Definitely. Manufacturers are incentivized (by law and regulation) to optimize for surviving a collision, and less so for avoiding a collision entirely by enhancing visibility. I suppose the amount of attention the average driver pays to the road necessitates the former as a matter of public policy, but...
It would be "trivial" to expand what the government looks at when it comes to safety of vehicles not just by looking at the occupants of the vehicle, but also any pedestrian struck by them. It's not even a revolutionary idea, this is the reason you no longer see new cars with pop-up headlights[1].
Sort of. EuroNCAP 5 star rating require cars to have automated braking both for in front and passing pedestrians. The amount of times my car have been in emergency mode either warning or actually hitting the brakes because a cyclist seemed to be intersecting with my path I don't know but it is a lot. Not perfect but better than nothing. Especially as many countries tax cars based on safety ratings.
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