When i got to invent a concept- "Volkswagen frontassist"
Frontassist is an amazing technology when it comes to intelligent braking in vehicles.Think of a city area when you are in hurry - driving reckless - but traffic hits you back, Meanwhile if a vehicle strikes in between you know how hard it is to maintain distance by braking. Maintaining a steady safe distance with a slower vehicle is a frustrating job too. Frontassist will help you do this automatically by controlling your gear , clutch and brakes . Lidar and sonar are obvious technology for distance measuring.
Link to the DIY Demo model-http://www.instructables.com/id/Intelligent-Breaking-System-Prototype-by-Arduino/