Despite massive improvements in traffic safety, 1.2 million people are still killed in traffic every year. In 2007, this spurred Volvo Cars, as the only automotive manufacturer in the world, to launch…
Sunday Musings: Safety Comes First
The word on most vehicle owners this week was probably about the plan the scrap cars older than 12 years of age. The main factor, safety was used as an argument but thankfully the powers that be have …
Volvo Cars introduces Care Key as standard on all cars for safe car sharing
Volvo Cars last week revealed the Care Key, allowing any Volvo buyer to set a speed limit for themselves, their family members or friends. The Care Key will come as standard on all Volvo cars from mod…
Volvo Cars to deploy in-car cameras and intervention against intoxication, distraction
Volvo Cars today reveals a new step in its ambitions to end fatalities in its cars by addressing the issues of intoxication and distraction. Apart from speeding, which the company aims to help combat …
Volvo wants to set a speed limit of 180kmh on their cars to highlight the dangers of speeding
Volvo Cars, as a worldwide leader in safety, is sending a strong signal about the dangers of speeding and will limit the top speed on all its cars to 180 kph from 2020. The company’s Vision 2020, whic…
Toyota Updates its THUMS Virtual Crash Dummy Software
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc. today release Version 6 of the Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS*) virtual crash dummy software. Researched and developed for …
Ford’s Driving Skills for Life Programme Equips Drivers in Malaysia with Training to Stay Safe
Ford and its local distribution partner, Sime Darby Auto Connexion (SDAC), recently hosted its third safe driver training this year to corporate partners and members of the public through Ford’s globa…
Repsol Honda Team riders promote safe riding in Malaysia
Repsol hosted its Repsol Honda Team’s Day at Sepang International Circuit featuring their global ambassadors, Marc Márquez – 7 Times World Champion- and Dani Pedrosa – 3 Times World Champion. The amba…
The New Audi A6 achieves 5 stars in Euro NCAP
The new Audi A6 get top grades when it comes to passive safety — in the Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme), one of the most important safety tests in Europe, it earned the highest rating of five…
Tesla rolls out a new update for their autopilot system
Tesla has recently been under fire with their autopilot system which was the cause of a recent crash that resulted in a death of the driver. Version 2018.21.9 was rolled out and the one key point of t…
Be a Positive Influence in the Passenger Seat With Ford
Stuck in traffic, your spouse decides to take the “quicker” route home but makes a wrong turn instead. “Now we will never get home!” you shout from the passenger seat. The children, safely buckled in …
GoodYear Advisory: Stay Safe this Raya
[Advisory from GoodYear] As the Raya season approaches, Malaysians are gearing up to hit the road and reunite with their families to celebrate. According to the Royal Malaysian Police, the influx of t…
Tesla is listed as one of the most dangerous US workplaces
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) has published a report which puts Tesla on its DirtyDozen list which provides a review of the most dangerous US workplaces. The …
Shell Malaysia focuses on road safety for motorcyclists
One of the highest causes of deaths in Malaysia, in particular, is accidents and the majority of those relate to people on motorbikes. So it is no surprise that Shell Malaysia’s latest campaign …
Volvo XC60 is Euro NCAP’s safest car in 2017
Volvo Cars’ XC60 has been crowned the best performing large off-roader, and the car with the best overall performance of 2017 in the prestigious Euro NCAP 2017 Best in Class safety awards. The XC60 sc…
ASEAN NCAP: Honda CR-V Achieves 5-Star Rating
Honda Malaysia has announced that the All-New Honda CR-V has achieved a full 5-Star rating with an overall score of 88.80 points in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP), Child Occupant Protection (C…
Malaysians Sweep Top Driver Awards At Inaugural “Scania Driver Competitions” Southeast Asia 2016-2017!
Since 2003 more than 350,000 truck drivers in nearly 50 countries have participated in Scania Driver Competitions (SDC) – the world’s largest truck and bus driving event – that focuses on incre…
2017 Nissan Safety Campaign Is Back!
The second installment of the 2017 Nissan Safety Campaign is back and will be conducted simultaneously with ETCM’s Nationwide Test Drive Carnival, to educate Malaysians on road safety knowledge throug…
BMW’s new pomelo inspired helmets
BMW has created a new helmet for their employees and it mimics a pomelo, or rather, inspired by it. The design was created by the BISS research project where BISS stands for Bio-Inspired Safety System…
Toyota and Global Institute Launch Joint Research Project To Enhance Safety in Motorsports
Toyota and the Global Institute for Motor Sport Safety (Global Institute)* have launched a 4-year research project using Toyota’s Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) with the aim of enhancing s…