"Sophisticated braking systems that slow down a car when on-board computers determine a crash is imminent are also being developed. "

Oh, great, more electronic nannies. They'd better have a switch on a dash that lets you turn that off, along with any traction control, 1st gear dead stop rev limiters, and any other electronic crap that tries to drive for you. I can just see this technology slamming on the brakes as you go around a road course sensing an 'imminent collision", like a review of an OnStar-equipped vehicle I read- during one of the slalom test runs the OnStar operator suddenly interrupted, "Our sensors just showed that you had an extreme lateral g force- have you crashed? Are you alright?"