Car dashboard live wallpaper iihs crash avoidance. The collision avoidance technology cut the rates of injury crashes of the same type by 21 percent according. This past march nhtsa and the insurance institute for highway safety iihs. However iihs said seven mass market models including the mazda 6 and chrysler 300 also offer technology designed to prevent front end collisions.
Subarus crash avoidance tech ranks first a number of cars offer systems that can detect an impending collision and in some cases apply the brakes automatically. The insurance institute for highway safety iihs has added a new program to rate the performance of active crash avoidance systems. Many of the vehicles that earned superior ratings are luxury models including the bmw x3 the mercedes benz c class and the acura mdx.
Most models have a dash or console mounted switch to turn on or disable the warning system. Seven midsize vehicles earn top marks for front crash prevention a new test program by. Passenger side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the institute based on a test conducted by hyundaikia as part of frontal crash test verification.
The next wave in driving safety. The kia rio and hyundai accent were redesigned for the 2018 model year and are now built on the same platform. New report shows how many accidents injuries collision avoidance systems prevent.
The new evaluations will play a key role in the institutes. Published on august 30. Autonomous braking and adaptive headlights yield biggest benefits an early crop of advanced.