Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§30129 Crash avoidance technology

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - GENERAL › Chapter CHAPTER 301— - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE › § 30129

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Transportation Secretary to write a rule that sets minimum safety standards for crash-avoidance technology. The rule must make all passenger motor vehicles built for sale in the U.S. on or after the rule’s compliance date include two systems: a forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking that warns when something ahead is closing fast and applies the brakes if the driver does not, and a lane departure warning with lane-keeping assist that warns of lane drift and corrects the vehicle’s path if the driver does not. The Transportation Secretary will set the compliance date and any phase-in schedule.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §30129

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(a)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)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).

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 30129

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73