The U.S. government wants vehicle companies to include automatic emergency braking on all vehicles.
Transportation leaders believe this will save many lives, but some safety groups are showing us why they have concerns that the new rules don’t go far enough.
Leaders at the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. agree. Deputy Secretary Polly Frottenberg says that proposed rulemaking is “urgently needed.” “We believe these standards will maximize the lifesaving potential of these technologies,” said Frottenberg.But some question how reliable the technology is. Last year, Atlanta drivers told us their automatic braking technology kicked in … when it shouldn’t have.
Greg Brannon is AAA’s Director of Automotive Engineering, and he’s studied this issue extensively. He told Blair they applaud the proposal for more automatic emergency braking but that it needs to work better at intersections.
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