Pedestrian Detection With Auto Brake

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Advancing beyond the City Safety system's purely laser-based system, Pedestrian Detection with full auto braking uses a combination of radar and video footage, interpreted by a central control unit. A sensor in the grille up front detects objects, then relies on a camera mounted behind the windshield—up out of the way and hidden behind the rearview mirror—to determine what those objects are and where they are moving. It has been trained to identify humans in particular, using a set of size and movement parameters. Children as short as two feet, seven inches tall will be picked up by the camera/radar team. 

In addition to Pedestrian Detection, the S60’s new system also integrates all the benefits of City Safety, detecting other cars and preventing accidents up to 18 mph. Volvo claims that over 90 percent of all road accidents are related to some distraction, and that half of all those accidents happen without the driver so much as touching the brake pedal. With the 2011 S60, Volvo looks ready to start shaking up the statistics. In the US, 11 percent of fatalities in traffic accidents are pedestrians. In Europe, that percentage is 14, while in China, it’s a staggering 26 percent.

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