Sec. 4208. Crash avoidance technology
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Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate a rule— to establish minimum performance standards with respect to crash avoidance technology; and to require that all motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States on or after the compliance date described in subsection
(b)shall be equipped with— a forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking system that— alerts the driver if— the distance to a vehicle ahead or an object in the path of travel ahead is closing too quickly; and a collision is imminent; and automatically applies the brakes if the driver fails to do so; and a lane departure warning and lane-keeping assist system that— warns the driver to maintain the lane of travel; and corrects the course of travel if the driver fails to do so. The Secretary of Transportation shall determine the appropriate effective date, and any phasing-in of requirements, of the final rule promulgated pursuant to subsection (a). . The analysis for subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 30129. Crash avoidance technology. .