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AAA Research Shows Reverse Automatic Emergency Braking Isn’t Foolproof

February 15, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Recent AAA research examined various simulated collisions across four popular 2023 model-year vehicles equipped with reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) with rear cross traffic mitigation. Reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems have been shown to significantly reduce rear-end collisions. Reverse AEB with rear cross traffic mitigation systems are designed to mitigate or prevent collisions with […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, AEB, Crash Avoidance

IIHS Reports Vehicle Manufacturers Fulfilled Autonomous Braking Pledge

January 2, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

All 20 participating automakers have fulfilled a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), five new manufacturers installed automatic emergency braking (AEB) on more than 95 percent of the light vehicles they produced between […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, AEB, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

U.S. Regulators Propose New Safety Standard Requiring Automatic Emergency Braking Systems in Heavy Vehicles

June 23, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require heavy vehicles to have automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems that will mitigate the frequency and severity of rear-end crashes. The NPRM can be downloaded online. “Advanced driver […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Heavy Duty Trucks, NHTSA, Regulations

NTSB Chair Calls NHTSA Action on Automatic Emergency Braking “Major Leap Forward”

June 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy applauded the announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week that all new passenger cars and light trucks would be required to have automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems. In response, Homendy said in a statement, “We know from our own research and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA, Regulations

NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles

June 1, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rule would replace the 2016 voluntary agreement between manufacturers, NHTSA and IIHS that led 14 manufacturers to install braking system in 95% of their vehicles by last September. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require automatic emergency braking and pedestrian AEB […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Consumer Reports, Crash Avoidance, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NHTSA, Regulations

IIHS Reports Three More Vehicle Manufacturers Fulfill Pledge to Make Autobrake Systems Nearly Universal

December 13, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

A 2016 voluntary agreement between IIHS, NHTSA and 20 manufacturers targeted current model year to equip 95% of their vehicles with AEB systems. Three more automakers have fulfilled a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking (AEB), according to the Insurance Institute for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NHTSA

Automatic Emergency Braking Absent When You Need It Most

September 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Testing reveals AEB is better at spotting stationary vehicles, but speed poses challenges. AAA released the results of its testing of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems that are touted as lifesaving, crash-preventing tech, that is included as standard equipment in most new cars sold in the United States. Over the years, AEB has successfully stemmed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, AEB, Crash Avoidance

Subaru Sells 5 Millionth Vehicle with EyeSight Driver Assistance Technology

August 31, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

System that reduces rear-end crashes by 85% was first introduced in Japan in May 2008 and debuted in U.S. on 2013 model lines. Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the cumulative global sales of Subaru vehicles equipped with its award-winning EyeSight Driver Assist Technology surpassed five million vehicles in June this year. The milestone was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Crash Avoidance, Subaru

IIHS Finds Few Vehicles Excel in New Nighttime Pedestrian Autobrake Test

August 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

More than half of the 23 vehicles tested earned basic score or no credit in test. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is introducing a nighttime test of pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to address the high percentage of pedestrian crashes that occur on dark roads. Four of the first 23 midsize cars, midsize […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Pedestrian Safety

IIHS Evaluating Higher-Speed Test for Automatic Emergency Braking

May 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Will research system performance at 45 mph that would cover 43% of police-reported rear-end crashes. Now that nearly every new vehicle comes with automatic emergency braking (AEB), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is looking for ways to encourage even better systems that can prevent more severe front-to-rear crashes that occur at higher speeds. Through […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Crash Avoidance, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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