Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends 49 U.S.C. 30129 on automatic emergency braking. It sets a September 1, 2029 compliance deadline for the existing light-vehicle AEB final rule, then requires DOT to initiate a rulemaking within 180 days to revise that rule for vulnerable road users. The revised rule must ensure AEB systems installed in passenger vehicles sold in the United States work in daylight and low-light conditions, operate across the full pedestrian-AEB speed range in the current rule, and detect and respond to bicyclists, motorcyclists, wheelchair users, other cyclists, and other vulnerable road users across a range of skin, clothing, and protective-gear colors and complexions. DOT must issue the revised final rule within two years after initiating the rulemaking, and the compliance date may be no later than two years after that final rule.
Who Benefits and How
Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, wheelchair users, other vulnerable road users, traffic-safety advocates, and families affected by crashes benefit because the federal AEB standard would explicitly cover more roadway users and lighting conditions. Consumers buying new passenger vehicles could receive stronger crash-avoidance technology.
Who Bears the Burden and How
NHTSA, DOT, passenger vehicle manufacturers, AEB system suppliers, sensor suppliers, and vehicle testing laboratories bear the rulemaking, engineering, validation, and compliance burden. Automakers may need to upgrade detection software, sensors, testing datasets, and certification processes on a fixed federal timeline.
Key Provisions
- Sets September 1, 2029 as the compliance date for the existing light-vehicle automatic emergency braking final rule.
- Requires DOT to start a vulnerable-road-user AEB rulemaking within 180 days of enactment.
- Requires revised AEB standards to work in daylight and low light and across the existing pedestrian-AEB speed range.
- Requires AEB systems to detect and respond to bicyclists, motorcyclists, wheelchair users, other cyclists, and other vulnerable road users across varied colors and complexions.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires NHTSA to strengthen automatic emergency braking standards so light vehicles detect vulnerable road users in daylight and low light, across pedestrian-AEB speed ranges, with final compliance no later than September 1, 2029 for the existing rule and later deadlines for the revised rule.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Public Safety, Manufacturing
Primary Purpose
Requires NHTSA to strengthen automatic emergency braking standards so light vehicles detect vulnerable road users in daylight and low light, across pedestrian-AEB speed ranges, with final compliance no later than September 1, 2029 for the existing rule and later deadlines for the revised rule.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Pedestrians
- Bicyclists
- Motorcyclists
- Wheelchair users
- Traffic safety advocates
- Vehicle consumers
Identified Costs
- NHTSA
- DOT
- Passenger vehicle manufacturers
- AEB system suppliers
- Vehicle testing laboratories
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself and Mr. Neguse) …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bicyclists, Motorcyclists, NHTSA
Positive-direction: Bicyclists, Motorcyclists, Pedestrians, Wheelchair users
Negative-direction: NHTSA
AEB system suppliers, Passenger vehicle manufacturers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Secretary"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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