(Bloomberg) – Computerized sensors that warn drivers they're about to rear-end another vehicle or prevent other types of accidents are available on models made by every major auto manufacturer.
The problem, according to a U.S. safety agency and accident-prevention advocates, is that these life-saving technologies are optional equipment that makes its way onto a tiny minority of vehicles.
"We're not talking about the future. This is not flying cars," said Robert Molloy, director of the highway safety office at the National Transportation Safety Board, which on Monday called installation of such automation one of its "Most Wanted" safety enhancements. "This can be done."
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