Yorie Miho tries out the automatic emergency braking system in a Daihatsu minicar at a minicar dealership in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Aug 11, 2018. (Reuters photo)GENEVA: A UN agency says 40 countries led by Japan and the European Union — but not the US or China — have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with automated braking systems starting next year. The regulation will require all vehicles sold to come equipped with the technology by which sensors monitor how close a pedestrian or object might be. It can trigger the brakes automatically if a collision is deemed imminent and if the driver doesn't appear set to respond in time. The measure will apply to vehicles at "low speeds'': 60 kilometres per hour or less.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2019 13:30 UTC