Six small pickups recently underwent a new, more rigorous side crash test designed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which deemed the results an “overall solid performance” for this category of vehicles.
IIHS Study Shows Pickups with AEB Have Far Fewer Rear-End Crashes
A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety validates the safety benefits of automatic emergency braking in pickups — yet the technology was standard on only 5% of those vehicles in 2021.