A child reaches for a hot stove, a parent slaps their hand away — that’s how learning happens. According to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, similar methods teach similar ...

WORCESTER — A driver sits at a stoplight in Worcester on a 90-degree day, the sputtering air conditioning in the vehicle not doing quite enough to cool down the car. As the light turns green, the ...

A study by engineers at the University of Central Florida found that self-driving cars are generally safer than human-driven ones, with notable exceptions. According to Tech Xplore, Mohamed Abdel-Aty ...

A new study found that drowsy driving by teenagers is a common threat to public safety on U.S. roadways. A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that drowsy driving by ...

A new study found that teens who use their phones while driving are more likely to drive dangerously, like braking hard or speeding up quickly. This is risky and makes accidents more likely.

Hankook Tire has conducted a thorough study revealing the various obstacles that motorists encounter while navigating the roads. The survey identifies inclement weather as the foremost concern among ...

Drivers with semi-autonomous features are relying on them too often and treating them as fully self-driving vehicles despite warnings from their owners manuals and numerous high-profile crashes, ...

More than 40% of drivers reporting alcohol and cannabis use in a national survey also reported driving under the influence of one or both of the substances, a new study found. “Alcohol and cannabis ...

Documented marijuana-related traffic accidents that required treatment in an emergency room rose 475% between 2010 and 2021, the study found. Car crashes due to drunk driving grew only 9.4% during the ...

A single self-driving car could take care of multiple people's daily driving needs, so households might not need as many cars, University of Michigan researchers say. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...