High-visibility clothing and reflective strips may make pedestrians and cyclists invisible to modern car technology, a study suggests.Automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems, which are fitted to all ...

Once upon a time, you had to rely on just your brakes, your eyes, and your reflexes to keep you safe while driving. Now there ...

A contributing factor is that larger vehicles (SUVs, pickups, and minivans), which have become increasingly popular, have larger blind zones than passenger cars. Further, car design trends have ...

Blind-spot monitoring, for example, helps keep you from hitting an unseen car when changing lanes. A forward-collision warning system signals if your car is in danger of striking one in front.

Addding vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication capability to cars already equipped with GPS allows GM's test cars to know where other cars are - whether in your blind spot, in a hidden driveway or ...