49 CFR § 596.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s596.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 596.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "596.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "596"
part_name: "AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING TEST DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117 and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 39793, May 9, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "596"
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# 596.2 Purpose.

The design and performance criteria specified in this part are intended to describe devices with sufficient precision such that testing performed with these test devices will produce repetitive and correlative results under similar test conditions to reflect adequately the automatic emergency braking performance of a motor vehicle.