Carmakers should rethink their driver assistance philosophy. The fundamental issue here is that tendency to treat lane-keeping, adaptive cruise control, and emergency braking as independent systems.

To overcome this problem, BMW is working on a new system that will be able to safely bring a car to a controlled stop on the side of the road during a health-related emergency.

Still, the Emergency Stop Assistant will be the first system to detect the health condition of a driver even if the car has not been involved in an accident. Don't expect it to call 911 if you ...

One Emergency Stop Will Make You Want Pedestrian Braking System. By Fred Meier. July 12, 2016. Share CARS.COM ... And systems that combine both, so-called fusion systems, ...

VW’s new Arteon features more driver assistance systems that any other Volkswagen model before it, and that’s a pretty big deal for the German automaker. With the help of its Emergency Assist ...

When I hit the dash with my clipboard, Mr Foxall, I want you to imagine a small child has run out in front, and stop the car ...

Consumer Reports explains the importance of automatic emergency braking, and surveyed owners share their satisfaction with this key safety feature. Ad-free. Influence-free.

AutomationDirect has added IDEM emergency stop control stations to its line of pushbuttons. Designed to provide robust emergency stop protection, the switches have a special lid safety trip mechanism ...

Q. Our fire inspector just gave us a pink slip because we didn’t have an emergency shut off for our generators. Is this valid? A. Yes, if the inspector is citing NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and ...