In 2016, a group of 20 major automakers promised to make automatic emergency braking standard equipment on at least 95% of the cars they build by September 1, 2022.
With less than a year to go, 12 of them have met their goal. Eight have not. Five of those eight have equipped fewer than 75 percent of their cars with the technology.
The news comes from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), a car safety lab funded by a group of insurance companies. The IIHS and the federal government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) brokered the agreement five years ago.
Companies That Have Already Met the Target:
- Audi
- BMW
- Ford/Lincoln
- Honda/Acura
- Hyundai/Genesis
- Mazda
- Mercedes-Benz
- Subaru
- Tesla
- Toyota/Lexus
- Volkswagen
- Volvo
Companies Still Not Offering Automatic Emergency Braking on 95 Percent of Their Vehicles:
- General Motors
- Jaguar/Land Rover
- Kia
- Maserati
- Mitsubishi
- Nissan/Infiniti
- Porsche
- Stellantis (the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and others)
Every company that signed the pledge has the technology and offers it on at least some of their cars. But some are much closer than others to their goal.
Mitsubishi and Nissan/Infiniti included automatic emergency braking as standard equipment “on 9 out of 10 vehicles they produced last year,” the IIHS says, while “Kia just missed that mark, equipping 89 percent of its vehicles with the technology.”
General Motors, Jaguar/Land Rover, Porsche, and Stellantis all offer the tech on fewer than two-third of their cars. However, the IIHS notes, automakers are capable of catching up quickly.
“Mitsubishi raised the portion of its vehicles equipped with AEB to 92 percent from just 39 percent last year. Jaguar Land Rover boosted its tally to 60 percent from 0.”
