IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its severity.

Began testing and rating vehicles for frontal impact protection using data from crash test dummies.

2024年10月23日 · The vehicles will be evaluated in a variety of crash scenarios, including frontal, side and rollover crashes. NHTSA also announced the five vehicles it will test to verify the performance of certain advanced driver assistance systems.

A crash test is a form of destructive testing usually performed in order to ensure safe design standards in crashworthiness and crash compatibility for various modes of transportation (see automobile safety) or related systems and components.

G Good ratings in the small overlap front test; G Good rating in the original moderate overlap front test; G Good rating in the updated side test; A G Acceptable or good headlights standard; A G Acceptable or good rating in the pedestrian front crash prevention test

A new crash test metric is helping us assess the risk posed by head-whipping motions during collisions.

Frontal star ratings indicate the chance of a serious head, neck, chest, and leg injury to the driver and right front seat passenger in a frontal crash. A serious injury is one requiring hospitalization. Star ratings for the driver and passenger in a frontal crash test are assigned as follows: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐= less than 10% chance of serious injury

In this article, you'll learn all about automotive crash testing, including crash test programs, ratings, dummies and future improvements. You'll be amazed at how much thought and preparation goes into making sure that safe cars are on the roads!

2024年2月29日 · Current testing procedures include front and side crash tests, front crash prevention tests, headlight testing, and ease-of-use evaluations for child seat installation.

A crash test is a form of destructive testing usually performed in order to ensure safe design standards in crash worthiness and crash compatibility for various modes of transportation (see automobile safety) or related systems and components.