^Our newer mbs have a feature known as brake assist, which may help stomp on the brakes depending on the initial amount of pressure the driver applies to the brake pedal. It is startling at first but in time the behavior becomes familiar.

Plus the amount of control the vehicle exerts in skid and spin-out avoidance is something very good, imo.

The march towards greater vehicle autonomy is inevitable and continues to improve. Fortunately a lot of the established capability has become parts bin stuff, meaning that the basic components are readily available and the car makers mostly just modify the software and select the speed of the components they use. This is good for the consumer as it serves to drive down the cost of the parts.

One article I read about autonomous braking estimates it will help avoid around 700 thousand rear end crashes a year. That amounts to a phenomenal savings in vehicle and human repair and replacement.

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Toyota is a leader only because their drivers block everyone behind them. Oh what a feeling.