X-tra Specific: Mercedes-Benz develops x-ray imaging to capture automotive collision data
Toronto, Ontario — Mercedes-Benz has reportedly harnessed the power of high-speed X-ray imaging to capture side impact collision data. To do this, the automaker suspended a linear accelerator from the ceiling above the test vehicle to serve as an X-ray camera which captured every millisecond of the controlled collision. On board the test vehicle, a […]
Breaking Barriers: Crash tests indicate electric vehicles are too heavy for highway guardrails
Toronto, Ontario — Engineers with the University of Nebraska’s road safety testing facility have discovered that electric vehicles are too heavy to be stopped by highway guardrails. On Wednesday, engineers with the university released their initial crash test results in which a 2022 Rivian R1T—which weighs nearly four tonnes—was rammed into the same type of […]
Forgery Fallouts: Daihatsu automotive admits to forging crash test results for 30 years
Tokyo, Japan — Daihatsu automotive has halted the sales and shipments of its vehicles at all Japan factory locations amid a safety probe revealing the automaker has been forging safety tests for the past 30 years. According to the safety investigation made at the end of December by Ministry of Transportation officials, Daihatsu, a subsidiary […]
Tougher Trucks: ‘Solid performance’ from small trucks in updated IIHS side-impact test, institute says
Toronto, Ontario — Small pickups had their turn with the IIHS’s updated side-impact crash test recently, as the institute reported Thursday that five of the six trucks tested earned “good” or “acceptable” ratings after facing a larger, faster impact than in previous tests. The performance of this small pool of pickups shows a marked improvement […]
Speed for Feed: Iowa Speedway hosts farm equipment crash tests, urges drivers to be patient during hay season
Iowa, Nebraska – Summertime means hay season, and hay season means more and more tractors on the roads–a phenomena rural Canadians are all too familiar with. Farm equipment like tractors and combines are meant for driving, well, on farms. Their big tires and often wide axles help them drive through uneven fields and tow heavy […]
