Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Automatic Emergency Braking Systems for Light Vehicles

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 [Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0021] RIN 2127-AM37 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date. SUMMARY: This document delays the effective date of the November 26, 2024 final rule partially granting petitions for reconsideration of a May 9, 2024 final rule that adopted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 127, “Automatic Emergency Braking for Light Vehicles,” which requires automatic emergency braking (AEB), pedestrian automatic emergency braking (PAEB), and forward collision warning (FCW) systems on all new light vehicles. DATES: The effective date of the rule amending 49 CFR 571.127 published on November 26, 2024 is delayed until March 20, 2025. ADDRESSES: Correspondence related to this rule should refer to the docket number set forth above (NHTSA-2023-0021) and be submitted to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues: Mr. Markus Price, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards, Telephone: (202) 366-1810, Facsimile: (202) 366-7002. For legal issues: Mr. Eli Wachtel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Telephone: (202) 366-2992, Facsimile: (202) 366-3820. The mailing address for these officials is: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New …