Autonomous Trucks
The proposal would require AEB systems on vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms). AEB systems use multiple sensor technologies to sense when a vehicle crash is imminent. An AEB system automatically applies a vehicle’s brakes if the driver hasn’t done so or supplements the driver’s braking to avoid a crash. If a final rule is issued, the AEB system requirement would be phased in over a 3-year period. Although striking vehicles traveling faster than 55 mph were responsible for approximately 17% of crashes, those crashes resulted in 89% of the fatalities from rear-end crashes.