The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), in collaboration with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) have joined forces in an attempt to lobby the Australian government into making several key safety features, including autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems, mandatory in new vehicles.
This lobby is part of the the organizations' new "Avoid the crash, avoid the trauma" campaign. According to Professor Brian Owler, the president of AMA, "vehicle technologies such as AEB can help reduce road trauma at a much faster rate than we are seeing now."
Nicholas Clarke, the CEO of ANCAP, added that "AEB is a technology that will reduce the number of deaths and injuries from road crashes. Too often," he says, "I see the horrific injuries and loss of life caused by road crashes when drivers get it wrong."
AEB systems have been rigorously tested, and have been proven to reduce the number of rear end collisions by more than 38 percent. It works by using a complex arrangement of sensors and cameras to monitor the speed and location of surrounding vehicles and obstacles, and can, in the moments leading up to a potential crash, apply the car's brakes and avoid the collision.
While it remains to be seen whether Australia mandates the technology in new vehicles, AEB, as well as lane departure warning, adaptive front lightning, and enhanced child restraint systems are already on course to be mandated in Malaysia.
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