Google introduced on Thursday a request in the United States to obtain the patent of an adhesive substance for application to the body of their autonomous cars that, if run over a pedestrian sticking to the vehicle, to avoid injury .
the patent states that a special layer could cover the hood and front bumper of the vehicle. In the case of an accident, it would disintegrate to expose an adhesive surface with an effect similar to anti-insect role. Being hit, the pedestrian would be attached to the car
The document is dated May 17 and notes that the request for registration of the patent comes from giant American internet.
“the adhesive paste the pedestrian to vehicle for pedestrians remain united the vehicle until it stops, and that is not driven by the vehicle which also prevent a second impact of the pedestrian against the route or against any other object, “says
According arguments Google, a second blow on the pavement or against other objects still produces them more injuries to run over pedestrians.
the autonomous vehicles could begin to circulate in public roads within 5 years, he said in early May Sergio Marchionne, director of the Italian automaker Fiat Chrysler (FCA).
the plant google, Alphabet , announced earlier this month that it had made a request to Fiat of a hundred minivans specially adapted to expand its fleet of test vehicles of its draft autonomous car , Google Car.
Google began testing autonomous driving technology in 2009 with a Toyota Prius . Today it has 70 vehicles of various brands, including its own car presented in 2014.
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