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Wilms

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3. I poked around.

Thu Mar 17, 2016, 08:29 PM

Mar 2016

If I'm reading this right, the VW Golf and Passat can do it...(in some markets?).

The latest-generation Golf went on sale in the U.K. in January 2013. All except for the entry-level S models have standard adaptive cruise control that includes the radar-sensor-controlled distance-monitoring system Front Assist, as well as city emergency braking.

Volkswagen says although such systems are not new, it was the Golf that brought ACC to a wide audience.

The system operates over a wide speed range of 18-99 mph (30-160 km/h) with either a manual gearbox or DSG automatic.

http://wardsauto.com/miscellaneous/emergency-braking-works-uk-accident-data-shows

And...

The safety feature will be standard on nearly all new cars weighing 8,500 pounds or less by September 2022. Some light-duty vehicles, like those equipped with manual transmissions, will get extra time to incorporate automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/03/automatic-emergency-braking-to-become-standard-by-2022.html

But the point may be they'll run out the clock and them stop offering manuals.

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Auto Emergency Braking Could Be Final Nail in Coffin for Manual Transmissions [View all] bluedigger Mar 2016 OP

If it can step on the brake, why can't it step on the clutch? Wilms Mar 2016 #1

Was my thought too tk2kewl Mar 2016 #2

I poked around. Wilms Mar 2016 #3

The computer just brought your car to a dead stop in the middle of the road Fumesucker Mar 2016 #4