Crash Stats You Need to Know and the Cars Helping to Reduce Them

Car Crash Statistics

Auto Safety Technologies at a Glance Advancements in automotive safety technologies over the last decade have significantly reshaped how we drive, offering greater protection for passengers, pedestrians, and other road users. These advanced features, collectively referred to as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), are not only improving safety outcomes but also influencing auto insurance rates. Here, we take a comprehensive look at some of the most impactful systems, the vehicles that incorporate them, and how these technologies are reducing fatalities, injuries, and crash risks. Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) How It…

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New technology can prevent collisions at low speeds

A recent study funded by the auto insurance industry has shown that new technology installed into vehicles can make a significant difference in helping to prevent rear-end collisions and fender benders that occur at slow speeds such as in traffic jams. The research was performed by the Highway Loss Data Institute, the research branch of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It discovered that when a 2010 Volvo XC60 was fitted with a special technology feature called City Safety, which is designed for collision avoidance, the vehicles were much less…

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