The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has just released the results from its latest round of crash tests, involving crossovers from Tesla and Volvo, an SUV from Jeep, and two pickups from ...

Maria Weston Kuhn had one lingering question about the car crash that forced her to have emergency surgery during a vacation in Ireland: Why did she and her mother sustain serious injuries while her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image credit: Wikimedia Over 500,000 vehicles sold with fraudulent safety credentials spanning back to 1989. That five-star safety ...

Despite many concerns that the Cybertruck would struggle to keep up Tesla’s excellent crash-test rating, it just sailed through IIHS crash testing with flying colors. At the same time, there’s room to ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy that manufacturers can soon start producing for carmakers to test in their vehicles. The female crash test dummy, ...

Bald, faceless and empirically lifelike, this dummy may not be much to look at. But experts say it is a quantum leap forward in a decades-long effort to make cars safer for women. In November, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Harley is a noted automotive industry expert and analyst. Earlier this month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently crash-tested 20 model-year 2025-26 vehicles. New Top Safety Pick+ winners include Audi A6 Sportback e-Tron, Q5 and Q5 Sportback; Genesis G80; Honda ...

As electric vehicles gain traction around the world, Chinese automakers are pushing harder than ever to stand out – and not just with their designs and tech, but also by trying to prove their safety ...

Though the criteria for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest honor are more strict, both the 2025 Tesla Model Y and Volvo XC90 Plug-in Hybrid SUVs hold onto their positions with top ...