Google has patented a glue-covered hood that will catch pedestrians hit by their self-driving car and hold them in place.

Google Patent Will Glue Pedestrians to Self-Driving Cars
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Some research has shown that when a pedestrian is hit by a car more injuries are sustained when the pedestrian bounces off the car, so Google is attempting to reduce the amount of injuries with their latest invention.

Google Patent Will Glue Pedestrians to Self-Driving Cars
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It comes as no surprise that Google has again shown such forward thinking. There are no bad ideas when it comes to brainstorming. If you crush the crazy ones you just might miss out on something that could change the world. Is this one of those ideas?

And before you start wondering what else these glue-covered hoods might catch, watch this video.

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