Witnesses told the police that Mr. Stoops had been swerving between lanes and slamming his brakes ahead of Ms. Phu's car.
Self-parking technology now comes standard on many vehicles, while Forward Collision Warning (FCW) technology is being developed to not just warn about dangers ahead but brake before they are encountered.
If you're nose-to-tailing it in heavy traffic at speeds of up to 30kph and you drift off into your thoughts (how nice it would be to have a Victoria sponge for tea), failing to brake before hitting the car ahead, the City Safety will brake for you.
So when a vehicle is braking way ahead of you on a busy highway, the brake signal is picked up wirelessly by your car, which will then brake accordingly, avoiding an accident.
Last year, in a separate competition, the one-day Liège-Bastogne-Liège race in Belgium, a French rider, Sylvain Chavanel, ran into the back of a team car that braked suddenly ahead of him, fracturing his skull.
Well, get over it, because this is the future, clearly - slipping along with our hands behind our heads, loudly yawning as our car moderates between us and the braking lorry ahead.
Brake lights flashed ahead.
Eddie Irvine set the seventh quickest time in his Jordan despite suffering a recurring brake balance problem, ahead of Häkkinen in the faster of the two McLarens.
If you see brake lights up ahead, especially on that car that just blew by you, there may be a speed trap just out of your view, or a radar detector may be alerting the driver in front of you.
If the car ahead brakes suddenly she will alert you.
They can keep a steady distance from the car ahead, braking to a stop if necessary.
