Vehicle safety technology has changed significantly in recent years, with automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning becoming common across the ...

Kia and Tesla sell two of the safest new vehicles on the market, based on the latest IIHS tests.

Which automaker has the best safety ratings in 2026? See what Consumer Reports, U.S. News, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have to say.

There are two organizations that test the safety of vehicles and assign them ratings — NHTSA and IIHS. NHTSA stands for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and IIHS is the Insurance ...

Seven vehicle models were tested in the latest batch for the Top Safety Pick awards. Only two ― the 2027 Kia Telluride and the 2026 and 2027 Tesla Model Y ― reached the highest standard to achieve a ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Previous whiplash prevention evaluation abandoned in 2022 New test relies on additional measurements and updated data Four of 18 small SUVs earn top rating The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ...

Lie down in a car, and you’re more likely to get seriously hurt in a crash. But a driverless future is forcing governments to revisit long-standing safety issues.