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Car lights are reflected in the wet street as commuters line up in traffic to enter the I-110 Harbor freeway in the rain in downtown Los Angeles, March 6, 2024. Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings to make drivers behave. That's according to an insurance industry study published Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Most automated driving systems are lousy at making sure drivers pay attention, insurance group says

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Safety watchdog skeptical of self-driving technology, gives poor marks to Tesla, others

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A Kia which was damaged after being stolen is seen at an auto repair shop in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a key anti-theft device, and the crooks have figured it out. An insurance industry group says they're being stolen at a rate nearly double the rest of the auto industry because they don't have computer chips in the keys. (Angela Peterson//Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

Thieves key on hack that leaves Hyundai, Kia cars vulnerable

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 8, 2016, file photo, a maroon and silver truck drove, left, drives through the marked crosswalk in front of pedestrian volunteers Dave Passiuk and Nelsie Yang in St. Paul, Minn. Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study. The research released Thursday, March 17, 2022, by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety points to the increasing popularity of larger vehicles as a possible factor in rising pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Study: SUVs, pickups hit pedestrians more often than cars do

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

Study: Smaller cars may be why crashes injure women more

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

How young drivers can steer clear of costly car insurance

By KAYDA NORMAN of NerdWallet - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 25, 2019, file photo, cars and trucks travel on Interstate 5 near Olympia, Wash. A new study says that safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other vehicles. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Study: Electronics could stop 40% of big truck rear crashes

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, the Audi AI:ME self-driving concept vehicle is on display in the Audi booth at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Auto safety experts are hoping that self-driving vehicles will someday prevent the more than 90% of crashes caused by human mistakes, but a new study finds that may not be the case. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study questions whether self-driving cars will be able to prevent all crashes now blamed on human error. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Study: Autonomous vehicles won’t make roads completely safe

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

64 US vehicles get insurance group’s top safety rating

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

Rear seats of cars need better safety equipment, study says

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Sunday, July 8, 2018, photograph, 2018 Model 3 sedans sit on display outside a Tesla showroom in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ** FILE **

Testing finds flaws with car electronic car safety systems

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press

In this photo taken July 4, 2014, a Hollywood street is closed at an accident scene during an investigation after a car crash in West Hollywood, Calif. The chances of dying in a crash in a late-model car or light truck fell by more than a third over three years, and nine car models had zero deaths per million registered vehicles, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Chances of driver dying in car crash plummets: study

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

A Ford Focus is presented at the Paris Motor Show, in Paris, Thursday Oct. 2, 2014. The Paris Motor Show will open its doors to the public on Saturday Oct. 4, until Oct. 19. European carmakers are hoping to impress with new models at this week's Paris Motor Show and prove they have come out stronger from years of economic trouble and cost-cutting. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

New car technology may not lower insurance rates

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

Only 2 midsize SUVs get top rating in crash tests

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file photo, Harriet Butler, now 102, left, and her daughter Marcia Savarese, are photographed at Savarese's home in Vienna, Va. Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation&#8217;s aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they&#8217;ve been proved wrong. Today&#8217;s drivers aged 70 and older are less likely to be involved in crashes than previous generations, and less likely to be killed or seriously injured if they do crash, according to a study released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That&#8217;s because vehicles are getting safer and seniors are generally getting healthier, the institute said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Accident rates improving for older drivers

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file photo, Harriet Butler, now 102, left, and her daughter Marcia Savarese, are photographed at Savarese's home in Vienna, Va. Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation’s aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they’ve been proved wrong. Today’s drivers aged 70 and older are less likely to be involved in crashes than previous generations, and less likely to be killed or seriously injured if they do crash, according to a study released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That’s because vehicles are getting safer and seniors are generally getting healthier, the institute said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Accident rates improving for older drivers

By JOAN LOWY - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows he Honda Fit during a crash test. The agency says the Fit and Fiat 500 were the worst performers of the 12 minicars tested in terms of potential injury to drivers. (AP Photo/Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

Subcompact cars fare poorly in new crash tests

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

Subcompact cars fare poorly in crash tests

By DEE-ANN DURBIN - Associated Press

2013 Nissan Altima earns  ‘Top Safety Pick Plus’ from IIHS

A Toyota dealership sign glows over a car lot in Tustin, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Toyota Camry performs poorly on new crash test

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