Note: This is the first in a three-part series looking at collision mitigation technologies. The next installment, “OEMs making collision mitigation key part of vehicle safety”, will publish Tuesday.

Most advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) are designed to avoid or prevent accidents. But in some cases, a crash is unavoidable. For those situations, many automakers offer post-collision ...

A new collision avoidance system, now available on Freightliner Trucks, gives drivers another tool to improve safety. The OnGuard Collision Safety System uses the vehicle’s foundation brakes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Forward collision warning (FCW) systems provide ...

The National Transportation Safety Board released a report Monday recommending collision avoidance systems become standard on all new commercial and passenger vehicles. NTSB says it found during its ...

UPS driver Bill Lazarski of Chicago (left) and UPS Freight driver Paul Savill of Cincinnati (right) are fans of the collision mitigation technology that's now standard equipment on every new UPS Class ...

All advanced driver-assist systems save lives. It doesn't matter the name of the technology or the automaker, the goal here is to "assist" drivers. While legacy automakers tend to call such features ...

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2. A communication error may cause false ...