IIHS Highest Grade Count Doubles Despite Tougher Tests

The number of vehicles earning the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest “Top Safety Pick +” grade more than doubled for 2021 models, even as the criteria grew stricter. 49 vehicles received the top mark this year, compared with 23 vehicles in 2020. Another 41 vehicles earned the second-best Top Safety Pick designation, bringing…

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Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.