The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) now announces that they will make it more difficult for car manufacturers to pass tests of auto brake systems. They started testing this in 2013 but a lot has happened with the technology since then and therefore the tests need to be updated. Then they only tested whether the systems worked at 19 and 40 km / h. As a result, 85 percent of all cars of the 2022 model year have been rated Superior in this category, and that is a bit misleading. From next year, they will therefore start testing the systems at 56 and 72 km / h instead. The tests will also be broadened to see how well they can detect motorcycles and large trucks.
Read more in the press release at the link below.
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Auto brake technology does not work so well in low light
And at high speeds
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Only one car received good marks
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Small SUVs are struggling in a new crash test
One in 20 was rated “good”
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