I didn't say we should take these braking systems off the road, but I do think drivers need to adapt to their presence. Personally, I am happy my 2017 vehicle does not have it and the ones on the market will probably be much improved by the time I consider a replacement.

As others discussed throughout this thread, there are many situations where drivers violate the safe following distance rules. Aside from the lack of attention scenarios, I think many drivers take calculated risks to temporarily reduce their following distances while performing some other maneuver. They should incorporate this new idea of neurotic automatic-braking systems into this risk calculus, so they don't get caught in a situation they cannot handle.

While we have a mixture of different vintage cars (and drivers!), I am afraid we will remain living in interesting times...