After turning off the jet and rocket he will deploy an air brake at 800mph, parachutes at 600mph and finally put his foot on a car-type friction brake at 250mph any faster and the brakes could explode.

ECONOMIST: The land-speed record

The new F-Type has funky brake shoes to fill.

FORBES: My Brother-in-Law, The Designer

To make this work, regular controls had to be replaced with drive-by-wire, and the accelerator, steering wheel and brake are gone in favor of an aerospace-type yoke that (as in a Segway), is moved forward to move the vehicle forward, and back for reversing.

FORBES: From 'Jetsons' to Your Driveway: A Folding Car