Skoda Fabia: Standard Autonomous Emergency Braking In Australia

Skoda has announced that its new Fabia light car will feature standard autonomous emergency braking (AEB) across the range when it lands in Australia later this year.

Under Skoda’s feature names of ‘Front Assist’ and ‘City Emergency Braking’, the safety feature could grab the attention of light car competitors in a market segment not always associated with standard safety features.

The Czech carmaker says the new Fabia’s AEB will work at speeds between 5-30km/h, using a radar to continually measure the distance to traffic and objects ahead of the vehicle.

Four levels of intervention are available to the car as it attempts to prevent a collision, beginning with a warning light for the driver.

Level Two is a warning light and an acoustic warning, while the brakes are ‘set up’ to prepare for an emergency stop.

If the driver still fails to react, Level Three sees the brakes ‘pulse’ and begin to provide partial stopping power.