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Fiat Chrysler Will Conduct Investigation On Death Of Actor Anton Yelchin
Fiat Chrysler Will Conduct Investigation On Death Of Actor Anton Yelchin

21 Jun 2016, 11:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Fiat Chrysler has announced it will start an investigation on the car driven by Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin. He was killed after his Jeep struck him

 
ESP Inventor Gets Lifetime Achievement Award, Finally
ESP Inventor Gets Lifetime Achievement Award, Finally

18 Jun 2016, 11:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Anton van Zanten, the inventor of ESP, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Patent Office. His invention saves lives every day

 
2017 Ford Fusion Excels In IIHS Crash Tests, Receives Top Safety Pick+ Award
2017 Ford Fusion Excels In IIHS Crash Tests, Receives Top Safety Pick+ Award

15 Jun 2016, 14:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed the 2017 Ford Fusion. The brutal treatment wasn't in vain, though, because the Fusion walked away with a TSP+

 
2016 Chevrolet Malibu Rated Top Safety Pick+ by the IIHS
2016 Chevrolet Malibu Rated Top Safety Pick+ by the IIHS

12 Jun 2016, 13:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu and found out that this sedan is worthy of the highest safety rating available

 
Tesla Blogs About The Model S Suspension Problem, Points Finger At Customer
Tesla Blogs About The Model S Suspension Problem, Points Finger At Customer

10 Jun 2016, 15:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla's PR team published a blog post on the company's website to address the matter of the Model S suspension issue that led to an NHTSA investigation

 
NHTSA Investigating Tesla On Model S Suspension Issues
NHTSA Investigating Tesla On Model S Suspension Issues

10 Jun 2016, 09:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla is being investigated by the NHTSA over claims of potential issues to its suspension. The company is accused of trying to cover up the issue

 
2016 Honda Civic Coupe Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating
2016 Honda Civic Coupe Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating

9 Jun 2016, 04:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Redesigned for the 2016 model year and generously equipped from the get-go, the Honda Civic Coupe is a tough bird in a crash situation

 
Adding a Special Traffic Light for Approaching Ambulances Sounds Awesome
Adding a Special Traffic Light for Approaching Ambulances Sounds Awesome

8 Jun 2016, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Notification is a new project aimed at making intersections safer when ambulances on a mission are approaching, and this idea might just work brilliantly

 
Tesla Denies Claim Of Model X Unintended Acceleration, Logs Back It Up
Tesla Denies Claim Of Model X Unintended Acceleration, Logs Back It Up

7 Jun 2016, 11:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A Tesla Model X driver crashed the SUV into a building. The driver blamed Tesla's Autopilot system. The American company denied, saying the system was off

 
2016 Chevrolet Spark Crash Tested by the IIHS
2016 Chevrolet Spark Crash Tested by the IIHS

3 Jun 2016, 11:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The smallest car sold by Chevrolet in the United States of America is a tough little runabout, as proven in the following crash test video

 
2017 Audi A4 Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating
2017 Audi A4 Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating

1 Jun 2016, 15:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The latest round of crash tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety sees the 2017 Audi A4 ears the coveted Top Safety Pick+ rating

 
Crash Testing For Backseat Passengers Will Start In 2019, Regulators Say
Crash Testing For Backseat Passengers Will Start In 2019, Regulators Say

25 May 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The popularity of ride-sharing apps like Uber has made the NHTSA consider the safety of adult passengers in the back seats of cars. Crash testing begins in 2019

 
IIHS Tests American Muscle Car Trio, Is Not Impressed
IIHS Tests American Muscle Car Trio, Is Not Impressed

24 May 2016, 09:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The IIHS tested the three main muscle cars of America, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Ford Mustang. None of them got a top safety pick rating

 
2016 Lincoln MKX Crash Tested by the IIHS, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Award
2016 Lincoln MKX Crash Tested by the IIHS, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Award

20 May 2016, 05:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashed the 2016 Lincoln MKX in the name of science. The verdict? It's a crashworthy mid-size luxury crossover

 
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Crash Tested, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Crash Tested, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating

18 May 2016, 13:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the IIHS crashed the Santa Fe Sport to find out that it offers only “marginal” protection in the small overlap test, Hyundai stepped up its game

 
Five Indian Cars Slammed by Global NCAP Due to Lack of Crashworthiness
Five Indian Cars Slammed by Global NCAP Due to Lack of Crashworthiness

17 May 2016, 14:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Indeed, ladies and gents, new cars in India don't need to have airbags in order to be sold. As expected, this lack of minimum crash test regulations is a biggie

 
Hawaii Sues Takata for Airbag Fiasco, Accuses Them of Cover-up
Hawaii Sues Takata for Airbag Fiasco, Accuses Them of Cover-up

17 May 2016, 14:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hawaii has become the first US state to file a lawsuit against Takata. They accuse the Japanese supplier of covering up their faulty airbag situation

 
Tesla Model S Crashes in Germany, Firefighters Respond to the Case like Pros
Tesla Model S Crashes in Germany, Firefighters Respond to the Case like Pros

14 Apr 2016, 12:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This is not your ordinary Tesla Model S crash, but a lesson on how emergency personnel responds to an electric vehicle crash

 
2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab Is the Sole Large Pickup to Earn Top Safety Pick Rating
2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab Is the Sole Large Pickup to Earn Top Safety Pick Rating

12 Apr 2016, 08:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2016 Ford F-150 SuperCab nabbed the lone good rating for small overlap protection in the latest round pickup truck crash tests performed by the IIHS

 
2017 Kia Sportage Proves Its Crashworthiness, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating
2017 Kia Sportage Proves Its Crashworthiness, Earns Top Safety Pick+ Rating

12 Apr 2016, 08:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2017 Kia Sportage is as safe as a compact crossover gets according to the peeps at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety