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Tesla’s Model Y is the safest car to be launched onto the UK’s roads in 2022

The safest new car of 2022: Tesla Model Y crowned What Car? Safety Award winner as European new car releases achieve best-ever Euro NCAP test scores

Tesla scoops safety prize at the annual What Car? Car of the Year awards, held in London Model Y’s 98% Safety Assist score highest-ever recorded by Euro NCAP Strong-performing Smart #1 and Mercedes EQE named as award runners-up Euro NCAP reports best-ever results in 2022 with 53 of 67 cars tested earning five-star rating Driver monitoring systems and centre airbags now feature on majority of shor
Best-ever Euro NCAP test results shape Thatcham Research safest cars list for 2022

Best-ever Euro NCAP test results shape Thatcham Research safest cars list for 2022

Thatcham Research and What Car? present 10-car shortlist for the What Car? Safety Award 2023 Judges only consider five-star Euro NCAP rated vehicles, along with other criteria such as safety innovation and mass market appeal All cars tested by Euro NCAP in 2022 score four- or five-star rating for first time in programme history Results show safety performance remains a top priority for carmakers

“Nowhere is the difference between EV and ICE more clearly underlined than in the insurance claim chain.”

Thatcham Research secures funding to identify EV repair and insurance pain points

Five-month research project funded by Innovate UK (IUK), the UK’s innovation agency · Insurer LV= and SYNETIQ, a specialist in vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling, to support Thatcham Research
Risk intelligence specialist Thatcham Research is today announcing that it will lead a funded project focused on Electric Vehicle (EV) collision repair and salvage processes and their i

Transforming a Toyota Hilux pick-up into a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

Thatcham Research partners with Toyota on pioneering Hydrogen Hilux project

Thatcham Research is working closely with Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (TMUK) to develop a hydrogen version of Toyota’s iconic Hilux pick-up.

The world’s first highly automated driverless parking function will be available for certain S-Class and EQS variants

Comment: Mercedes/Bosch fully automated parking system approved in Germany

The world’s first automated driverless parking function has been officially approved for commercial use, with Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority green-lighting the Mercedes-Benz / Bosch automated parking system in a parking garage at Stuttgart Airport.
Thatcham Research chief research strategy officer Matthew Avery comments:
“Mercedes-Benz continues to break new ground in Germany, w

REVEALED: Differing attitudes to self-driving tech in the US and UK

Trust in Automation: US and UK motorists’ behavioural quirks reveal Automated system design challenge

Further insights revealed from the Trust in Automation survey

Trust In Automation survey findings released

Confused UK drivers believe they can buy a fully Autonomous car today

Over half of UK drivers think that they can buy a fully Autonomous car today.

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It’s vital that the industry comes together to ensure customer expectations of owning, insuring, and repairing an EV can be met—and that the experience can be *better* than they’re used to with an Internal Combustion Engine. https://t.co/f4wLky8Csm

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RT @whatcar: What is the safest car you can buy in 2023? 🤔 Well, the @Tesla Model Y won our Safety Award at the 2023 #WhatCarAwards You c…

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Why is the @Tesla Model Y a worthy winner of the 2023 What Car Safety Award? 98% Safety Assist score ✅ 97% Adult Occupant score ✅ Maximum lane support system score ✅ Maximum cyclist AEB score ✅

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VIDEO: Join the @whatcar Safety Award judges as they discuss some hot safety topics and check out the contenders, before explaining why the @Tesla Model Y is a worthy winner. https://t.co/MUfxkIAv46

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VIDEO: Join the @whatcar Safety Award judges as they discuss some hot safety topics and check out the contenders, before explaining why the @Tesla Model Y is a worthy winner: https://t.co/MUfxkIAv46 https://t.co/3jgLLcvIYc

VIDEO: Join the @whatcar Safety Award judges as they discuss some hot safety topics and check out the contenders, before explaining why the @Tesla Model Y is a worthy winner: https://t.co/MUfxkIAv46 https://t.co/3jgLLcvIYc

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What Car? Safety Award Winner 2023

What Car? Safety Award Winner 2023

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Completing the @whatcar Safety Award top-3 is the @MercedesBenzUK EQE - a car packed with the safety tech you would expect on a high-end model. It also has the first assisted system that can steer the car to the left, if the driver is unresponsive https://t.co/QtzA8p5SB2 https://t.co/LpxQFJRbaD

Completing the @whatcar Safety Award top-3 is the @MercedesBenzUK EQE - a car packed with the safety tech you would expect on a high-end model. It also has the first assisted system that can steer the car to the left, if the driver is unresponsive https://t.co/QtzA8p5SB2 https://t.co/LpxQFJRbaD

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Congratulations to the @smart_worldwide #1 EV which has been named as first runner-up in the @whatcar Safety Award. Judges felt this high-performing SUV delivers impressive levels of safety at a sensible price. Read more: https://t.co/QtzA8p5SB2 #WhatCarSafetyAward https://t.co/yDrl78DOoY

Congratulations to the @smart_worldwide #1 EV which has been named as first runner-up in the @whatcar Safety Award. Judges felt this high-performing SUV delivers impressive levels of safety at a sensible price. Read more: https://t.co/QtzA8p5SB2 #WhatCarSafetyAward https://t.co/yDrl78DOoY

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The winner of the @whatcar Safety Award and therefore the safest new car to be launched onto the UK's roads in 2022 is... the @Tesla Model Y! Near-perfect scores in @EuroNCAP crash avoidance & protection tests made it a worthy winner: https://t.co/QtzA8p5SB2 #WhatCarSafetyAward https://t.co/2gPBXjGtaK

The winner of the @whatcar Safety Award and therefore the safest new car to be launched onto the UK's roads in 2022 is... the @Tesla Model Y! Near-perfect scores in @EuroNCAP crash avoidance & protection tests made it a worthy winner: https://t.co/QtzA8p5SB2 #WhatCarSafetyAward https://t.co/2gPBXjGtaK

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RT @whatcar: Now for the What Car? Safety Award held in association with @ThatchamRsrch. Our winner has the highest ever @EuroNCAP safety…

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The winner and two runners-up in the @whatcar Safety Award will be announced in London tonight. We've been impressed by the pedigree of all the cars that have been assessed during the last 12 months. As our CEO says, safety is heading in the right direction. #WhatCarSafetyAward https://t.co/Dgo6lDmX6R

The winner and two runners-up in the @whatcar Safety Award will be announced in London tonight. We've been impressed by the pedigree of all the cars that have been assessed during the last 12 months. As our CEO says, safety is heading in the right direction. #WhatCarSafetyAward https://t.co/Dgo6lDmX6R

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In the Safety Award spotlight: @LexusUK is a serial five-star achiever. In fact, ALL models it has submitted for @EuroNCAP testing have achieved the top rating. Watch as our own Matthew Avery and @ClaireEvans110 discuss the safety creds of @WhatCar? award contender, the NX https://t.co/OX2Du7arQG

In the Safety Award spotlight: @LexusUK is a serial five-star achiever. In fact, ALL models it has submitted for @EuroNCAP testing have achieved the top rating. Watch as our own Matthew Avery and @ClaireEvans110 discuss the safety creds of @WhatCar? award contender, the NX https://t.co/OX2Du7arQG

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