New rules from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require improved automating braking systems on new cars sold in the United States by September, 2029.
Even though automatic emergency braking, or AEB, is already common on new vehicles sold in the US, these new requirements will save hundreds of lives per year, NHTSA officials said in a statement.
AEB is standard equipment on a large majority of new vehicles sold thanks to a voluntary agreement most automakers signed in 2016.
If the driver fails to respond in time or with enough braking force, AEB systems apply the brakes automatically.
Research by the privately funded Insurance Institute for Highway Safety showed today’s AEB systems reduced rear-end collisions by about 50%.
Persons:
Sophie Shulman
Organizations:
CNN, National, Traffic, Institute for Highway Safety, Vehicles, NHTSA
Locations:
United States