but a big part of AEB is to slow the car before a collision, thus reducing the speed/severity of the resulting crash. There certainly should be a point at whi

but a big part of AEB is to slow the car before a collision, thus reducing the speed/severity of the resulting crash. There certainly should be a point at which it becomes clear that the car is going to hit the thing, and I'd expect the AEB to reduce speed at that point, even if that is too late to completely stop the car.