I'll tell ya this, my Dodge (Essentiually Chrysler) helped avoid a bad accident a few weeks back. And that wasn't the first time either. I love my '02 4-door 1500 Ram. Not to start a Dodge, Chevy, Ford ordeal, but the engineering now on these large trucks is simply awe inspiring. The truck reacted to my lack of attention in this particular situation, in sleet and road on a rail and avoided an accident. So, bottom line? Thank God for the engineer's. They saved my butt and the butt's of the folks ahead of me. The handling of 5 ton's of steel was simply beautiful.
And I dare say that about all three major "SUV/TRUCK" producers. If I was in my "mid-priced" Chevy sedan type vehicle, instead of my full sized truck/SUV; let's just say my insurance prices would be much higher today..
Whoops...re-reading my own post...I looked up, saw tail lights for days. I reacted and the truck followed..The truck did not do anything on it's own...But you all knew that already, right?