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In the 2016 Berlin truck attack, the vehicle used was brought to a stop by its automatic braking system. [39] Collision avoidance features are rapidly making their way into the new vehicle fleet. In a study of police-reported crashes, automatic emergency braking was found to reduce the incidence of rear-end crashes by 39 percent. [40]
The new rule requires all passenger vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds (4,500 kilograms) or less to have forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection braking. The standards require vehicles to stop and avoid hitting a vehicle in front of them at speeds up to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour).
Congress directed NHTSA in the 2021 infrastructure law to establish minimum-performance standards for automatic emergency braking systems, which use sensors such as cameras and radar to detect ...
Rejecting a request from an automaker organization, NHTSA declines to reconsider the AEB requirement, which will go into effect in 2029—maybe.
FMVSS No. 127: [30] Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) (previously "Speedometers and odometers", revoked in 1982) [31] FMVSS No. 128: [Reserved] (previously "Fields of direct view", rescinded in 1981) [32] FMVSS No. 129: [33] New non-pneumatic tires for passenger cars- new temporary spare non-pneumatic tires for use on passenger cars
The Volvo XC90 features automatic braking if the driver turns in front of an oncoming car. This is a common scenario at busy city crossings as well as on highways, where the speed limits are higher. [citation needed] March 2020: Volvo recalled 121,000 cars over auto emergency braking failure. [71]
In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds ...
Most new cars already have it, but federal safety regulators are looking to make the safety feature standard on every vehicle. Automated Emergency Braking, Already Common, Could Be Required by ...