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Automatic emergency braking is slated to prevent hundreds of truck accidents involving commercial trucks every year after  the federal administration  proposed installation of these devices on all heavy trucks.

The  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a notice of proposed rule-making that  would   require all commercial vehicles to have automatic emergency  braking systems on board.  The  goal of this rule would be to significantly reduce the incidence of rear -ender truck accidents involving commercial trucks and tractor trailers.

Automatic emergency braking systems are also available on passenger vehicles, and work by using sensors to detect if the vehicle is in danger of a collision  with an object.  The  system uses sensors to detect an auto accident threat, and moves to apply the brakes if the driver has not already done so  or to increase the emergency braking power if the driver has already applied the brakes.  The  system thereby  works to help prevent a collision with another object or vehicle.