ORLANDO, Fla. – Newer (2024) model vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) are faster than older (2017-2018) vehicles when tested at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, according to AAA’s latest study. It was found that 100% of frontal collisions were avoided compared to Only 51% were able to avoid a collision.
AEB uses a forward-facing camera and other sensors to automatically tell the car to brake when a collision is imminent.
Most new cars have AEB, but earlier this year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced new federal vehicle safety standards requiring automakers to include AEB in their vehicles by 2029. (FMVSS) has been published.
“Since we began testing AEB in 2014, automakers’ progress has been commendable and shows promise in improving driver safety,” said Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Engineering Research. “Significant work still needs to be done to make the system run faster.”
Over the past decade, AAA has evaluated various advanced driver assistance systems, including AEB, to determine whether the technology performs as expected. As these systems continue to improve with upgraded software and sensors, AAA wanted to see if their AEB capabilities were improved compared to older versions.
background
AAA is partnering with the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center to develop a simulated closed-course environment to evaluate performance advances in AEB systems in older vehicles (2017-2018) compared to newer vehicles (2024). conducted research.
New and old test vehicles of the same make and model were evaluated at three common speeds: 12 mph, 25 mph, and 35 mph to see how well they perform in frontal collisions. Read the full report to learn more.
result
Newer vehicles (2024) were nearly twice as likely to avoid a collision than older vehicles (2017-2018) when tested at speeds up to 35 mph. This is consistent with current safety standards that require AEB to operate up to the same speed.
