New BMW 5 Series passes first crash test using brake interv.

[swenrac]

The BMW 530d successfully passed a crash test involving brake intervention at the facility of the Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-�berwachungs-Verein (DEKRA) in Neum�nster near Hamburg.
http://www.auto-power-girl.com/cars-news/2010/05/2...

[LocoBlade]

Very impressive tech, but it seems odd the system only reduces impact from 64kph down to 40kph when they say it activates when the computer calculates its no longer possible to avoid the collision. It begs the question why doesn't it activate a fraction of a second earlier and reduce that impact speed further or even activate at the last possible moment where it can avoid the accident completely?