49 C.F.R. § 596.4

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Last amended: 2024Year: 2026Length: 174 wordsOfficial source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 596.4 (2026)

All terms defined in section 30102 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (49 U.S.C. chapter 301, et seq. ) are used in their statutory meaning. Adult pedestrian test mannequin (APTM) means a test device with the appearance and radar cross section that simulates an adult pedestrian for the purpose of testing automatic emergency brake system performance. Child pedestrian test mannequin (CPTM) means a test device with the appearance and radar cross section that stimulates a child pedestrian for the purpose of testing automatic emergency brake system performance. Pedestrian test device(s) means an adult pedestrian test mannequin and/or a child pedestrian test mannequin. Pedestrian test mannequin carrier means a movable platform on which an adult pedestrian test mannequin or child pedestrian test mannequin may be attached during compliance testing. Vehicle test device means a test device that simulates a passenger vehicle for the purpose of testing automatic emergency brake system performance. Vehicle test device carrier means a movable platform on which a lead vehicle test device may be attached during compliance testing.