NHTSA and FMCSA propose new safety standard requiring automatic emergency braking systems in heavy vehicles
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2023
The proposed standard would require the technology to work at speeds ranging between low-speed (6 miles per hour) and high-speed (roughly 50 miles per hour) situations. According to NHTSA statistics, there are approximately 60,000 rear-end crashes a year in which the heavy vehicle is the striking vehicle.
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