40 countries to make Autonomous Emergency Braking standard

According to a media report, 40 countries, including those in the EU and Japan, have agreed to make Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) standard in all new cars and light commercial vehicles.

The report suggests that the new regulations could come as early as next year and will be mandatory on all new cars sold. Existing owners are not expected to retrofit their cars with the system. The new system will work only at speeds up to 60 km/h.

However, countries like China, India and the US, who are members of the U.N. forum, did not participate in the negotiations and are hence not making AEB as standard in cars. It is reported that they did not take part to give their national regulations precedence over the U.N. regulations. In 2016, 20 car manufacturers reached an agreement with the US government to make the tech standard across their range.

The AEB system uses radars, lasers and cameras to gauge the distance to objects like other cars or pedestrians. If the car senses an imminent collision and there is no response from the driver, it automatically applies the brakes to prevent a collision.

Source: Jalopnik