Brussels, 08/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Unveiling its draft regulation on the protection of pedestrians on Monday 8 October, the European Commission stressed that the new regulation would force car manufacturers to incorporate a new type of emergency braking system, BAS (Brake Assist Systems, a generic term for a car braking technology that increases braking pressure in an emergency situation) in new cars, on top of the already compulsory ABS (anti-lock braking systems). From 2009 onwards...