Mazda hybrid wins the highest honor while a redesigned BMW gets the second-highest.

IIHS, six Democratic lawmakers say nobody’s at the wheel of the technology.

IIHS, Consumer Reports suggest used and new models with top safety ratings and less room for error, dangerous driving.

Two other models in the automaker’s line fare less well in IIHS crash tests.

Front-to-rear crashes with motorcycles, large trucks show crash-prevention tech less effective in those scenarios.

IIHS testing gives two models its top safety rating.

Nonprofit found the two annual switches affect motorists and pedestrians differently, resulting in a wash, but pedestrian deaths in general are on the rise.

Nonprofit’s tests give just one of 14 systems an ‘acceptable’ rating.

IIHS says the new crop largely fit properly, stress importance of boosters to prevent child traffic deaths, which are on the rise.

Safety groups says many automakers now include such systems in most light vehicles.