US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles
Time:2024-05-22 10:55:42 Source:worldViews(143)
DETROIT (AP) — 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.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation on Monday and called it the most significant safety rule in the past two decades. It’s designed to prevent many rear-end and pedestrian collisions and reduce the roughly 40,000 traffic deaths that happen each year.
“We’re living through a crisis in roadway deaths,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. “So we need to do something about it.”
It’s the U.S. government’s first attempt to regulate automated driving functions and is likely to help curb some of the problems that have surfaced with driver-assist and fully automated driving systems.
Previous:Bell's RBI single in 10th lifts Marlins to 3
Next:At least 6 Egyptian women die after vehicle slides off ferry and plunges into Nile River
You may also like
- Kansas takes control in the ninth and beats Kansas State in the opener of the Big 12 Tournament
- China's Han River sees first flood of 2024
- Bill meant to improve math skills passes as Kentucky lawmakers approach end of legislative session
- Bill meant to improve math skills passes as Kentucky lawmakers approach end of legislative session
- EU seals a deal on using profits from frozen Russian assets to help arm Ukraine
- Giants quarterback Daniel Jones hopes to be ready for the start of training camp
- All Blacks center Jordie Barrett joining Leinster in December
- China promotes human organ donation, transplantation
- Biden to release 1 million barrels of gasoline in bid to lower prices at pump