IIHS News
IIHS: Most Cars With Self-Driving, Driver-Assist Tech Get Low Safety Marks
Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received "poor" ratings from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in ...
IIHS Announces Changes to Moderate Overlap Front Crash Test Scoring Criteria
New scoring criteria is being rolled out for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's moderate overlap front crash test to better account for variations in the position of the rear shoulder belt. ...
Road Safety Advocates Call for Speed Limiters, Auto Alerts to Stem Aggressive Driving
Members of the Road to Zero Coalition are urging automakers, regulators and fleet operators to promote intelligent speed assistance (ISA) and speed limiters in response to a spike in traffic deaths ...
Petition Urges Federal Regulators to Require ABS Brakes on Motorcycles
Last week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) filed a second petition with federal regulators requesting they mandate antilock braking systems ...
Study: Tall Trucks, SUVs Are 45% Deadlier to U.S. Pedestrians
Trucks and sport utility vehicles with hood heights greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than shorter vehicles with sloped hoods, ...
Midsize Cars Struggle With Rear Seat Safety: IIHS
New analysis released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) highlights a known safety issue with rear seats—submarining beneath the lapbelt—putting a passenger at risk for internal ...
Dangers of Muscle Cars Highlighted in New IIHS Analysis
Muscle cars, known for their high horsepower and hot rod image rank among the deadliest vehicles on the road, both for their own drivers and for people in other vehicles, according to recent analysis ...
IIHS: Safety Concerns for Small Pickup Rear Seated Passengers
The latest crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reveals most small pickups fall short when it comes to rear seated passengers. "Our updated moderate overlap front crash test ...