US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks and buses
1 year, 6 months ago

US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks and buses

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government will require heavy trucks and buses to include automatic emergency braking equipment within five years, the federal traffic safety agency said Thursday, estimating it will prevent nearly 20,000 crashes save at least 155 lives a year. Ann Carlson, the safety agency’s chief counsel, said Thursday that automatic emergency braking systems will reduce the frequency and severity of rear-end crashes, as well as rollovers and accidents involving loss of driver control. “The trucking industry supports the use of proven safety technology like automatic emergency braking,” said Dan Horvath, the group's vice president of safety policy. The agency says the rule on new passengers vehicles and light trucks will dramatically reduce rear-end crashes, saving at least 360 lives per year.

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Automatic Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They’ll Need to Work at 62 MPH
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Automatic Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They’ll Need to Work at 62 MPH

Wired  

The world is full of feel-bad news. A new report from AAA finds these emergency braking systems are getting even better—and challenges automakers to perfect them at even higher speeds. AAA researchers tested three model year 2018 and 2017 vehicles versus three model year 2024 vehicles, and found the AEB systems in the newer cars were twice as likely as …

Editorial: Automatic braking on U.S. cars will save lives. Biden is right to require it
8 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Automatic braking on U.S. cars will save lives. Biden is right to require it

LA Times  

The driver of a rental car was killed in a single-vehicle crash in 2019 in Arcadia. By the end of the decade, new cars and trucks in the United States will be required to have automatic emergency braking systems that can save hundreds of lives each year. Carmakers have been slower to install automatic braking designed specifically to detect and …

US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards
8 months, 1 week ago

US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards

Associated Press  

DETROIT — 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 of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. Although about 90% of new vehicles have the automatic braking standard now under a voluntary agreement with automakers, at …

U.S. safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks and buses
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks and buses

LA Times  

The government will require heavy trucks and buses to include automatic emergency braking equipment within five years, the federal traffic safety agency said Thursday, estimating it will prevent nearly 20,000 crashes and save at least 155 lives a year. Ann Carlson, the agency’s chief counsel, said Thursday that automatic emergency braking systems will reduce the frequency and severity of rear-end …

US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles and set tougher standards
1 year, 7 months ago

US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles and set tougher standards

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. Ann Carlson, the safety agency’s chief counsel, says 90% of new passenger vehicles already include the braking technology under a voluntary program that automakers have approved. With …

Auto safety regulators order better automatic emergency braking amid deadly highway crisis
1 year, 7 months ago

Auto safety regulators order better automatic emergency braking amid deadly highway crisis

LA Times  

Among new cars that have automatic emergency braking are 2024 Accords, above. The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially lifesaving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. With Wednesday’s announcement, NHTSA is responding to requirements approved by Congress in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law …

Fifteen automakers reach automatic braking goals this year
2 years, 1 month ago

Fifteen automakers reach automatic braking goals this year

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Fifteen automakers have made life-saving automatic emergency braking standard on nearly all of their new passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, fulfilling a voluntary commitment made six years ago. That leaves five companies — General Motors, Porsche, Jaguar/Land Rover, Kia and Maserati — still needing to meet the pledge by Aug. 31, 2023, the end of the …

Studies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40%
2 years, 1 month ago

Studies find automatic braking can cut crashes over 40%

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile crashes in half, and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40%. The group found front-to-rear crashes were cut 49% when the striking vehicle had forward collision alert plus automatic braking, when compared with vehicles that didn’t have either system. “These emerging …

US to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks
3 years, 6 months ago

US to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks

Associated Press  

DETROIT — In a reversal from Trump administration policies, U.S. auto safety regulators say they will move to require or set standards for automatic emergency braking systems on new heavy trucks. However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group supported by auto insurers, found in a study last year that automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could …

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