GM STATEMENT ON NHTSA AND IIHS REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY ADOPTION OF STANDARD SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES

September 11, 2015 by General Motors

DETROIT – General Motors issued the following statement today in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's challenge to original equipment manufacturers to make forward collision alert and automatic emergency braking standard on light vehicles. Statement is attributable to Jeff Boyer, GM vice president of global vehicle safety.

General Motors supports the call for a voluntary industry safety agreement that would lead to making forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking standard on light vehicles. Both technologies are available today on dozens of 2016 model Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models. Thirty-seven models are available with forward collision alert – accounting for more than 1 million vehicles on the road – and 19 models offer both forward collision alert and automatic emergency braking. GM today offers 22 different crash-avoidance technologies on vehicles sold in the U.S., from entry-level Chevrolet models to the upcoming Cadillac CT6.

Background:

◾Forward Collision Alert - alerts the driver to a potential crash when the system detects that a front-end collision situation may be imminent

◾Forward Automatic Braking – automatically applies brakes when the system detects that a front-end collision is imminent, to help reduce the collision's severity (may also help avoid a collision at low speeds).