I don&#x27;t think that&#x27;s accurate, at least on the luxury cars where I&#x27;ve seen it implemented.  Take a look at this list [1].  In many cases you could overpower the automatic braking by applying more throttle, but the brakes will definitely apply automatically to some degree if they think you&#x27;re going to hit something.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Collision_avoidance_system" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Collision_avoidance_system</a>