The world is full of feel-bad news. Here’s something to feel good about: Automatic emergency braking is one of the great car safety-tech success stories. Auto-braking systems, called AEB for short, ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking to put the brakes on pedestrian deaths. The federal safety agency is proposing new rules that would mandate automatic emergency ...

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 ...

Safety technology has come a long way in the past few decades, but it’s far from perfect. That’s being made clear once again following a series of tests by AAA. The organization tested reverse ...

Local auto industry reports growing demand for professional brake repair services, driven by increased vehicle usage, ...

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 ...

Brake adjustment might not be the greatest crisis of our time, but with all the talk of Red Seal certification, mandatory entry-level training (MELT) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some cars that advertise automatic brakes really can stop the vehicle in time to prevent crashes — and there are enough of them that the insurance industry safety tester is issuing report cards on ...

Some 20 carmakers have committed to making automatic emergency braking systems a standard feature on virtually all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2022, according to a new plan from the National Highway ...