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Audi’s first electric vehicle might not have beaten the Tesla Model X in terms of range but so far it has it beat when it comes to safety. The e-tron quattro is the first EV to receive the coveted Top Safety Pick+ award from the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

The current crop of semi-autonomous driver assists aren't proper substitutes for hands-on attention, according to a new study from the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). According to the non-profit's research, current semi-autonomous systems like lane-keeping assist and adaptive cruise control displayed behaviours ranging from "the irksome, such as too-cautious braking, to the dangerous".

The BMW 5 Series and X5, Hyundai Genesis and Mercedes-Benz E-Class have earned perfect scores in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s latest round of auto-brake testing.

The Subaru Forester has become the first vehicle to score top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) small overlap front crash test. The new Subaru Forester was the only one of 13 'Small SUVs' tested by the US-based safety authority to earn a 'good' rating in the test. The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport (ASX in Australia) was rated ‘acceptable’, helping it join the Subaru in earning a Top Safety Pick+ award from the IIHS.

Results from a new offset head-on crash test conducted in the US have carmakers concerned about a possible increase in the cost, weight and fuel consumption of new vehicles.