Safety

Those behind the wheel will be alerted both audibly and visually to the impending need to slow down as they approach a double yellow flag zone. Beginning in a double yellow flag zone will result in a return to a delta requirement of zero.

The XUV300's 5-star safety rating though comes with an additional cherry on top. The XUV300 has officially achieved the highest scores (for adult & child occupant protection) for any Indian-made vehicle.

The latest-gen Santro is the only Hyundai model to have undergone testing in this year's first-round of 'Safer Cars For India' campaign by the Global NCAP. Here's a quick overview of the assessment.

BMW's best-selling sedan, now in its 7th generation, has come out of its Euro NCAP safety assessment with flying colours. For those not aware, the Euro NCAP's four main scoring categories consist of Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Vulnerable Road Users & Safety Assist.

Hyundai has introduced a new centre-side airbag, which is deployed at the centre to provide side impact protection (in case there is no front passenger) to the driver or to avoid head injuries (in case a front passenger is present) to either front occupant by avoiding a collision between the two.

A recent study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed that not only knee airbags have a negligible effect on injury risk, but in some cases, may even increase it. 

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019 is on the cusp of coming into effect as it has been passed by the upper house of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, with a few amendments. Once it is reviewed by the Lok Sabha again, the Bill will be sent to the President for a final stamp of approval.

Stuck in legislative delays since 2017, the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill will finally look to overhaul the archaic fines & penalties proposed by the original Motor Vehicles Act of 1988.  

In Euro NCAP's four main scoring categories, namely Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Vulnerable Road Users & Safety Assist, the Tesla Model 3 scored 96 per cent, 86 per cent, 74 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively.

Audi has voluntarily recalled its first-ever electric vehicle, the e-tron. However, not many customers will be affected by it as only 540 of the 1,644 units sold have been delivered to customers. The repairs associated with the recall are expected to become available by August 2019.