EuroNCAP[1] requires increasing levels of automated pedestrian protection -- i.e. autonomous braking or avoidance -- to get a 5-star safety rating starting in a

EuroNCAP[1] requires increasing levels of automated pedestrian protection -- i.e. autonomous braking or avoidance -- to get a 5-star safety rating starting in about 2015. Because World Health Organization predicts 3% of fatalities in 2030 will be automotive collisions, and over half of those 3% will be pedestrian deaths[2]. [1] EuroNCAP.com [2] Could't quickly find the 2030 stat, but pedestrian fraction: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/road_safety_report_20090615/en/ http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2009/road_safet...