Perhaps (self driving) cars can be redesigned to mitigate the outcome of pedestrian collisions, eg, like cowcatchers on trains [1], except something more approp

Perhaps (self driving) cars can be redesigned to mitigate the outcome of pedestrian collisions, eg, like cowcatchers on trains [1], except something more appropriate for the situation. External airbags? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(locomotive) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(locomotive)