“Safety isn’t just about crash testing,” says Emily A. Thomas, PhD, associate director of auto safety at Consumer Reports. “A safe car has predictable handling and braking, controls that don’t distract you, technology that can prevent a crash in ...

You've heard me say on the Car Pro Show that all vehicles being built today are safe. That said, some rate higher in safety than others. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY

Some federal and city transportation agencies are beginning to repurpose AI-equipped traffic cameras from tools associated with enforcement into systems designed to detect crashes faster and flag high-risk conditions in near real time. Recent pilots and ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first began releasing crash-test ratings in 1995 and introduced the TSP rating in 2006. To get a TSP rating in 2026, vehicles must earn: • A rating of Good in the updated moderate-overlap front crash test ...