Automakers will make emergency auto-braking a standard by 2022
Cars are getting safer and safer to drive in almost every year, as automakers are coming out with better technology that helps keep's the driver and passengers safe. The newest technology emerging is called emergency auto-braking, which uses a combination of cameras and sensors to automatically stop the car if it detects a crash is imminent. And by 2025, this feature will be in all new vehicles in the US.
This is thanks to a pact made by 20 automakers with the United States government. The companies involved and the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety agreed to make the new technology a standard feature on all new cars. Some of the automakers have already included the feature, including Ford, Honda, Toyota, and Volvo. However, the new pact makes sure that the new technology will be commonly found in the new car's features given a couple of years or so.
Like mentioned above, the emergency auto-braking typically uses sensors, radars, lasers and cameras to determine if an immediate accident is about to occur, such as colliding with other cars or objects. It can also hit the brakes if the driver is reacting too slowly.
The twenty automakers that are involved in the pact are: Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, Tesla Motors Inc., Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo Car USA, Audi, BMW and FCA US LLC.
Under the agreement, all cars made by the manufacturers that weigh 8,500 pounds and below are required to have the emergency auto-braking feature by September 1st, 2022. Vehicles heavier 8,501 pound and up to 10,000 pounds have more leeway to develop the technology, as they have until September 1st 2025 to incorporate it.
Via: | Engadget |
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Source: | NHTSA |
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Image Credit: | Hybridcars |
