The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted a crash test of a Rivian R1T, which broke through a guardrail at 60 mph ‘with little reduction in speed.' The study says road barriers need to adapt ...

The crash test dummy got rocked a little bit but looked like he could walk away, if dummies could walk, from this collision. In fact, the Rivian R1T passed with flying colors.

Rivian’s R1T all-electric pickup earned a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2022, but its R1S SUV stablemate fell short in one critical crash test.

The Rivian R1T received the highest Top Safety Pick+ rating in IIHS testing, thanks to strong crash test performance and its electronic safety equipment.

Rather than good, the R1T was deemed acceptable in the updated moderate overlap front crash test. On the driver's side, 40 percent of the vehicle's width impacts a barrier at 40 miles an hour ...

That test showed the Rivian only stopping at a concrete barrier, whereas most guardrails are put in place to protect the vehicle from something worse, like a ditch or cliff. Similarly to how ...

The Rivian R1S has been crash tested for the second time since in launched last year. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) had to test its own equipment to make sure it could handle ...

View post: Toyota Isn’t Going to Like Subaru’s AWD Hybrid System Rivian did its homework, the EV maker having sent the R1T out for crash testing at an independent lab before NHTSA and the IIHS ...

The Rivian R1T is the first electric pickup truck ever run through the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) testing regimen—and it received high marks. The IIHS announced on Friday that ...

The Rivian R1T has joined that pack of especially crash-worthy EVs. The infamous small-overlap crash test was introduced in 2012 to expose more weaknesses in modern car crash safety.

A Rivian R1T, with a curb weight of over 7,100 pounds, tore through a steel guardrail at 60 mph. The crash test highlights safety experts' concerns about faster and heavier EVs.

Endowed with a battery pack of up to 180 kWh, the Rivian R1T can go up to 400 miles (643 km) per charge. Thanks to the use of up to three motors, meanwhile, it can accelerate to 60 mph (96 km/h ...