The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) will today call on Federal politicians to join the push to make new technology – starting with Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) – standard features in all new cars sold in Australia.
AEB systems use camera and sensor technology to detect the speed and distance of objects in a vehicle’s path, and automatically brake if the driver does not respond.
AMA president Professor Brian Owler – the face of the NSW Government’s ‘Don’t Rush’ road safety campaign – says the technology saves lives.
“If you avoid the crash, you avoid the trauma,” Professor Owler says.
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