Toyota has more 2017 model year vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) than any other OEM in the U.S. according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Toyota equipped 56 percent of its 2017 fleet — 1.4 of 2.5 million vehicles — with AEB. The automaker also made news by becoming the first OEM to make AEB standard on a pickup, in this case the 2018 Tundra.
Ford makes automatic braking optional on its 2018 F-150 through Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection and Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop-and-Go.
GM has the second-highest number of 2017 models with AEB — 551,777 of 2.8 million vehicles, representing 20 percent of its 2017 fleet. Honda is third-highest with 492,330 of 1.6 million vehicles with AEB, or 30 percent of its 2017 fleet.
OEMs have been slow to equip their trucks and vans with AEB. In terms of the proportion of vehicles produced with auto brake technology, NHTSA reports that luxury autos in general lead the way.
Tesla included the technology on nearly all 2017 Model S cars and Model X SUVs, either as original equipment or via an over-the-air software update, although the feature was deactivated on some vehicles for part of 2017. Mercedes-Benz equipped 96 percent of its 2017 vehicles with standard AEB. Seventy-three percent of 2017 Audi vehicles have AEB, followed by 68 percent of Volvos and 58 percent of BMWs. Just under half of Subaru’s 2017 vehicles have AEB.
Four of 20 automakers report that automatic braking is standard on more than half of their 2017 model year vehicles, NHTSA and IIHS announced in the first update of manufacturer progress toward equipping every new vehicle with the crash avoidance technology. Even without making it standard, another five automakers report that more than 30 percent of vehicles they produced in 2017 were equipped with AEB.
