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A group of researchers from Newcastle University in the UK is investigating new ways to make old people safer on the road and keep them behind the wheel for longer. The university’s Intelligent Transport team has created ‘DriveLAB’ –...
Further development of vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems and the widespread rollout of driver-assist in-car technologies could prevent four out of five crashes, according to the US government’s safety regulator.
European cars have completed a clean-sweep of the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council’s (NMVTRC) secure vehicle design awards for 2012. The eight winners were adjudged to be the most secure vehicles in their class, rated against...
The latest round of Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) crash testing has delivered a spread of results ranging from three stars to five. The Toyota Aurion, Kia Rio and Suzuki Swift Sport were awarded the maximum five-star safety...
A leading consumer safety authority in the US is calling on automotive manufacturers to make installing child seats in their vehicles easier after a study showed only one in five meets key ease-of-use criteria.
The US Department of Transportation's vehicle safety authority is calling for new regulations that would reduce the risk of unintended acceleration-related crashes and improve driver control and confidence.
General Motors says a battery explosion at one of its US research labs that seriously injured one employee and left four others needing medical attention is unrelated to the Chevrolet Volt or any other production vehicle.
The federal government has finally paved the way for the Isofix child restraint system to be legalised in Australia, more than a decade after it was introduced in North America and Europe.
The all-new Cadillac XTS will become the first vehicle in the world to feature a vibrating seat that is designed to warn drivers of crash threats when driving and parking. The Cadillac Safety Alert System sends pulse patterns through the left...
Teenage girls are twice as likely to use a mobile phone or other electronic devices while driving as teenage boys, according to the results of a new US study. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found the use of electronic devices was the...