Chevrolet’s forthcoming 2014 Spark has been chosen as one of 39 Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in America. Being the only car in the Minicar segment, the Spark is the only vehicle in it’s class to have achieved this accolade. The IIHS is a U.S. based non-profit organization which […]
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Unfortunately, many people, particularly over the Christmas period, lose their lives due to drink driving. The issue is serious. It is a sad fact that the statistics are despite numerous anti-drink drive campaigns pushed out year upon year at Christmas time, but despite these campaigns aiming to educate, the statistics for drunk driving are still
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Volvo Cars will play a leading role in the world’s first large-scale autonomous driving pilot project in which 100 self-driving Volvo cars will use public roads in everyday driving conditions around the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The ground-breaking project ‘Drive Me – Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility’ is a joint initiative between Volvo Car Group,
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Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV has been put through it’s paces by the crash test team at Euro NCAP. The non PHEV car was tested last year, but as the new PHEV is significantly heavier due to the onboard electronics for the hybrid system, Euro NCAP saw fit to retest the whole vehicle. Not only that but
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Euro’s NCAP scoring gives the newest small BMW a rating of four stars. Chief amongst the reasons for missing out on a coveted five stars was due to pedestrian safety with the front edge of the bonnet scoring zero. However, despite the disappointing pedestrian safety, the i3 scored excellent results in occupant safety with good
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Euro NCAP releases the first results of rear-end crash avoidance systems tested against the upcoming 2014 rating protocol. Eight vehicles have been compared with respect to their performance on the test track. Real world claims data suggest that Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems can reduce rear-end crashes by one quarter or more and lead to
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A campaign which has blazed a trail to raise awareness of cycle safety in London is being rolled out in cities across the UK, Road Safety Minister Robert Goodwill has announced. The poster campaign which aims to cut the number of cyclists killed or injured will target road users in five cities – Leeds, Manchester,
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Electric adn hybrid vehicles are no different to any other vehicle when it comes to tyres. In fact, in many ways although traction control does wonders for providing smooth anti-slip getaways, with the high torque characteristics that electric motors provide, there is even more reason to look after tyres and ensure they’re legal. New figures
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Challenges to individual mobility are on the rise. Founded in its sense of responsibility for the safety of its customers and for all other traffic participants, Volkswagen has set the goal of exploiting all potentials that contribute towards significantly reducing traffic fatalities as well as the sheer number of accidents. All of these activities are
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Nissan’s engineers have been inspired by the animal kingdom as they develop new technologies that will shape the future of mobility. One of Nissan’s longer term R&D goals is to achieve virtually zero fatalities and serious injuries among occupants of its vehicles. Toru Futami, engineering director of advanced technology and research, said that studying the
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