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    EU to Mandate Autonomous Emergency Braking for Commercial Vehicles in 2013 New rules coming down from the European Commission will require all commercial vehicles to be fitted with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology by November 2013, and passenger vehicles could soon follow suit. These cars will go beyond simply sending a signal to the driver when they detect an impending collision via radar, lidar (that’s like radar but with light), or video sensors and apply the brakes themselves. …proponents of the system think it could drastically curtail traffic accidents (particularly fender benders at low speeds) and save billions of euros annually across Europe by reducing the economic productivity lost to accident-related congestion. One study commissioned by the EC showed traffic accidents could be cut by more than a quarter. (via Europe Will Require New Vehicles to Include Autonomous Self-Braking System | Popular Science)

    EU to Mandate Autonomous Emergency Braking for Commercial Vehicles in 2013

    New rules coming down from the European Commission will require all commercial vehicles to be fitted with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology by November 2013, and passenger vehicles could soon follow suit.

    These cars will go beyond simply sending a signal to the driver when they detect an impending collision via radar, lidar (that’s like radar but with light), or video sensors and apply the brakes themselves.

    …proponents of the system think it could drastically curtail traffic accidents (particularly fender benders at low speeds) and save billions of euros annually across Europe by reducing the economic productivity lost to accident-related congestion. One study commissioned by the EC showed traffic accidents could be cut by more than a quarter.

    (via Europe Will Require New Vehicles to Include Autonomous Self-Braking System | Popular Science)

     
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