Google's whacky fly trap patent aims to protect pedestrians

Google's autonomous vehicles could get into a stickier situation than ever before if covered with its recently patented technology. The Mountain View firm received a US patent for a sticky front-end for vehicles aimed at mitigating pedestrian injuries during a crash this weekAccording to patent documents, a thin coating will cover an adhesive layer on autonomous vehicles. When the coating layer is broken by an impact, the adhesive sticks to whatever impacted the vehicle. In the case of pedestria