Automatic Emergency Brake systems are a wonderful invention, preventing many crashes when drivers become distracted. The safety assist system is mandatory in many countries, but it can work ...

GM has a wide swath of safety technologies available across its vehicle portfolio, with many of the systems offering different levels of capability and specific areas of focus. Among these is a ...

Safety technology has come a long way in the past few decades, but it’s far from perfect. That’s being made clear once again following a series of tests by AAA. The organization tested reverse ...

A new study from AAA has found automatic emergency braking systems can avoid 60% of collisions with pedestrians at night ...

As it turns out, reverse automatic emergency braking may not be doing much to prevent crashes. In a AAA study, the systems repeatedly had a hard time stopping reversing crashes from happening. In one ...

ATLANTA — New crash test data raises concerns about the effectiveness of automatic emergency brakes. The safety systems only prevented 1 of 40 crashes with oncoming vehicles in AAA testing. AAA crash ...

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 ...

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is a popular technology among Consumer Reports members, and it’s easy to see why: the saving of bacon. “I try to not follow the next car closely. But [AEB] has saved ...

New federal car safety rules would require cars to have technology to avoid hitting pedestrians and other vehicles, even at high speeds Federal safety standards issued Monday will require new cars to ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking to put the brakes on pedestrian deaths. The federal safety agency is proposing new rules that would mandate automatic emergency ...

Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems will be on all cars soon. Almost all AEB systems use radar and visual light to detect hazards. Teledyne FLIR wants to add a thermal image to the mix for a ...