There's a new safety feature on some vehicles that monitors your blind spot so you don't door a cyclist. It shouldn't be necessary but too many places insist on "drivers should expect to park here" plus "drivers should expect to pass bicycles here" plus "we don't have the space or money for a separate bike way."

(Delete parking, cars-follow-bikes, separate roads, be honest and ban bikes explicitly instead of accepting injuries - those are the four responsible policy options.)

The correct way to do that feature is to ensure that it can be overridden in an intuitive way, Hold for 5 seconds or pull twice.

The cheap way is electronics and some code.

Similarly, electronic child safety locks unlock themselves after a collision or if there's a battery fire alarm. IMO they should also unlock when the vehicle goes to sleep and someone should figure out how to make baby carriers and car seats talk to the car. Like, I don't hate safety features. Just don't make them dangerous.

But honestly the blind spot detection is an excuse and my parents didn't use kid-locks. We learned how to open a door safely.