The Alliance for Automotive Innovation believes it is “practically impossible” to implement these regulations with existing technology
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- Brands represented by the group include BMW, Ferrari, Toyota, Volkswagen, Honda, Hyundai and Kia.
- Its chief executive described the rule as a “catastrophic decision” by the safety regulator.
- NHTSA believes its strict new AEB requirements will save 362 lives and reduce injuries each year.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation has sued the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to repeal regulations requiring nearly all new cars and trucks to be equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems by 2029. Despite the lawsuit, the organization insists it does not intend to do so. Opposition to AEB is not due to lack of confidence in this technology.
In April 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a rule requiring “all vehicles to stop and avoid contact with the vehicle in front of them at speeds up to 62 miles per hour” and detect two Pedestrians on the side road. Day and dark. The rules also state that AEB systems must automatically apply the brakes at speeds up to 90 mph when a collision with another vehicle is imminent, and at speeds up to 45 mph when a pedestrian is detected. Apply the brakes.
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The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents brands including BMW, Ferrari, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes, Toyota and Volkswagen, opposed the ruling. Its president and CEO, John Bozzella, believes these requirements are “practically impossible to achieve with existing technology.”
He described the decision as “a disastrous move by the nation’s top traffic safety regulator that will endlessly and needlessly frustrate drivers, make vehicles more expensive, and ultimately will not significantly improve driver or pedestrian safety.” ”
In a letter to Congress in mid-2024, Bozzella recommended that NHTSA adopt standards similar to those in Europe, in which the system detects “potential forward collisions” and warns the driver. The systems also “automatically activate the braking system to prevent or mitigate a collision, leveraging existing collision avoidance features designed to better protect road users.”
In a post-election letter to Donald Trump in November 2024, the association noted that the mandate was “inconsistent with regulations in place in other parts of the world” and urged the new administration to “reopen AEB rules.”
According to lobby groups, the automotive industry has invested more than €1 billion in developing AEB systems. In 2016, automakers voluntarily agreed to deploy AEB on all new vehicles by 2025.
NHTSA believes its strict new AEB requirements will save 362 lives and reduce more than 24,000 injuries annually.
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