Advocates, in coordination with property/casualty insurers and consumer groups sent a letter today to Sophie Shulman, Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging them to deny in its entirety, the petition for reconsideration of the final rule recently filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. This rule is the most impactful regulation for roadway safety issued by NHTSA in years. The effectiveness of AEB is indisputable. In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found has that these safety systems have the capability to reduce car front-to-rear crashes with injuries by 56 percent. Moreover, this technology is already available in many vehicles, and the rule provides a lengthy compliance period of five years. Read the full letter here.