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AAA Texas: Hit the Brakes, Reverse Automatic Emergency Braking Isn’t Foolproof

By Daniel Armbruster February 16, 2024 Automotive

Coppell, TX — Drivers of newer-model cars should be aware that their automated braking systems are not foolproof, according to recent research conducted by AAA. To conduct the research, AAA automotive engineers examined various simulated collisions across four popular 2023 model-year vehicles equipped with reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) with rear cross traffic mitigation.

AAA Texas: Automatic Emergency Braking Absent When You Need It Most

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber September 27, 2022 Automotive, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — Touted as lifesaving, crash-preventing tech, Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) is standard equipment in most new cars sold in the United States. Over the years, AEB has successfully stemmed rear-end crashes, which often result in injuries, property...

AAA Texas: Vehicle Safety Systems Struggle to “See” in Bad Weather

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber October 13, 2021 Automotive

Coppell, TX — New research from AAA finds that moderate to heavy rain affects a vehicle safety system’s ability to “see”, which may result in performance issues. During closed course testing, AAA simulated rainfall and found that test vehicles equipped with automatic...

AAA Texas: “Miles-to-Empty” Warning - New Research Finds Drivers Should Not Rely Too Heavily on In-Dash Fuel Economy Display

By Daniel Armbruster & Joshua Zuber July 27, 2021 Automotive, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — In-dash fuel economy displays estimate the number of miles a vehicle gets per gallon, including how many “miles to empty.” AAA tested the accuracy of these systems and found their estimates vary significantly over shorter trips or are dependent on the...

AAA Finds Active Driving Assistance Systems Do Less to Assist Drivers and More to Interfere

By Daniel Armbruster August 06, 2020 Automotive, Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — AAA automotive researchers found that over the course of 4,000 miles of real-world driving, vehicles equipped with active driving assistance systems experienced some type of issue every 8 miles, on average. Researchers noted instances of trouble with the...

New AAA Car Guide Helps Consumers Purchase Vehicles with Latest Technology, Safety Features

June 18, 2020 Automotive

Coppell, TX — AAA announced a 2020 Volvo luxury sedan has earned the top score in its first edition of the newly released AAA Car Guide, a consumer resource on the latest and greatest in vehicle technology. The guide provides consumers with reviews based in part on...

AAA Warns Pedestrian Detection Systems Don’t Work When Needed Most

By Daniel Armbruster October 03, 2019 Transportation and Traffic Safety

Coppell, TX — New research from AAA reveals that automatic emergency braking systems with pedestrian detection perform inconsistently, and proved to be completely ineffective at night. An alarming result, considering 75% of pedestrian fatalities occur after dark.