Pedestrian detection

This term is part of the following categories: safety, technology, sensors, vehicle system and activity/process.

Version: 5.0, release date: April 2023

Definition: vehicle system that uses sensors and computer processing to identify the presence of pedestrians.

Note 1: the scope of pedestrian detection systems is increasing to cover a wider range of vulnerable road users beyond pedestrians.

Note 2: most pedestrian detection systems are associated with other vehicle systems that take action directly or indirectly to help avoid or mitigate collisions.

Previous versions:

Version: 3.0, release date: October 2020

Definition: vehicle system that uses sensors and computer processing to attempt to identify the presence of pedestrians in the path of the ego vehicle and takes action directly or indirectly to help avoid or mitigate collisions.

Note: the scope of pedestrian detection systems is increasing to cover vulnerable road users beyond pedestrians.

Version: 2.0, release date: June 2020

Definition: vehicle system that uses sensors and computer processing to attempt to identify the presence of pedestrians in the path of the ego vehicle and takes action directly or indirectly to help avoid or mitigate collisions.

Note: the scope of pedestrian detection systems is increasing to cover vulnerable road users beyond pedestrians.

Version: 1.0, release date: January 2020

Definition: vehicle system that uses sensors and computer processing to attempt to identify the presence of pedestrians and takes action directly or indirectly to help avoid or mitigate collisions.