Cars jam an intersection in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California.The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed requiring automatic emergency braking on all new passenger cars and light trucks and set new performance requirements, one of the most significant safety regulations proposed in recent years.
The auto safety agency projects the rule would save at least 360 lives and reduce injuries by at least 24,000 annually. NHTSA chief counsel Ann Carlson said the proposal seeks to "require all cars to be able to stop and avoid contact with a vehicle in front of them up to 62 miles per hour. And the proposal would require pedestrian AEB, including requiring that AEB recognize and avoid pedestrians at night."The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a group representing major automakers, said it was reviewing the proposal.