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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2 (Reported in House) — To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. · Sec. 4404

Sec. 4404. Automatic emergency braking

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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under section 30111 of title 49, United States Code, that requires all commercial motor vehicles manufactured after the effective date of such standard to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system; and as part of such standard, establish performance requirements for automatic emergency braking systems, including operation of such systems in a variety of driving conditions.
Prior to prescribing the standard required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall— conduct a review of automatic emergency braking systems in use in commercial motor vehicles and address any identified deficiencies with such systems in the rulemaking proceeding to prescribe the standard, if practicable; assess the feasibility of updating the software of emergency braking systems in use in commercial motor vehicles to address any deficiencies and to enable such systems to meet the new standard; and consult with representatives of commercial motor vehicle drivers regarding the experiences of drivers with automatic emergency braking systems in use in commercial motor vehicles, including malfunctions or unwarranted activations of such systems.
The Secretary shall ensure that the compliance date of the standard prescribed pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be not later than 2 years after the date of publication of the final rule prescribing such standard. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a regulation under section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, that requires that an automatic emergency braking system installed in a commercial motor vehicle that is in operation on or after the effective date of the standard prescribed under subsection
(a)be used at any time during which such commercial motor vehicle is in operation. In this section: The term automatic emergency braking system means a crash avoidance system installed and operational in a vehicle that consists of— a forward collision warning function— to detect vehicles and objects ahead of the vehicle; and to alert the operator of the vehicle of an impending collision; and a crash-imminent braking function to provide automatic braking when forward-looking sensors of the vehicle indicate that— a crash is imminent; and the operator of the vehicle is not applying the brakes. The term commercial motor vehicle has the meaning given such term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.
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