Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is fitted with a camera-only AEB system that detects vehicles and pedestrians. It is not capable of detecting cyclists, and provides only limited detection of motorcyclists. Standard equipment includes lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, and manually-set adaptive cruise control.

The absence of reverse AEB, cyclist detection, and more advanced speed or monitoring systems leaves notable gaps in its safety package. Eligible seatbelt reminders are provided for front seat occupants only.

Performance testing of the Silverado showed strong car-to-car auto brake performance in low and moderate-speed tests, avoiding impacts across a wide range of speeds. However, performance deteriorated when the speed difference between the test vehicle and the target vehicle exceeded 50 km/h. Intersection scenarios further highlighted the limitations of its camera-only system, with some crossing traffic not detected in time.

In car-to-pedestrian testing (forwards travel), performance was good with adult pedestrians during daylight conditions but weaker at night or in glare. This is typical of camera-only systems. Encouragingly, the Silverado delivered the best result of all vehicles tested in the child pedestrian ‘obstructed’ scenario.

Test scenarios involving the motorcyclist revealed poorer results. The system was able to avoid impacts in some rear-end tests with a stationary or braking motorcyclist, but performance was poor in more complex intersection situations.

The Silverado has a lane support system (LSS) capable of redirecting the vehicle if the system detects an unintended lane departure. This performance is based on the recognition of line markings and on-road vehicle position, and is not influenced by the presence of another vehicle in an adjacent lane.

Emergency lane keeping (ELK) works well with lane departures involving a solid line marking on either side of the vehicle, however it did not meet performance criteria when deviating towards an unmarked road edge (shoulder).

A basic level of speed control function is provided by way of manually-set adaptive cruise control. When set, the Silverado can control the vehicle’s speed within 4km/h of the speed displayed in the instrument cluster. A more sophisticated camera or map-based speed limit information function is not provided.

A heads-up display is fitted, earning recognition as a supplementary warning.

The Chevrolet Silverado achieved a BRONZE grading. Compared with its competitors, the Silverado’s active safety line-up is functional but less sophisticated.

Compared with each of the other large ute models tested in this inaugural comparison, the Chevrolet Silverado lags in feature fitment and performance, highlighting the need for broader system coverage and more consistent results in vulnerable road user scenarios.