Research indicates that 90% of road accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted or inattentive. Car manufacturers are now developing systems which can alert the driver to an imminent crash and can help him use the maximum braking capacity of the car, and which can also apply the brakes independently of the driver if the situation becomes critical. Such intervention is known as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB).
EuroNCAP Roadmap
Euro NCAP has developed tests to allow the performance of AEB systems to be compared in typical rear-end car to car collisions. The technologies available on the market today can be divided into groups based on the type of crash they are designed to mitigate. 'AEB City' works at low driving speeds and targets reduction in rear end shunts often associated with whiplash neck injuries. 'Inter-Urban AEB' works at higher speeds and targets fatal and serious injury crashes that may be caused by driver inattentiveness or distraction. An AEB system may be designed to work just at low or high speeds, or may operate in both conditions.
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