IIHS tests evaluate two aspects of safety: crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — and crash avoidance and mitigation — technology that can prevent a crash or lessen its …

Key issues in road safety Advanced driver assistance Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies

Vehicle research focuses on both crash avoidance and crashworthiness. Crash tests are central to crashworthiness research, and IIHS testing expanded with the opening of the Vehicle Research …

Since our first crash tests in 1995, the ratings program has evolved to fill gaps in vehicle safety. This document explains the reasons for each test program and the real-world impact it has had.

2025 criteria Top Safety Pick + G Good rating in the small overlap front test G Good rating in the updated moderate overlap front test G Good rating in the updated side test A G Acceptable or good …

In the original test, one dummy is seated in the driver seat, while the updated test also includes a second dummy seated behind the driver. The original side rating is based on a crash test in which an …

Apr 25, 2019 · IIHS engineers are trying out new crash test configurations as they develop procedures for future evaluations.

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Feb 12, 2025 · Twenty-two of the latest 30 vehicles evaluated earn a good or acceptable rating in the new front crash prevention test, which requires systems to be able to prevent or substantially …

The current version represents front-to-rear crash scenarios in which a vehicle approaches a passenger car, motorcycle or large truck that is stopped in the roadway from behind.