Crash avoidance systems struggle in new test

Only one of the first 10 small SUVs evaluated earns a good rating in the new, higher-speed vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention evaluation, which evaluates performance with a motorcycle and semitrailer as well as a passenger car.

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Two Genesis vehicles earn highest accolade

Two Genesis vehicles earn highest accolade

The 2024 G80 and G90 qualify for Top Safety Pick+ awards.

Daylight saving time keeps walkers safer

Daylight saving time keeps walkers safer

While fewer pedestrians are killed when the clocks change, vehicle occupants fare worse, making the net effect minimal.

Is there a need for speed in vehicle ads?
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Is there a need for speed in vehicle ads?

Performance and adrenaline are commonly used to sell cars, SUVs and pickups, even as speed is implicated in more than 12,000 road deaths a year.

By Chuck Farmer

pedestrian safety

Key highway safety topics

For decades, IIHS has been a leader in finding out what works and doesn't work to prevent motor vehicle crashes from happening in the first place and to minimize injuries in the crashes that still occur.

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