Major Automakers All Agree To Have Automatic Emergency Braking By 2020

Major automakers plan to announce they have agreed to install automatic emergency braking systems in nearly all vehicles by September 2022, three sources briefed on the plans told Reuters.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced in September a deal in principle with 10 automakers to eventually add the technology to prevent thousands of crashes a year. The final agreement includes additional automakers and will be unveiled Thursday at a press conference in McLean, Va., at a government press conference.

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MDarringer - 3/16/2016 1:29:29 PM

-5 Boost

Makes a lot of sense.

Manny99 - 3/16/2016 4:48:24 PM

+1 Boost

Great, now people can text more behind the wheel and stay safe!

bw5011 - 3/16/2016 5:08:08 PM

+2 Boost

Just a thought! What happens when someone is coming at your head-on and you want to jerk out of the way to avoid the full impact? Will you have full power or will you be fighting the e-brake as you are about to be in a head on collision.