Twenty major automakers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have reached an agreement to include automatic emergency braking standard equipment on most cars by 2022. The agreement is scheduled to get announced on Thursday.

Automatic emergency braking systems have proved their efficiency in preventing car accidents. Through the agreement, the automakers have committed phasing in the equipment on nearly all models except some with older electronic capabilities and some with manual transmissions, reports ABC 7 News citing unnamed sources who have spoken on condition of anonymity since the announcement hasn't yet been made public.

Mark Rosekid, administrator of the NHTSA is expected to announce the agreement at a highway research center in McLean, Virginia. The automated system has already been installed in many models. It represents an instance of improving safety through semi-autonomous vehicles which enhances vehicle's ability to avoid collisions, according to a report published in the USA Today.

Automatic emergency braking uses cameras, radar and other sensors to recognize objects in the way and make a vehicle to slow or stop if the driver doesn't react. The automakers are struggling to fit the system into current product plans which may not suite the electronics. Incorporating the feature as standard equipment on nearly all cars is believed to propel up the adoption of the technology.