TECHNOLOGY: Cheap lidar for automatic braking.

Sorry, but this strikes me as a feel-good by Nanny-Staters with too much time on their hands. The lidar is only good for 'parking lot' collisions where the Nanny State has already mandated (fundamentally worthless) collision-resistant bumpers.

Practically, the only winners are the auto repair shops, who benefit from increased inattentitive driving.