Automatic emergency braking, utilizing sensors including cameras and LIDAR, will be coming standard to almost all new U.S. vehicles within the next six years:
Nearly all auto makers have pledged to make automatic emergency braking standard on vehicles within six years, said people familiar with the matter, adding to safety breakthroughs, such as air bags, that have become mainstays on cars and trucks.
Auto makers representing 99% of U.S. light-vehicle sales will pledge to car-safety regulators and the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Thursday that the technology will be on nearly all their cars and trucks by September 2022, the people said.
General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG are among the car makers making the pledge, the person said. Others doing so include luxury car manufacturers BMW AG, Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen's Audi, the person said.
