Well there's a suprise, but what if its electric? Being electric it would have better avoidance tech.
Not sure about what's the real decibel difference or if it depends on legislation (my experience is mostly in Japan).
And gas vehicle exhaust isn't exactly safer than EV
The primary factor for the increased injury rate is the high front that impacts the body and pulls the cyclist under the car, inflicting body trauma instead of breaking legs as other cars would. Statistics for accidents with pedestrians look equally bleak.
And given the reported issues that automated driving and collision avoidance systems have with cyclists, I’m not particularly hopeful.