The solution to a traffic problem is frequently the application of the brakes ~ something rarely thought of.
Remember, this is a pedestrian in the way.
You could take the same technology to fire your rifle or pistol ~ to make sure you hit your target and not somebody else.
If all cars have it, arrogant pedestrians will just step off the curb at will, pleased to have impeded you and spilling your coffee. Carjacking gets very easy, too.
Having a car suddenly “slam” on the brakes for something that you may have already seen and taken into account while you are driving is not safe. Is Volvo making safe cars for drivers, or for people who should yield to the car?
Additionally, we don’t know what parameters have been programmed into the computer for the car to “recognize” people and bikes. And, if that code takes a glitch, how will it affect the way the vehicle performs?
This is just more nanny statism run amok and Sweden is a very liberal country that engages in a lot of nanny statism! The fact is that people are unpredictable and do things that a machine (e.g. computer) can’t accommodate. We need to go back to the days when drivers drove their cars, there were fewer distractions and pedestrians and bicyclists observed and adhered to the rules designed for their safety.