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AEB Issue Triggers GM Recall

AEB Issue Triggers GM Recall

General Motors (GM) has announced a recall for 55,755 of its 2023 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles due to a defect in the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system. This malfunction may cause the vehicles to stop or decelerate unexpectedly,…

Reverse AEB: Not Flawless

Reverse AEB: Not Flawless

Recent AAA research has spotlighted the performance of reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems in four 2023 model-year vehicles, revealing limitations in their effectiveness. These systems, equipped with rear cross-traffic mitigation, are integral in reducing rear-end collisions but are not…

Bendix supports government agencies on AEB rules

Bendix Supports AEB Rules for Trucks

AVON, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC endorses the recent action taken by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to improve highway safety. The agencies published a Notice of Proposed…

Federal agencies have proposed rules to make AEB mandatory on new heavy-duty vehicles

Feds Want AEB on New Heavy Vehicles

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require heavy vehicles to have automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems that…

NHTSA has proposed rules concerning AEB systems on vehicles sold in teh U.S.

NHTSA Proposes AEB Rules

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems on passenger cars and light trucks. The proposed rule…

Three more automakers hit AEB target early

AEB Target Hit by Three More Companies

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Mitsubishi, Nissan/Infiniti and Stellantis installed automatic-emergency braking (AEB) on more than 95 percent of the vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, joining 12 automakers that…

CV AEB set to grow by 3.3 million units by 2026

CV AEB Market to Gain 3.3 Million Units by 2026

Source: ResearchAndMarkets.com announcement DUBLIN – The global commercial vehicle (CV) automatic emergency braking (AEB) will grow by some 3.3 million units in the period 2022-2026, according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets. com. The Global Commercial Vehicle Advanced Emergency Braking…

AAA study showed AEB systems are flawed

Braking Bad: AEB Absent When Most Needed

Source: AAA East Central announcement PITTSBURGH – Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is standard equipment in most new cars sold in the United States. Over the years, AEB has successfully stemmed rear-end crashes which can result in injuries, property damage, and…

PIIHS study showed AEB less-effective at night

IIHS: AEB Less Effective at Night

IIHS: AEB Less Effective at Night Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is introducing a nighttime test of pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to address the high percentage of…

AEB life-saving capability increased when fused with thermal cameras

AEB Fused with Thermal Can Save Lives

Source: Teledyne FLIR post WILSONVILLE, Ore. – Teledyne FLIR recently posted the results of a study it had performed on the combination of thermal cameras with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. The results of this study – such a combination…

The global market for AEB systems will more than double by 2032 according to Future Market Insights

AEB Market to More than Double by 2032

Source: Future Market Insights announcement LONDON — Over the forecast period of 2022-2032, the automatic emergency braking (AEB) market is expected to grow at a compound-annual-growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0 percent, exceeding $63,591.7 million by 2032, according to a recent…

NC211 where AEB is triggered

AEB Randomly Activated on N.C. Road

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. – One of the latest examples of inadvertent automatic-emergency braking (AEB) activation has been reported along a stretch of roadway in Brunswick County, N.C. According to a report by WECT-TV, drivers of a variety of makes and…

Kettering University tested AEB systems

Kettering University Test AEB Systems

Source: Kettering University announcement FLINT, Mich. — Kettering University Assistant Professor Dr. Ahmed Mekky and his team of graduate students are discovering the limitations of vehicles’ automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to help owners better understand their vehicles. Rimkus Consulting…

IIHS wants AEB to be effective at higher speeds

IIHS Urges Higher-Speed Effective AEB

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Now that nearly every new vehicle comes with automatic emergency braking (AEB), the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is looking for ways to encourage even better systems that can…

AAA study showed AEB systems are flawed

AEB Market to Grow by 2.1x by 2032

Source: Future Market Insights announcement LONDON — Over the period of 2022-2032, the automatic emergency braking (AEB) market is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of eight percent, exceeding $63,591.7 million by 2032 according to a study…

IIHS and HLDI petitioned regulators to impose more expansive AEB rules than NHTSA has proposed

IIHS HLDI Petitions for Stricter AEB Rules

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) this month petitioned federal regulators to require manufacturers to equip all new passenger vehicles with automatic…

Toyota is recalling certain C-HR vehicles for non-functioning AEB radar

Non-Functioning AEB Sensor Causes Toyota C-HR Recall

PLANO, Texas — Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing has agreed to recall certain model-year 2021 Toyota C-HR subcompact crossovers (CUV) to correct non-functioning radar sensors and cameras which provide data for the vehicles’ pre-collision warning system. An estimated less than…

PIIHS study showed AEB less-effective at night

Pedestrian AEB Works, but Not When It’s Dark

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems that can detect pedestrians are preventing pedestrian crashes — but only in the daytime or on well-lit roads. In all light conditions, crash rates for…

Honda and Ford are the latest to meet NHTSA's AEB goals early

Honda, Ford Reach AEB Goal Early

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Twelve automakers are ahead of schedule in meeting a voluntary pledge to equip nearly all the light vehicles they produce for the U.S. market with automatic emergency braking (AEB). Ford/Lincoln…

ANCAP SAFETY is thrilled with the new Australian law mandating AEB in passenger vehicles

ANCAP Welcomes Mandatory AEB for Australia

Source: ANCAP SAFETY announcement MANUKA, Australia — Australasia’s independent vehicle safety consumer advocate, ANCAP SAFETY, has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Government to introduce an Australian Design Rule (ADR) mandating the fitment of autonomous emergency braking (AEB) in light…