Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown.
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One study showed that hybrid models have a safety edge over their conventional counterparts when it comes to protecting drivers and passengers from injuries in crashes.
So it simply stands to reason that you make models for various scenarios and every time there is new information that comes in from an actual event you take that data and you analyze it and you examine whether or not it affects the models you have for safety and security of your facilities.
To determine this year's toughest cars on the road, we evaluated all 2009 models based on reliability, safety and quality, along with maintenance requirements.
We further winnowed down the number of choices to the 10 models on our Safest Small Cars list by identifying the models that offer the most safety features to both help protect their occupants in a crash and help their drivers steer clear of collisions in the first place.
Samaras' colleagues said he took numerous safety precautions, spending hours looking at weather models and developing safe escape routes and rendezvous points.
The vehicle has a built-in safety system that uses lasers and three-dimensional models of its surroundings to navigate obstacle-strewn warehouses.
Volkswagen announced last week it would recall nearly 385, 000 cars in China after the CCTV program questioned the safety of the direct shift gearbox in some Volkswagen models.
The Volkswagen Passat won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year award (which judges models on a variety of value and safety criteria), propelling it to sales of over 117, 000 that year alone.
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The rich world's carmakers are loading their models with ever fancier navigation, entertainment and safety gear.
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All of the models in our list come with the requisite safety features, including multiple airbags as well as electronic stability control to prevent the car from fishtailing out of control in extreme or emergency handling situations.
From its inception in 1948, Porsche has been a leader in advancing vehicle performance, improving automotive safety and developing ever more fuel efficient technologies in its high-performance models.
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But last November models from SAIC and Geely won high marks in crash tests by a European safety agency.
For example, how will transplanted human iPS cell derivatives behave in terms of cell fate and safety long-term in clinically relevant transplantation settings in rodents or larger animals that are good models for humans?
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