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Automatic Braking Systems To Be Standardised Soon In The US Market
With pressure building up from lawmakers and safety regulators, manufacturers are now planning to introduce Automatic Braking Systems as standard equipment on their cars.
Big automotive companies across the world are developing and looking to launch autonomous vehicles by 2021, and some of them already have. But one of the key technologies involved in the autonomous system is the automatic braking system.
The industry has come under pressure from regulators, lawmakers and safety advocates to adopt the technology, which can slow or stop a vehicle even if the driver fails to act. Regulators say, widespread implementation of the crash prevention technology that could prevent thousands of deaths and injuries every year.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd announced on 8th June that it would make automatic braking systems standard on around 10 lakh cars and light commercial vehicles sold in the United in 2018. Toyota has also announced that it would make automatic braking standard on nearly all its US market vehicles by the end of this year.
Most of the vehicles which offer collision-avoidance braking systems or automatic braking systems today are all high-end European luxury cars. They are very expensive and cannot be afforded by all.
Regulators and researchers have said that, implementation of this system as standard on all cars in the united states of america would reduce total number of accidents by 20 percent.However the same cannot be said for Indian roads and the conditions surrounding it.
Most highways in developed European countries and in the US are capable of handling autonomous technology as they have the infrastructure. Indian roads though, are not the same and the risk is much higher.
The sensors for the automatic braking system would have to factor in much more than usual. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles all offer automatic braking systems as optional extras.
The very same manufacturers are looking to standardise the system across their product range. The main problem with this though is the cost.
As an example, the Nissan Sentra, a compact sedan on sale in the US market has a base price of $ 17,875 (Rs 11,49,720). The optional extra automatic braking system costs $ 6,820 (Rs 4,38,660). Would the customers be willing to pay so much extra for the car once it is standardised?
Things do look good in the future for the automotive sector, especially from the safety perspective. But would the customers start paying more for safety? Only time can tell, once the system is standardised.
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