High-Tech Changes Proposed For 5-Star Crash Tests

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced some high-tech changes to the 5-Star Safety Rating system. New tests will cover automatic emergency braking and include the use of more human-like crash test dummies.

NHTSA officials said their plans for a revised system will include an additional crash test, more human-like crash test dummies, assessing pedestrian protection, allowing half-stars in ratings for the first time ever, and ranking crash-avoidance technologies like automatic braking.
 
Automatic braking only helps if they driver behind you has it.
Doesn't help if you stop and the person behind you doesn't.
 
nutzo said:
Automatic braking only helps if they driver behind you has it.
Doesn't help if you stop and the person behind you doesn't.
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Or the driver behind you could be the one actually paying attention...
 
Steve said:
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced some high-tech changes to the 5-Star Safety Rating system. New tests will cover automatic emergency braking and include the use of more human-like crash test dummies.

NHTSA officials said their plans for a revised system will include an additional crash test, more human-like crash test dummies, assessing pedestrian protection, allowing half-stars in ratings for the first time ever, and ranking crash-avoidance technologies like automatic braking.
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Basically Crony based incentive to autonomous technology.
 
nutzo said:
Automatic braking only helps if they driver behind you has it.
Doesn't help if you stop and the person behind you doesn't.
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This is exactly why auto braking shouldn't be in any car.
 
nutzo said:
Automatic braking only helps if they driver behind you has it.
Doesn't help if you stop and the person behind you doesn't.
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Don't need the driver behind you to have it as long as they observe sufficient following distance.
 
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