Category: Safety
Hyundai & Kia EVs Rack Up TSP+ Awards
As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles inherently bring some safety advantages to the table. Their lower center of gravity from having batteries at their base is especially helpful to prevent rollover accidents, which are particularly dangerous. Also, not needing a large engine in the front of the car, electric … [continued]
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Waymo Robotaxi Stops for Kids Chasing Dogs Chasing Ball into Street
I wrote about Waymo’s expansion into more of California earlier today. It is bringing its robotaxi service to a lot more of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and the Los Angeles metro area. Then, though, as I was scrolling through Waymo’s X/Twitter feed (where the company exclusively posts a lot … [continued]
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Waymo Discusses How It Knows When Robotaxis Are Safe To Deploy
Waymo has been testing self-driving cars for a couple of decades, and has had them taxiing paying passengers around for a handful of years. Without a doubt, there are challenges every step of the way, but a really big one must be deciding when robotaxis are genuinely safe and ready … [continued]
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Ex-lifeguard launches non-profit to combat rip current dangers
“If you go for a walk in the woods, it’s good to know what could hurt you,” he said. “Going to the beach is no different – we should know the dangers and how to spot them.”
Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the recent phenomenon … [continued]
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