safety #cars #adas #iihs

Six cars aced new pedestrian detection tests - Enlarge / A Subaru Outback successfully stops for a "pedestrian" crossing the road in front of it. ... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1593089 #pedestriandetection #safetyratings #safety #cars #adas #iihs #aaa #aeb