Guess this a a "safety feature" that the car manufacturers have come up with

Probably more likely a "safety feature" forced upon them by clueless legislators.

The NCAP safety score for cars used to be about testing the integrity of a car's structure to determine how it protected the occupants. Currently it less about that and more about the fitment and functionality of "active avoidance" systems that try to have the car attempt to prevent an accident occuring in the first place. I find these systems to be so badly judged, intrusive and, in some cases, downright dangerous that I have them turned off. Some can be disabled permenantly in settings, but some have to be disabled every time the vehicle is started. A Grade A PITA forced upon manufactuers by politicians "Unicorn hunting" in the impossible search for "Vision Zero" that the customer is forced to pay for.

Nigel B.