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49 U.S.C. § 30129

Title 49 Chapter 301 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 30129. Crash avoidance technology

  • (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate a rule—
    • (1) to establish minimum performance standards with respect to crash avoidance technology; and
    • (2) to require that all passenger motor vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States on or after the compliance date described in subsection (b) shall be equipped with—
      • (A) a forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking system that—
        • (i) alerts the driver if—
          • (I) the distance to a vehicle ahead or an object in the path of travel ahead is closing too quickly; and
          • (II) a collision is imminent; and
        • (ii) automatically applies the brakes if the driver fails to do so; and
      • (B) a lane departure warning and lane-keeping assist system that—
        • (i) warns the driver to maintain the lane of travel; and
        • (ii) corrects the course of travel if the driver fails to do so.
  • (b) 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).

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