It's a crazy sounding idea, but it does have some logic, especially as more companies, Uber and Lyft included, begin experimenting with driverless cars on roadways.Thus far, the majority of the minor accidents that have occurred with prototypes have been caused by overly cautious robotic systems. Driverless cars are so strict about obeying laws that they can't go above the speed limit at appropriate times — such as when merging into a lane of traffic — and incur fender benders as a result.While most of the accidents that Google's driverless cars have been involved in were caused by human drivers , the company did make headlines earlier this year when one of its cars was at fault for the first time. No one was hurt when the car drove into a bus, but the accident fueled mistrust in an already apprehensive population. Do we really want to be on the road with robots?Who knows if Google will ever actually make good on this patent idea, but we'd certainly be curious to see if its I, Robot safety fix really works (with dummies, of course).