Collision warning system* - detection of cyclists

"Collision Warning with Auto Brake and Cyclist and Pedestrian Detection" is an aid to assist the driver when there is a risk of colliding with a pedestrian, bicycle or vehicle in front that are stationary or moving in the same direction.
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The function only "sees" cyclists from behind, who are travelling in the same direction.
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Optimum examples of what the system interprets as a cyclist - with clear body and bicycle contours, directly from behind and in the car's centre line.

Optimal performance of the system requires that the system function that detects a cyclist receives as unambiguous information as possible about the body and bicycle contours - this implies the opportunity to identify the bicycle, head, arms, shoulders, legs, upper and lower body combined with a normal human pattern of movement.

If large parts of the cyclist's body or bicycle are not visible to the function's camera then the system cannot detect a cyclist.

  • For the function to be able to detect a cyclist, he/she must be an adult and riding an "adult bicycle".
  • The bicycle must be equipped with a highly visible and approved1 rearward-facing red reflector, fitted at least 70 cm above the roadway.
  • The function can only detect cyclists directly from behind and who are travelling in the same direction - not at an angle from behind, not from the side.
  • Cyclists travelling on the left or right-hand edge of the car's imagined/extended side lines may be detected late or not at all.
  • The function's capacity to detect cyclists at dusk and dawn is limited - just like the human eye.
  • The function's capacity to detect cyclists is deactivated when driving in darkness and tunnels - even when streetlights are lit.
  • For optimum bicycle detection, the City Safety™ function must be activated, see City Safety™.

 Warning

Collision Warning with Auto Brake & Cyclist Detection is a means of assistance.

The function cannot detect:

  • all cyclists in all situations and does not see partially obscured cyclists, for example.
  • cyclists in clothing that obscures the contours of the body or who are approaching from the side.
  • bicycles that have no rearward-facing red reflector.
  • bicycles loaded with large objects.

The driver is always responsible that the vehicle is driven properly and with a safety distance adapted to the speed.

  1. * Option/accessory.
  2. 1 The reflector must fulfil the recommendations and conditions of the traffic authority in the market in question.

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