Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)
Section 30129 - Crash avoidance technology(a) IN GENERAL.-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) COMPLIANCE DATE.-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).Added Pub. L. 117-58, div. B, title IV, §24208(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 823.