All Acura sedans and SUVs feature the AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies as standard equipment, including Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow and Road Departure Mitigation. The 2021 Acura RDX and TLX feature Acura's Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure, designed to enhance occupant protection and crash compatibility in frontal collisions with a network of connected structural elements to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front of the vehicle and reducing the forces transferred to the passenger compartment. Acura JewelEye LED headlights help both models achieve its best-in-class ratings.
To earn the Top Safety Pick+ award, a vehicle must earn good crashworthiness ratings in all test modes, including the challenging passenger-side small overlap test. It also needs available front crash prevention (standard on the RDX and TLX) that earns an advanced or superior rating in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing and standard good- or acceptable- rated headlights.
