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A new study suggests that up to a certain extent, child safety seat regulations have contributed to a lower birth rate in the United States. A paper published by Jordan Nickerson and David Solomon, professors of finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston College, claims that a total …

Remember the time when people had to look back through their rear window to back up their cars? Now, we’ve back up cameras and automatic parking assistant. Similarly, lane-keeping assist, cruise control, collision avoidance system, and other advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) are now available to drivers everywhere. And it won’t …

Study reveals that drivers have become overreliant on advanced driver assist systems, paying little attention to the road ahead. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab partook in research to study how drivers approach driver-assist systems. They reviewed the driving habits of 20 Massachusetts-based …

Volvo really doesn’t want to give up the safety crown! If there is one thing Volvo is famous for, it’s safety. The Swedish carmaker produces tough cars that keep passengers isolated and safe during a collision. To make sure of that, Volvo used to conduct various standard laboratory crash tests. …

Jaguar Land Rover patented a new technology letting drivers operate the infotainment system without physically touching the screen. The British marque claims to have developed a new system that can predict where the driver will touch the screen, carrying on to perform the required function automatically. The technology has been …

Škoda makes strides again with a simple yet useful innovation. The Czech carmaker has long been pioneering safety technologies, and its recent addition is a glowing LED seatbelt buckle. Škoda said it mainly developed the belt buckle while keeping infants and kids in mind, ultimately making it easier for parents …

Such poor results are exclusive to the Caribbean market since Kia’s Picanto provides much more for European customers. The Latin New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) – the Caribbean and Latin American arm of the NCAP set up by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – tested the KIA Picanto …

The German carmaker develops new technologies to enhance safety around schools. Audi will collaborate with Applied Information, Temple Inc., and the Virginia Department of Transportation on an innovative safety feature, bringing significant advancements in vehicle safety and reducing road-related injuries and fatalities. The collaboration resulted in two-vehicle applications that will …

And it’s not pretty. Rimac uploaded a video of two C_Twos, each worth around €2.2M ($2.6M / £2.0M) crashing into a wall. And no, Richard Hammond wasn’t behind the wheels. The Croatian manufacturer responsible for the fastest electric vehicle on four wheels, the Rimac Concept One, is almost done testing …

Nissan announced it would make six active safety technologies standard on its ten most popular models. Unfortunately, road traffic injuries & deaths add up to almost 1.3 million deaths per year worldwide. Car accidents are also one of the leading causes of death among young adults aged 15-29 years old. …