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Automatic Braking Systems Save Lives. Now They'll Need to Work at 62 MPH

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Automatic emergency braking is one of the great car safety-tech success stories.

New regulations will require auto-braking systems to get even more intelligent.

AAA researchers found the AEB systems in the newer cars were twice as likely as the old systems to avoid collisions at speeds up to 35 miles per hour.

Auto industry officials argue that meeting that 2029 target will be really hard.

AEB works by bringing in data from sensors, which are trained to recognize certain situations and road users.

To get AEB to work in higher-speed situations, the tech will have to “see” further down the road.

The European New Car Assessment Program started testing AEB for turning effectiveness last year .

Some automakers are already building systems that pass these tests.