Pre-Collision Assist on the Mach-E brakes for pedestrians at night

In IIHS's first night tests of pedestrian braking, published on 30 August 2022, the 2022 Mustang Mach-E avoided the crossing dummy at 12 and 25 mph with low and high beams. IIHS rated it superior.

  • Not rated society

    Pedestrians stand to gain, but IIHS reports track tests with dummies 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.

Compared with

The seven vehicles rated advanced in the same night tests. Measured.

Without the system
With their high beams, most avoided hitting the pedestrian in the 12 mph and 25 mph crossing scenario and in the 25 mph parallel test. However, most struggled in those scenarios when using their low beams
With it
The Camry, Highlander and Mustang Mach-E, which also earn superior ratings, avoided hitting the dummy in the crossing scenario at both test speeds and in the 25 mph parallel test with both low and high beams
The system’s part
Not isolated. IIHS tested the Mach-E with its system on and ran no test without it, so the results describe the system on the track. Ford wrote in 2020 that Mobileye's EyeQ chips and software would help the windshield camera identify pedestrians for Pre-Collision Assist on the Mach-E. Mobileye writes that its camera-only emergency braking for the new US standard runs AI models trained on large volumes of real-world driving data, on its newer EyeQ6L chip. Neither maker's document shows that the software in the 2022 Mach-E that IIHS tested learned from data.
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Benefit type
Increased Product Safety
System
Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking (Ford Co-Pilot360), as fitted to the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E
Made by
Ford Motor Company
Used by
Ford (standard on the 2022 Mustang Mach-E)
Where
United States
Stage
In routine use
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
1 November 2026

Sources

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

    Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Few vehicles excel in new nighttime test of pedestrian autobrake. News release, 30 August 2022, section How they fared.

    The Camry, Highlander and Mustang Mach-E, which also earn superior ratings, avoided hitting the dummy in the crossing scenario at both test speeds and in the 25 mph parallel test with both low and high beams.

  2. Press release, by the makers.

    Ford Motor Company. Ford and Mobileye Expand Relationship to Offer Better Camera-Based Collision Avoidance in Global Vehicles. News release, 20 July 2020, archived copy. Ford names the Mustang Mach-E among the next-generation vehicles that use Mobileye's EyeQ chips and vision-processing software.

    Used to help precisely identify what the windshield camera in a vehicle can see – including lane markings, traffic signs, pedestrians and other vehicles – Mobileye’s technology will support features such as Lane-Keeping System, Auto High-Beam headlamps, Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking and Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control, as well as Active Drive Assist hands-free driving coming to the all-new Mustang Mach-E and all-new F-150.

  3. Other, by the makers.

    Mobileye. What is FMVSS 127 and how can Mobileye help automakers comply? Blog post, 9 October 2025. It describes Mobileye's current camera-only emergency braking on its EyeQ6L chip and adds that vehicles with EyeQ4 and EyeQ6 chips can take the software by update.

    This is achieved with the support of the Mobileye EyeQ™6L SoC equipped with our proprietary AI models that have been trained on large volumes of real-world driving data.

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Workflow

Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking was standard on the 2022 Mach-E. IIHS kept ambient light on the track below 1 lux and tested with low and high beams. Scores came from the average speed reductions in five runs of each test on dry pavement.

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Conditions for replication

The car has the headlights used in the test, since IIHS rates camera-based systems only with those headlights. The pedestrian crosses the road or walks in the car's lane, as in the tested scenarios.

Entry details

Sector

Road vehicle crash avoidance.

Purpose

Ford built Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking, part of Ford Co-Pilot360, to warn the driver and brake automatically when a collision with a vehicle or pedestrian is likely.

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Cite this record

Peter H. Vartanian. (2026). Pre-Collision Assist on the Mach-E brakes for pedestrians at night (AIBD-1111). Artificial Intelligence Benefits Database, edition of 1 November 2026. https://petervartanian.xyz/aibd/records/AIBD-1111.html (archived at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/AADSII, version 7.0)

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