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Family Car Buyers to Benefit from Pedestrian Auto Braking on New Safety Top-Scorer

New cars that will appeal to family-oriented buyers are leading the way in prioritising the highest levels of safety as standard, according to test results issued today by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).· Pedestrian Auto Brake on new Renault Scenic ensures five star NCAP safety rating · Kia Niro hybrid Crossover gains maximum Euro NCAP star rating with safety pack – but buyers miss out on AEB unless they choose the top-of-the-range model New cars that will appeal to family-oriented buyers are leading the way in prioritising the highest levels of safety as

New Euro NCAP Five-Star Cars Embrace Safety by Featuring Advanced High Performance Automatic Braking Systems.

· Top Euro NCAP safety test rating for Alfa Romeo Giulia and SEAT Ateca · First Alfa Romeo to feature Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and first SEAT to offer the system as standard fit · Higher speed AEB delivering up to 45% reduction in injury crashes · Additional Auto-Brake Pedestrian Protection benefits more vulnerable road usersVehicle safety test results issued today by Euro NCAP reveal that car makers are embracing the importance of offering a full range of advanced safety technologies on new vehicles and accepting that standard rather than optional fitment is the best

Car Makers and Consumers Have the Power to Make New Cars Safer

BBC Radio 4’s consumer affairs programme, ‘YOU & YOURS’, today (6 June 2016) featured discussion on the importance of Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) as a crucial car safety technology – highlighting the role of consumers in insisting it is a key feature on their cars, and the responsibility that car makers have to make it more widely available...Talking with programme host Winifred Robinson, Matthew Avery, Head of Insurance Research at Thatcham Research, urged drivers to only consider cars equipped with AEB and highlighted the importance of vehicle manufacturers including the technology

Safety should be “Standard” on all new cars launched in 2016

·          Thatcham Research welcomes the support of ‘What Car?’ magazine as they join the call for Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) on all new cars  ·          While in 2015, 41% of cars on sale in the UK had AEB available, only 17% had it as standard fit.  Of the remaining 24%, less than 2% of cars were specified with AEB as an “extra” by motorists  ·          82% of consumers say that they expect safety features like AEB to be a "given" on all new cars – not as an “extra” (Thatcham/Direct Line Group survey)*  ·          There is no longer any excuse for car makers to

Revealed: The Safest Cars in Britain – and the Actions That Drivers and Vehicle Manufacturers Should be Taking Now to Further Improve Vehicle Safety

Automotive research centre identifies key steps that would make British roads safer as the winners of the 2016 What Car? Car of the Year Safety Award are announced· Thatcham Research and What Car? together reveal the safest cars on sale in Britain today · Volvo XC90 is the clear top choice for drivers who put safety first · Honda Jazz and Toyota Avensis commended for their safety performance · Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) a ‘must-have’ safety technology - consumers and fleet operators urged to only consider new cars that feature AEB as standard equipment The Volvo XC90 is

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