Specifically, NHTSA has rolled out a series of safety videos featuring Jason Fenske, a mechanical engineer, YouTube personality, and host of Engineering Explained.
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While lifesaving advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are available in many new vehicles, drivers don't always understand the technology. Now the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is aiming a new educational campaign at all drivers.
Specifically, NHTSA has rolled out a series of safety videos featuring Jason Fenske, a mechanical engineer, YouTube personality, and host of Engineering Explained. The campaign launched on May 17 and will run through Sept. 29 on Fenske’s channel as well as NHTSA’s website.
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The five short videos are titled Four Technologies That Could Prevent Your Next Car Crash; Rear Automatic Braking; Blind Spot Intervention; Lane Keeping Assistance; and Automatic High Beams. In addition, there is a four-part summary video that explores blind spot warning, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, and pedestrian automatic emergency braking.
The videos fill a real need. In 2018, AAA released research that showed consumers are confused about the capabilities of various ADAS technologies and how they work. In fact, 40% of those surveyed said they expect driver support systems with names like Autopilot, ProPILOT or Pilot Assist, to have the ability to drive the car by itself — indicating a gap in consumer understanding of these technologies and reality.
NHTSA’s educational series is designed to help close that knowledge gap. The Jason Fenske video series builds on a campaign NHTSA launched in 2020 on social media, “Your Car Needs You,” and the videos are in keeping with NHTSA’s long-term commitment to safety through its successful 5-Star Safety Ratings program.
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