Front Automatic Braking is a General Motors active safety technology that helps a driver avoid a forward crash or reduce the severity of crashing into a vehicle in front of it, whether it is moving or has come to a stop.
The system automatically applies brakes in whatever intensity required, such as moderately hard or hard emergency braking, when the vehicle is in the Forward/Drive gear, if the driver has not applied the brakes and the system detects a collision to be imminent. The feature may even help avoid the collision “at very low speeds”, according to GM. Immediately before or at the time that automatic braking is initiated, Front Automatic Braking delivers the following alerts when a collision is imminent:
- A flashing red windshield alert (Collision Alert), and
- 5 seat pulses on both sides of the Safety Alert Seat or 8 high-pitched beeps
Depending on the vehicle, the system uses the following technologies:
- Long/mid-range radar + Forward-facing camera + Short range radar
- Long/mid-range radar + Forward-facing camera
- Long/mid-range radar only
- Forward-facing camera only
Front Automatic Braking is part of GM’s automatic braking technologies. It differs from the Rear Automatic Braking feature.
