• Drivers divided on autonomous cars
    • 24/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK public remains unconvinced by fully autonomous vehicles. A new survey by CarGurus found that drivers are interested in driver assist technologies such as emergency breaking and pedestrian detection, but opinion was split by more advanced systems. While 30% said they were excited by prospect, 35% were [...]
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  • Thatcham gives safety ranking
    • 06/07/2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    New car sales figures released today reveal that the majority of the most popular cars in Britain now offer five-star crash protection, but standard fitment of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) is still only available on half of them. Analysis by independent safety experts, Thatcham Research, confirms that five of [...]
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  • Euro NCAP tests AEB
    • 10/11/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    European safety organisation Euro NCAP is introducing a new test that will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians. With new vehicles offering more autonomous driver assist systems, Euro NCAP’s Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) Pedestrian tests will make it simpler for [...]
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  • Thatcham urges EU to match US
    • 18/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Thatcham Research is calling on 10 vehicle manufacturers in Europe to match their USA commitment to fit autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as standard on all new cars. Ten major vehicle manufacturers in the States — Audi, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — [...]
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  • Vehicle manufacturers commit to AEB
    • 14/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Ten major vehicle manufacturers have committed to making automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on all new vehicles built, the US Department of Transportation, its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have announced. ‘We are [...]
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  • Study confirms AEB effectiveness
    • 13/05/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The publication reported: - that Low Speed AEB technology leads to a 38% reduction in real-world rear-end crashes; - that there is no significant difference between urban and rural crash benefits; - that Meta-analysis is an effective method for combining data from various countries. The publication concluded [...]
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  • Nissan to make AEB standard
    • 09/04/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nissan will offer automatic emergency braking (AEB) as a standard feature in all volume cars in Japan by autumn, starting with the hybrid X-Trail SUV it has unveiled. Emergency braking and other pre-crash safety features - once found only in high-end models - are growing in importance for consumers in developed [...]
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  • Older drivers must embrace technology
    • 31/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Older drivers need to be helped to stay safe on the roads for as long as possible through a combination of training and technology, according to the AA Charitable Trust. Today Edmund King, director of the AA Charitable Trust and Visiting Professor of Transport at Newcastle University, will address the subject at [...]
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