Collision Prevention System and Method

A collision prevention system, comprising:

• a localization system configured to determine positions of an autonomous vehicle and a human;
• and
• a collision determination unit coupled to or in communication with the localization system, wherein the collision determination unit is configured to determine, based on the determined positions of the autonomous vehicle and the human, whether a predefined condition for an anticipated collision of the autonomous vehicle with the human is met;
• wherein the collision prevention system is configured to:
• lock the autonomous vehicle if the predefined condition is met;
• alert the human for whom the predefined condition for colliding with the autonomous vehicle is met;
• and
• allow unlocking of the autonomous vehicle to be performed or initialized by the alerted human only.

A method, comprising:

• determining, based on real-time locations of a human and an autonomous vehicle, whether a predefined condition for an anticipated collision of the autonomous vehicle with the human is met;
• locking the autonomous vehicle if the predefined condition is met;
• alerting the human for whom the predefined condition for colliding with the autonomous vehicle is met;
• wherein a subsequent unlocking of the autonomous vehicle is performable or initializable by the alerted human only.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a computer program product for preventing collisions between an autonomous vehicle and a human, the computer program product comprising program instructions which, when run on processing circuitry of a collision prevention system, causes the collision prevention system to:

• determine based on real-time locations of a human and an autonomous vehicle, whether a predefined condition for an anticipated collision of the autonomous vehicle with the human is met;
• lock the autonomous vehicle if the predefined condition is met;
• alert the human for whom the predefined condition for colliding with the autonomous vehicle is met;
• wherein a subsequent unlocking of the autonomous vehicle is performable or initializable by the alerted human only.