safety technology
Continental Unveils Anti Road Departure System
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Numerous automotive technologies help prevent crashes, from stability control and lane-keep assist to blind-spot monitoring and automatic braking. But none of these features can prevent you from driving off the road, which is an incredibly dangerous situation.
Future Toyota Safety Technology Showcased
Toyota showcased several future safety technologies today during the fourth annual Toyota Advanced Safety Seminar.
All Toyotas to Come With Collision Avoidance by 2017
Toyota plans to make collision avoidance technology available on all its models and might even add it to the standard equipment list on each of its vehicles.
Lane Departure Safety Systems: What you Need to Know
You’ve likely seen an inattentive driver on the road, drifting out of their lane while they check their phone, reaching for something in the back seat or fiddling with their infotainment system. Or maybe, that driver was you.
J.D. Power Gives In-Car Voice Control a Thumbs Down
The negative impact that voice controls had on J.D. Power’s most recent Initial Quality Study is significant.
Cars of the Future Might Not Have Side View Mirrors
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Tesla are hoping to be allowed to leave side-view mirrors behind.
New Volvo Safety Tech Tracks Eye Movement
Volvo is looking in-car safety technology directly in the eye… Literally.
Stability Control Has Saved Over 2,200 Lives: NHTSA Report
According to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federally-mandated electronic stability control (ESC) technology is saving an increasing number of lives each year.
GM Pedestrian Alert Detects Smartphone Signals
Wifi Direct allows some smartphones to communicate without cell phone towers, but thanks to new research by GM it might also keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.
Adaptive Cruise Control, Collision Warning Reduce Crash Risk 42 Percent: Study
EuroFOT, a European large-scale field test on driving safety, is finally concluded and suggests that safety systems like adaptive cruise control and collision warning systems reduce the risk of a crash by 42 percent.
Bosch Drowsiness Detection System Offers More Affordable Safety
Systems to detect when a driver might be dozing off aren’t new by any means, but that sort of technology is still in the upper echelons of luxury safety features. Now, automotive technology company Bosch is hoping to change that.
