Separate HDLI analysis found claims with rear damage of less than $2,000 accounted for 17% of all collision claims and more than $8 billion in estimated damage from 2010–2017. (Credit: Freedom_Studio/Shutterstock.com) Separate HLDI analysis found claims with rear damage of less than $2,000 accounted for 17% of all collision claims and more than $8 billion in estimated damage from 2010–2017. (Credit: Freedom_Studio/Shutterstock.com)

Vehicles equipped with rear automatic-emergency braking (AEB) had 28% fewer property damage liability claims and 10% fewer collision claims, according to research from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).

The impact of rear AEB on injury claims was small, HLDI reported, noting this is in line with the types of crashes this technology was developed to avoid.

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