safety

Unsafe here, safe there. Do Philippine cars lack safety features?

Jaws dropped among automakers all over the world when the Qoros 3, a compact sedan made in China, won the maximum safety rating of Euro NCAP’s (New Car Assessment Program) crash tests last year after topping the…

Volvo to test 100 self-driving cars in Sweden

Volvo Cars will play a leading role in the world’s first large-scale autonomous driving pilot project in which 100 self-driving Volvo cars will use public roads in everyday driving conditions around the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The…

Kia recalling over 96,000 vans to fix suspensions

Kia Motors Corp. is recalling more than 96,000 minivans in the U.S. and Canada because a suspension part can break and cause drivers to lose control of the vehicles.…

Improved safety on two wheels: Bosch stability control for motorcycles

Bosch has developed motorcycle stability control (MSC), the first brake control system for motorcycles to ensure the best possible stability in all riding situations. It supports the biker during both braking and accelerating, and while riding straight…

SLEX conducts officer training

As part of its continued drive to ensure the safety of motorists using the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX),  Manila Toll Expressway Systems, Inc. (MaTES) conducted a two-part  Traffic Investigation and Traffic Law Enforcement refresher training last September…

Say goodbye to those giant billboards on EDSA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and outdoor advertising organizations on September 19 signed the Metro Manila Outdoor Media Magna Carta that aims to standardize the size and appearance of billboards in major thoroughfares in Metro Manila…

Honda demonstrates pedestrian and motorcycle safety technology

Honda demonstrated two experimental safety technologies aimed at reducing the potential for collisions between automobiles and pedestrians and between automobiles and motorcycles. These advanced Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) and Vehicle-to-Motorcycle (V2M) technologies, while still in the research and testing…

Only 6 out of 12 small cars pass severe crash test

Safety is increasingly becoming an important consideration for many consumers when choosing a new car. Features such as antilock brakes and airbags are being fitted as standard on more and more cars, even on some variants of…