"Evasive maneuvers" refers to actions taken to avoid something dangerous or harmful, like quickly changing direction, hiding, or using other tactics to escape or evade a threat. Full definition
Rather than confronting the issues (which tend to accumulate) with our partner, we make evasive maneuvers such as tuning out, turning away, acting busy, or engaging in obsessive behaviors.» (glamour.com)
Now, imagine that I'm a professionally trained driver, and I need to take evasive maneuvers in order to shake him: traditionally, I'd need to manually switch drive mode to Sport or Sport Plus in order to let the engine know that I need it to be at the peak of its performance, and then second, switch the suspension mode to Sport or Sport Plus. (slashgear.com)
There's active cruise control, lane departure warnings, lane keep asisst, traffic jam assist, and a system that can autonomously perform evasive maneuvers at speeds of up to 100 mph. (roadandtrack.com)