The NHTSA will make mandatory automatic emergency braking on all new vehicles starting in 2029. Auto123 has details.
Recent technological advances in the automotive world have taken automotive safety taken to a level unimaginable just 20 or 30 years ago. Starting in 2029, auto manufacturers will have to equip all new models being delivered to customers with an automatic emergency braking system.
The NHTSA , the U.S. equivalent of Transport Canada, will make automatic emergency braking mandatory on new vehicles. The feature will need to be accompanied by two others: forward collision warning and emergency braking for pedestrians. Ford's 360 system, which includes automatic emergency braking | Photo: Ford This is not a nascent technology - emergency braking is already widespread. As per Motor1, by the end of last year 20 automakers had complied with the IIHS requirement to equip more than 95 percent of the vehicles they sell in the U.S. with automatic emergency braking. As of 2019, to earn Consumer Reports' "Top Picks" rating, their vehicles must offer automatic emergency braking for pedestrians.
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