Systems and methods for protecting a vehicle at an intersection

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for protecting a vehicle at an intersection and storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

• detect that the vehicle is stopped at the intersection at one of a first position and a second position;
• detect that a driver of the vehicle is pressing on an accelerator pedal of the vehicle;
• delay acceleration of the vehicle automatically by a first predetermined period, when the vehicle has been detected at the first position;
• and
• delay acceleration of the vehicle automatically by a second predetermined period, when the vehicle has been detected at the second position;
• wherein delaying acceleration of the vehicle automatically prevents the vehicle from being struck by a cross-traffic vehicle that has proceeded through the intersection against a first traffic signal in a red-light state.

A method of protecting a vehicle at an intersection, the method comprising:

• detecting that the vehicle is stopped at the intersection at one of a first position and a second position;
• detecting that a driver of the vehicle is pressing on an accelerator pedal of the vehicle;
• delaying acceleration of the vehicle automatically by a first predetermined period, when the vehicle has been detected at the first position;
• and
• delaying acceleration of the vehicle automatically by a second predetermined period, when the vehicle has been detected at the second position;
• wherein delaying acceleration of the vehicle automatically prevents the vehicle from being struck by a cross-traffic vehicle that has proceeded through the intersection against a first traffic signal in a red-light state.