Autonomous Emergency Braking

Ford has revealed a self-braking shopping trolley and it’s not even April Fool’s Day…

The entire Ford Ranger line-up, including Ranger Raptor, are now standard with active safety suite including autonomous emergency braking and more.

The all-new 2019 Toyota Corolla has been awarded a 5 star ANCAP safety rating under the new EuroNCAP-aligned testing criteria.

Ahead of ANCAP’s stricter stance on active safety features being key to a five-star rating, Peugeot Australia has announced AEB will be standard across its range.

Ford claims its steering assist collision avoidance system will be available on new models from 2018.

Kia has added autonomous emergency braking to its Sorento Platinum SUV and rolled out a GT-Line grade.

Australia and Victoria have a good record on enforcing safety features like electronic stability control, but AEB isn’t the save-all the TAC claims it is.

In ANCAP rating released overnight, both the 2015 Mazda2 and CX-3 have been awarded a 5 star rating, while the 2015 Audi TT managed just 4 stars.

ANCAP has congratulated the 2015 Skoda Fabia for the ” providing AEB as standard across the Fabia range” and issued it with a 5 star rating.