Eliminate situations where you can’t stop in time. If impossible, then autopilot should not be marketed as such.
On highways, enough clearance from the sides of the road and wide enough detection beam cone may be able to help. Yes, I imagine in such a case high-speed motorways would warrant security measures similar to those around high-speed train tracks.
On denser city streets where restricting pedestrian access is not feasible nor desirable[0], appropriate (yes, probably pretty low) speed limits could reduce braking distance and hence the chance of a tragic accident to below what currently happens with human drivers.
[0] This concerns existing streets. For new areas, infrastructure that separates car and pedestrian traffic with tunnels/bridges and accessible over-/underpasses could address that naturally.
Love this idea. If autopilot cannot be engaged on an unsafe road, then maybe we will actually complain enough to improve roads and supporting infrastructure
On highways, enough clearance from the sides of the road and wide enough detection beam cone may be able to help. Yes, I imagine in such a case high-speed motorways would warrant security measures similar to those around high-speed train tracks.
On denser city streets where restricting pedestrian access is not feasible nor desirable[0], appropriate (yes, probably pretty low) speed limits could reduce braking distance and hence the chance of a tragic accident to below what currently happens with human drivers.
[0] This concerns existing streets. For new areas, infrastructure that separates car and pedestrian traffic with tunnels/bridges and accessible over-/underpasses could address that naturally.