IIHS Says Cars Are Safer than Ever
10 Dec 2015, 18:30 UTC · By: Mircea Iordache / 61 cars received the Top Safety Pick+ accolade from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Nine of them were Toyotas and eight were Hondas
Volvo Leads Premium Segment with Most IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings
10 Dec 2015, 13:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Swedish carmaker prides itself on being the premium brand with the most IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings attained last year
2016 Volkswagen Passat Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus Rating
10 Dec 2015, 09:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / IIHS crash-tested the 2016 Volkswagen Passat and awarded it with a Top Safety Pick Plus rating. The score was attained by a car with optional safety equipment
NHTSA Proposes New Safety Tests to Make Five-Star Ratings Harder to Earn
9 Dec 2015, 12:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The safety agency wants to make it harder for carmakers to attain a five-star safety rating. The organization proposes new safety testing procedures
Eureka Moment: 7/10 UK Drivers Admit Human Error and Road Rage Are Main Causes of Accidents
8 Dec 2015, 13:53 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A survey released by Continental showed what everyone in their right mind figured out. Most car accidents in modern times are caused by human error
BMW 3 Series Facelift Gets Tested by IIHS, Doesn't Get Top Safety Pick Rating
4 Dec 2015, 14:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The IIHS tested the new BMW 3 Series facelift, but the premium sedan didn't impress the organization. One of the ratings received was Marginal
Would You Pass the Driving Test If You Were to Retake It? Statistics Say Fifty-Fifty
3 Dec 2015, 18:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / How highly do you think of your driving skills? According to British assessors from Institute of Advanced Motorists, there are 50% chances you're wrong
BMW Z4 Scores 3 Stars in Latest EuroNCAP Test, New MINI Clubman Falls Short with 4 Stars
2 Dec 2015, 14:28 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / In the latest EuroNCAP safety test, the BMW Z4 only managed to score three stars. The new Mini Clubman got four stars, while its platform sibling, X1, scored 5
2016 Renault Megane Crash Test Results Released by Euro NCAP
2 Dec 2015, 13:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Crash test results from Euro NCAP suggest the Megane is one of the safest cars in its class, even comparable to premium compact hatchbacks
2015 Lancia Ypsilon Catches Fire During Euro NCAP Crash Test, Gets Two-Star Rating
2 Dec 2015, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lancia Ypsilon received a mild facelift at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but the revamp hasn’t done too much in the safety department
IIHS Developing Headlight Tests for 2016, Links "Steerable" Beams to Safety
30 Nov 2015, 13:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The safety institute is working on independent tests for headlight systems that will debut in 2016. By 2017, a good score could become mandatory
Takata Engineers Altered Airbag Testing Data for 10 Years, Whistleblowers Were Ignored
25 Nov 2015, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Believe it or not, Japanese engineers altered testing data of Takata airbags from 2000 to 2010. More surprisingly, the whistleblowers were completely ignored
A Whopping 36% of 2015 Cars Are Sold Without a Spare Tire to Boost Fuel Efficiency
12 Nov 2015, 10:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While engineering advances now allow us to reduce the mass of a vehicle without spending a fortune in the process, carmakers still turn to cheap tricks
Euro NCAP to Begin Testing Autonomous Pedestrian Detection Systems
11 Nov 2015, 16:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Starting with 2016, Euro NCAP will introduce yet another test. Achieving a five-star rating will become even harder than before
NHTSA Fines Takata $70 Million, Accepts Payment over the Next Five Years
5 Nov 2015, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Takata airbag inflator scandal won't come to an end earlier than 2019, when all cars are expected to have proper, safe inflators on board
Tesla Autopilot Would Ruin All the Russian Dash Cam Clips
29 Oct 2015, 14:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This piece of footage shows us a Tesla Model S whose Autopilot feature avoids a 45 mph crash on its own, with the car carrying a Uber passenger
Jaguar Lets 11-Year-Olds Drive the New XE, Probably Hopes They’ll Grow into Buyers
28 Oct 2015, 11:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Yeah, Jaguar is pulling a smart scheme by teaching kids how to drive and introducing them to its new model, the XE sports saloon. A win-win situation
Fake Racing Harnesses Sold on eBay and Facebook Tested, May Strangle Drivers
23 Oct 2015, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Racing Harnesses are among the last items in the world you’d want to deal with in terms of counterfeit products. Here’s what could happen when you do
Voice Commands Are More Distracting than Speaking on the Phone, According to Study
22 Oct 2015, 13:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Carmakers give a lot of thought to their infotainment systems in their attempt to make them more intuitive, ergonomic, and basically, all-around safer
2016 Fiat 500X Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+, First Fiat to Get This Title
7 Oct 2015, 16:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The European cousin of the Jeep Renegade has recently visited the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, passing the crash tests with flying colors