Crash test videos are some of my favorite things in the world, and it’s rare that I come across one I haven’t seen before, but the other day I came across a few vintage crash tests and I fully went down a rabbit hole. The full-overlap front crash test has been around for a long … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, March 12, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Cristo Fernandez Is Playing His First Car In The New ‘Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts’ 1st Gear: 13 … Read more
A slow trickle of Cybertrucks are making their ways into American’s hands, though the roll out has not been without some speed bumps—especially when it comes to that “stainless” steel body. It’s that same body that has provoked questions about the crash worthiness of the Cybertruck. Unfortunately, it’s a question we won’t have the answer … Read more
A toddler sitting in the child car seat with the mother helping to buckle and fasten seat beat properly to stay safe while driving.Photo: stock photo/ Globalmoments (Getty Images) According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), it is dangerous to strap a child into their … Read more
When the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passed in late 2021, it got a lot of attention for funding electric vehicle charging, high-speed rail, bridge maintenance and a lot of other basic infrastructure needs. What didn’t get much attention was a provision requiring the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to update seat strength requirements in cars. NHTSA … Read more
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has been slamming cars into barriers in the name of science for nearly 30 years, and modern cars are much safer thanks to its efforts. I have been watching IIHS crash test videos on YouTube since I was a little kid, and before you ask, yes, my parents … Read more
We all love driving fast, but watching the cold hard reality imposed on us all by The Laws Of Physics might make you think twice before speeding. Forget Autonomy, Drivers Still Want Control The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS is an independent agency that holds automakers publicly accountable for the safety of their … Read more
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Despite the many advances in modern automotive technology, the forward collision mitigation systems on cars, SUVs and pickup trucks still struggle to detect vehicles that aren’t also cars, the IIHS reports based on new data. Automatic emergency braking and front collision warning systems have a hard time identifying semi trucks … Read more
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS has been holding automakers accountable for public safety since the ’90s, by putting new cars through more stringent and realistic crash tests than required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA. Thanks in part to the work of the IIHS, new cars are safer than … Read more
It’s no secret that America’s roads have been getting more dangerous. And as easy as it is to blame cell phones, every other developed nation has plenty of cell phones but has still managed to make its roads safer while the U.S. gets worse. Don’t worry, though. NBC News reports the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) … Read more