Ten major car manufacturers have committed to making automatic emergency braking a standard feature on all new vehicles. The announcement was made by administrator Mark Rosekind of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the dedication of a new expanded testing facility at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Ruckersville, Virginia. Roskekind called it "a new era in safety technology." The 10 companies are Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Tesla, Volkswagen, Toyota and Volvo.