Newer vehicles are packed with all sorts of technology to help prevent crashes, especially when backing out of a driveway or busy parking lot. But new research reminds us why it's a bad idea to rely ...

A federal rule that requires automatic emergency braking systems in cars and light trucks by 2029 could be a tough compliance hurdle for automakers but further the industry's efforts to use technology ...

On a sunny day, a Mazda CX-5 was accelerated to 40 mph and purposely driven toward an object to test whether it would hit it.

In new, more stringent testing of the automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems in 10 small SUV models, only one—the 2023-24 Subaru Forester—received a top score. Four of the models received Poor ...

The last time the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) created a vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention test, automatic emergency braking technology was still pretty new. While IIHS’ ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation is moving forward with a proposed rulemaking to mandate automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 ...

Seven out of eight crossovers with rear automatic braking performed well in a new rear crash prevention test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The test results were released July 18, ...

Among advanced automotive safety systems, reverse cross-traffic alert with automatic emergency braking is designed to help prevent collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists in its ...