ANCAP and Vehicle Safety

What are the best baby-friendly cars?

Regardless of budget or size, here are the best cars you should be looking for if you’re expecting or have a young family

TAC launches campaign urging car buyers to prioritise safety

A number of crashes involving older vehicles have seen the TAC urge buyers to consider newer, safer cars

Recalls: MY22 Corvette exhaust defect, MY22-23 Civic Hybrid ECU fault

New recall notices have been issued for the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette and the 2022-23 Honda Civic Hybrid.

Ford's free Driving Skills for Life is back, focused on night driving

As new data shows the grave risk to young drivers at night, Ford has geared its latest Driving Skills for Life program to driving after sunset.

Why are women under-represented in car safety tests?

Women make up more than half of Australian drivers, yet the crash test dummies don’t account for most of the female population

2023 VW Amarok ute: Five-star ANCAP safety rating confirmed

Ford Ranger-based VW Amarok mirrors its five-star ANCAP rating with additional testing

In a time of mindfulness, mindful driving is seldom mentioned

Here’s a thought: aussies need to shift their driving brains towards mindfulness, rather than mindlessness

Easter 2023: 17 lives lost in deadly long weekend; more than 18,500 penalties

Australia’s police forces have urged drivers to think about their actions, following a tragic Easter long weekend

Tesla Model 3 hacked within two minutes in 'hackathon' contest

A team of cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated two major system vulnerabilities in the tech-centric Tesla Model 3

Tesla: Musk overruled engineers on removing safety tech, former workers claim

Former Tesla employees allege a poor workplace culture and Musk leadership style has led to the development of ‘unreliable’ safety assist systems

ANCAP: 'Only five-star cars should be eligible for EV incentives'

Electrifying can't come at the cost of safety, says ANCAP, as Government moves forward on Strategy plans

Detaching Tesla Model Y steering wheel under investigation in the US

The US road safety authority has opened an investigation for a possible Model Y steering wheel, as the Nissan Aryia is recalled for a similar issue in the US

7-Seaters: Cars for families with four kids – or more!

We explore which vehicles you can get for larger families with four or more children

US police forced to pay Volkswagen subscription to track stolen car

Illinois police needed to track the location of a stolen Volkswagen, but a representative insisted they needed to pay first

Vehicle pollution 'killing 10 times more Australians than road accidents'

The number of deaths due to fumes is significantly higher than previously thought

Government action needed as road toll rises again, says AAA

The motoring body representing the state and territory-based clubs has called for urgent safety improvements for Australian roads to help curb the road toll

Class action launched against Hyundai and Kia over 'defective' engines

Lawyers allege numerous vehicles sold by the carmakers in Australia were offered for sale with engines that were manufactured or designed defectively

More than 20,000 Mercedes-Benz ML and GLE cars under recall over fuel pump fault

Issue affects the ML, GLE and GLE Coupe models

ANCAP ranks safety tech in commercial vans for 2023

Australia’s safety body has tested and compared the safety assistance systems in all new commercial vans today, but most don’t have an ANCAP rating

Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ recalled in the US as it may ‘act unsafe’

Tesla has issued a recall as its FSD beta may act dangerously – more than two years after the trial program went live

Victoria to introduce mobile phone detection cameras, stricter distraction laws

The Victorian Government has announced a crack-down on driver distraction, with new AI-enabled camera systems and a focus on modern technology