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A forward collision warning alerts you; automatic emergency braking can intervene with the brakes. Neither name tells you everything about the equipment fitted to your own car. Before relying on a feature, match its name in the owner’s manual to what it actually does. Use the comparison below to organise that reading while the car is parked. It is a preparation worksheet, not a test procedure or a promise that a vehicle will avoid a crash. Contents 1. Separate a warning from a braking intervention 2. Identify the car before identifying the feature 3. Read the limitations as part of the definition 4. Keep the driver’s job in view 1. Separate a warning from a braking intervention NHTSA distinguishes forward collision warning, which warns of a potential collision with a vehicle ahead, from automatic emergency braking, which applies braking when a forward collision is imminent. Its explanation also distinguishes braking that supplements a driver’s insufficient braking from braking that i...