car safety

Innovative Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) fitted into the latest vehicles are important safety aids, but they are adding significantly to the cost of car repair bills, according to industry […]

Euro NCAP is publishing the results of the supermini the Vauxhall Viva, the roadster sport Mazda MX-5 and the new generation Hyundai Tucson.  The Tucson topped latest Euro NCAP results but Vauxhall’s […]

The all-new Ford Mustang is the first vehicle to be equipped with a new type of knee airbag that is integrated within the lid of the glove box, instead of […]

Brake, the road safety charity, is encouraging drivers – especially the young – to put safety first when it comes to buying a new vehicle. The call comes on the […]

Japanese car parts manufacturer Takata saw a 3 billion yen (£15.4m) net profit in the three months to June, compared with a 38.65bn yen loss a year earlier. The company […]

Camber Ridge has announced its financial partnership with Teton Capital of Jackson, Wyoming, to launch a new state-of-the-art facility for vehicle tyre characterisation, which will begin operations in 2016. The […]

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has issued a list of seven simple tips to help motorcyclists put safety first on journeys this summer. GEM chief executive David […]

Honda is recalling around 1.63 million more cars in Japan to replace air bag inflators made by supplier Takata and around 4.5 million more cars globally, due to continuing fears […]

Honda’s new chief executive Takahiro Hachigo, said the Japanese carmaker has no plans to provide financial aid to Takata, the airbag supplier currently at the heart of global airbag recall […]

Changes in posture – relaxed or braced – aren’t normally something physical crash test dummies can copy, however Toyota has produced new software for its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS), […]

A rare meeting between rival self-driving cars on a Californian road almost ended in a crash, Reuters reports. The robot cars, one made by Delphi Automotive and the other by […]

Policy makers in the US have warned of car ‘recall fatigue’ in a congressional hearing with regulators and carmakers about progress in a major airbag recall. Faulty airbags made by […]