Toronto, Ontario — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced that it plans to delay the effective date of its automatic emergency braking (AEB) ruling in the United States in order to give the Trump administration time to review documents.
According to a newly published statement from the Department of Transportation, the effective date of the ruling originally published on November 26, 2024 has been delayed until March 20, 2025.
Under this ruling, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS127, AEB and pedestrian AEB systems will be required to become standard in the United States by September 2029 on all passenger cars and light trucks weighing up to 10,000 pounds.
The document specifically notes that “the temporary delay in effective date is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the President’s memorandum of January 20, 2025.
For more information, or to read the full statement, click here.
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