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Cars of today use the latest technology to keep their occupants from harm."Active Brake Assist"systems are just one example of how they do that.These systems are designed to significantly reduce the severity of collisions. They're able to recognize potentially dangerous situations and warn the driver or even intervene itself to bring the vehicle to a halt. What is this technology really capable of? To find out, Drive it! compares six different systems with the help of Germany's automobile association, the ADAC.