"Impact" encore Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app The two-part NOVA special ULTIMATE CRASH TEST explores what really happens in a multi-vehicle collision ...

As electric vehicles gain traction around the world, Chinese automakers are pushing harder than ever to stand out – and not just with their designs and tech, but also by trying to prove their safety ...

The Tesla Cybertruck has finally undergone its first independent crash test and passed with flying colors. The electric truck, on the market since November 2023, scored a five-star rating in nearly ...

Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup. Car safety experts just pulled off a first-of-its-kind remote controlled multi-vehicle pile up. Now investigators ...

Previously rated marginal in the IIHS moderate overlap front crash test, the Gladiator has improved to good status, beginning ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety must be getting into the Halloween spirit. While the watchdog group regularly subjects new models to a battery of crash tests and performs group tests within ...

Women are twice as likely to die in car crashes because their body types have never been used in safety tests. The auto industry has made huge strides in the safety of automobiles in recent years, but ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has developed a new test for evaluating collision-avoidance systems, and the first batch of test subjects — small SUVs — has struggled. The new test has a ...