The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new automatic emergency braking rule requires automakers to develop and equip vehicles with technology that is currently unavailable.
The current technology does not meet the standard set by the NHTSA, which expects these systems to be capable of braking at speeds of up to 62 miles per hour and detecting pedestrians in both daylight and darkness – effectively raising the speed and nighttime requirements beyond the capabilities of available technology.
Automatic emergency braking “is now so advanced that we’re requiring these systems to be even more effective at higher speeds and to detect pedestrians,” said NHTSA Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman.
