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• Ford tops IIHS safety results, Lexus and Infiniti miss out

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today released its annual list of vehicles that had earned the agency’s coveted 'Top Safety Pick' award, revealing that some major milestones had be...

• Fujitsu announces revolutionary 360 degree around-car camera system

  Fujitsu has developed a new video-processing technology that enables drivers to see a complete wraparound view of their vehicle's perimeter, in real time. The new driver assistance technology adapts t...

• Audi demonstrates inter-brand car-to-car networking in Germany

  The second CAR2CAR Forum at a testing ground in Dudenhofen, Germany, was the site of a new step forward in vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems. Among several other European carmakers, Audi prese...

• Toyota and Honda start testing vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems

  Earlier this year we reported on a vehicle-to-vehicle communications system being developed by a consortium of European manufacturers, and now Toyota and Honda have joined the growing ranks of carmake...

• Mazda implementing rear-facing radar system from 2009

  Safety technology is going increasingly high-tech as companies and governments get into the business of making cars ever safer. Advanced features like radar are making their way into everyday cars, ev...

• Mercedes demonstrates array of safety technologies in Leipzig

  The S-Class has long been known as a Mercedes' platform for innovation of all kinds, especially technology and safety features. That's never been more true, and for 2009, the E-Class will join it with...

• Euro NCAP crash testing mandates stability control for 5-star rating

  Starting in 2009, all new cars assessed under the Euro NCAP scheme will have to be fitted with some form of electronic stability control (ESC) in order to gain a rating of five stars. This puts the Eu...

• Brembo working on more affordable carbon-ceramic brakes

  The Corvette ZR-1, any number of Ferraris, a and choice selection of the finest automobiles from Italy, Germany and elsewhere - these are fine company, and soon more affordable sports cars could be jo...

• BMW announces Car-2-Car communications development

  Earlier we reported on Volkswagen's new Car-2-Car communications system, which is being developed by a consortium of various European manufacturers, including BMW, Daimler, Renault, Fiat and Audi. BMW...

• Volkswagen's Car-2-Car system begins testing

  Volkswagen is claiming to have reached an automotive milestone today as tests begin on its Car-2-Car communications system. The system aims to increase the levels of communications between cars of all...

• Nissan to pilot pedestrian collision avoidance system

  As the EU ramps up its Intelligent Car Initiative, more and more carmakers are coming forward with car-to-car communications systems and advanced collision avoidance systems to help guide traffic and...

• Low-cost camera-based safety system sees danger before you do

  A company in the Netherlands has developed a new camera-based monitoring system that can drastically improve road safety for drivers at a relatively low cost. Mobileye Vision Technologies has created...

• DriveAssist phone service keeps drivers from talking and texting at the wheel

  Mobile communications devices are truly coming into their own with the BlackBerry, iPhone, Sidekick and more making it easier than ever to stay connected via the Internet, voice and text. But all that...

• New NHTSA study recommends 4.5% yearly increase in fuel economy

  Fuel economy requirements and their corollary emissions laws are becoming the central focus of modern car development as governments around the world set higher standards. The U.S. has the NHTSA worki...

• Nissan trialling new camera-assisted telematics slip alert system

  Building a vehicle that can react to the most minute changes in grip and stability, compensate for them and alert the driver of the situation has become almost the standard of the industry. Carmakers...

• Automakers warn hybrids not certified for commercial use

  New York City may have to backpedal on its recently introduced legislation that mandates all new taxis to be either hybrids or have fuel economy of at least 25mpg (9.4L/100km). The reasoning is that b...

• Study: Driving with friends triples teen death rate

  Teenagers are one of the highest-risk segments of the driving public due to inexperience behind the wheel. Now a new study in the UK has shown that getting several teenagers together in a car can make...

• GM to begin OnStar stolen vehicle slowdown rollout on 2009 models

  GM announced late last year that its OnStar system would be getting a new feature that could remotely bring a car to a rolling stop in emergency situations. Now that technology has begun to arrive, wi...

• Ford MyKey allows owners to limit vehicle speed

  In its efforts to improve vehicle safety, especially amongst teenage drivers, Ford has announced plans to introduce its new ‘MyKey’ vehicle control system. Designed to help parents encourage their...

• Playing video games could lower your auto insurance rates

  Video games get a lot of blame for social effects they may or may not deserve, but a new pilot program with insurance company Allstate hopes to prove video games can enhance reflexes and improving dri...

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  Fujitus 360 degree wraparound safety camera

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  Audi Car-to-Car Communications system

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  Mercedes E-Class and S-Class safety features for 2009

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  Ford MyKey 2008

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  Nissan Collision Avoidance Concept BR23C

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