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Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)

A safety system in vehicles that uses sensors to detect potential collisions with other vehicles, pedestrians, or objects, and automatically applies the brakes if the driver doesn't react in time.

Light Vehicles

Refers to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans, typically weighing 10,000 pounds or less.

Vulnerable Road User

Any individual who is not an occupant of a motor vehicle with more than three wheels. This includes pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, individuals traveling in wheelchairs, and riders of other non-motorized or small transport vehicles like all-terrain vehicles and tractors.

Rulemaking Process

The formal procedure by which federal agencies create, amend, or repeal regulations (rules). It typically involves public notice, comment periods, and review before a final rule is issued.

Federal Register

The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Compliance Date

The deadline by which individuals, businesses, or manufacturers must meet the requirements of a new law or regulation.