NHTSA proposes mandatory automatic emergency braking for new cars.
The NHTSA has proposed new safety standards that would require automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems on all new vehicles, regardless of powertrain. The proposed standards could save about 360 lives and prevent 24,000 injuries each year. If passed, automakers would have three years to comply with the mandate, which would require all cars to be able to stop and avoid contact with a vehicle in front of them up to 62 miles per hour. Tesla's vehicles would likely remain a cut above the standard when it comes to safety, as the company's AEB systems are already advanced and continue to improve.