Drivers were promised that modern cars would quietly watch their backs, stepping in only when […] ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Drivers are watching their cars slam on the brakes in the middle of clear highways, […] ...

Crumple zones, the collapsible steering column, airbags, three-point seatbelts, the seatbelt tensioner, anti-lock brakes, traction control, emergency automatic braking, and so many other features are ...

You couldn’t accuse Volvo of ignoring those people at risk of encountering the exterior of its vehicles rather than sitting inside them. The Swedish automotive manufacturer has already introduced ...

Back in 2016, a consortium of automakers representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. auto market agreed to make automatic emergency braking a standard feature on virtually all new cars by Sept. 1, ...

Sometimes, a warning beep or seeing something through a camera just isn’t good enough. When you’re backing up a car, for instance, the common audible alerts and visual safety features just can’t ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

You fail to notice that the car in front of you has stopped, and before you can hit the brakes, your car rear-ends the one ahead. The number of such very common rear-end accidents can be cut in half ...

Doug Speck, Senior Vice President Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Car Group, literally rolled out another Volvo world first in automotive safety at a press conference at the 2013 Geneva ...