def get_vehicle_max_acceleration(carla_vehicle):
    """
    Get the maximum acceleration of a carla vehicle

    default: 3.0 m/s^2: 0-100 km/h in 9.2 seconds

    :param carla_vehicle: the carla vehicle
    :type carla_vehicle: carla.Vehicle
    :return: maximum acceleration [m/s^2 > 0]
    :rtype: float64
    """
    max_acceleration = carla_vehicle.attributes.get(
        'max_acceleration', 3.0)

    return max_acceleration