As you approach the intersection, the traffic light above flashes yellow and you softly ease your foot onto the brake, coming to a nice, easy stop.

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In its seven-minute descent, the Curiosity craft must brake from 13, 200 miles per hour to a gentle stop on the Martian surface.

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As it happens, Toyota later announced that it is planning to install as standard equipment a brake override system in which the brake will stop the car even if the accelerator is pressed simultaneously.

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