Tesla Model Y is first car to meet new U.S. driver assistance safety benchmark

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that the later release 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle to meet the agency’s new benchmark for advanced driver assistance systems. Four pass-fail tests were added to the agency’s safety ratings program, assessing a car’s automatic emergency braking for pedestrians, blind spot warning, blind spot intervention, and lane assist, a feature that helps keep the vehicle in the lane. …