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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Automatic Emergency Braking To Be Standard In Cars By 2022

A number of cars being sold today already have forward-collision warning and automatic emergency braking as available optional safety features, but automakers and federal regulators have reached a deal that will make these features standard in almost every car sold in the U.S. by 2022.

Numerous media outlets, including our colleagues at Consumer Reports, are reporting that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will announce tomorrow that it has reached an agreement with car manufacturers to put these features in almost all the cars they make starting with 2022. That timeline will be extended for all manual transmission vehicles, along with some heavier (more than 8,500 pounds) pickup trucks and SUVs. Commercial trucks are not yet part of the agreement.

The Detroit News names Ford, Fiat Chrysler, General Motors, Hyundai, and Toyota among the manufacturers that have agreed to the timeline.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very soon , we the people , will have nothing to do that is productive towards brain function. We must begin with giving these auto to the entitlement people who already draw from the government
for everything they have . They are the ones who need this , their brain is gone anyway.
Also this engineering will surely make it possible to text and talk on the phone. Aren't we a brilliant nation? We can sell the public a bag of $hit and watch them smile.

Anonymous said...

Just wait till something malfunctions in this system.. it will cost 2 grand to get it fixed.
If you have a decent older vehicle, KEEP it! Fix it up. It will be worth a lot in a few years when all these techno-marvel vehicles are driving people nuts.