In addition to the five-star ratings for crash tests, the agency will add four new technologies including pedestrian automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, blind spot warning, and ...

Blind-spot detection systems can also utilize cameras that capture real-time footage of the vehicle's surroundings and use sensors to identify vehicles in a car's blind spots.

The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians.

The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year, when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting ...

The standards, last updated in in 2008 for 2011 models, have brought significant reductions in crashes, deaths and injuries, the agency said. The number of people inside vehicles who were killed ...