Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60

§30129 Crash Avoidance Technology

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must create a rule that sets basic performance rules for crash-avoidance tech and requires that every passenger car made for sale in the United States on or after the rule’s start date have two safety systems. One system must warn the driver and automatically brake if the car is closing on something ahead and a crash is likely. The other must warn the driver about leaving the lane and steer the car back if the driver does not. The Secretary will pick the rule’s start date and can phase in the requirements over time.

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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60