Collision Avoidance Assist brakes well for pedestrians and cyclists

Euro NCAP's 2025 tests gave the Tesla Model Y's camera-based emergency braking 8.0 of 9 points for pedestrians and 8.0 of 8 for cyclists. It scored 8.8 of 9 for other cars.

  • Not rated society

    Pedestrians, cyclists and other road users stand to gain, but Euro NCAP reports track tests and no crash outcomes.

Depth runs from 1, a convenience or time saved, to 5, a life or a livelihood preserved.

Status
Reported benefit.
Evidence

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An independent assessment report supports the benefit.

The system’s part
Not isolated. Euro NCAP tested the car's own braking, so the scores describe the system on the track. There was no run without the system for comparison. Euro NCAP gives the camera as the sensor but does not describe the AI or show that the system learns from data.
Limits
Not yet checked.
Costs and harms
Not yet checked.
Later
Persisted. In January 2026, Euro NCAP named the Model Y the best small SUV that it had tested in 2025.

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Benefit type
Increased Product Safety
System
Collision Avoidance Assist (camera-based automatic emergency braking and forward collision warning), Tesla Model Y (2025)
Made by
Tesla
Used by
Tesla (standard equipment)
Where
Europe
Stage
Tested in a laboratory
Date
, when the source was published
Kind
Aggregate result
Broad benefit
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events, Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Collections
Scrutiny and findings
Last revised
31 October 2026

Sources

  1. Assessment report, by authors with no tie to the system.

    Euro NCAP. Tesla Model Y 2025 datasheet (version 311025), published with the 2025 results on 17 November 2025.

    The autonomous emergency braking system of the Tesla Model Y responds to vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists, as well as to other vehicles. In tests of its response to pedestrians the system performed well overall, with adequate protection of those to the rear of the car.
    Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was good in tests of its reaction to other vehicles.

Details

AI system

Workflow

The system uses a camera to detect vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists ahead. Collision warnings and automatic braking work from 1 km/h.

Follow-up

Conditions for replication

The scores apply to the Model Y variants that the datasheet lists. The scenarios are set tests, such as a child running out from behind parked cars.

Entry details

Sector

Road vehicle crash avoidance.

Purpose

Tesla built Collision Avoidance Assist to warn the driver and brake automatically when a collision with a vehicle or a person on the road is likely.

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Cite this record

Peter H. Vartanian. (2026). Collision Avoidance Assist brakes well for pedestrians and cyclists (AIBD-0819). Artificial Intelligence Benefits Database, edition of 31 October 2026. https://petervartanian.xyz/aibd/records/AIBD-0819.html (archived at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AADSII, version 4.0)

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