What is pedestrian detection?
Pedestrian detection is an active safety system in cars. It uses advanced sensors to detect people near the car, and some systems can even trigger the auto emergency braking function if it detects that you're going to collide with a pedestrian. Many modern cars have systems that detect pedestrians and cyclists, and some detect animals in the road as well.
Related glossary terms
ADAS - advanced driver-assistance systemADAS (advanced driver-assistance system) is an umbrella term for modern driving and safety features that use cameras, sensors and computers.Blind spot warningBlind-spot warning (or BLW, or BLIS) is a driver-assistance system fitted to some cars that shows a warning light – either in the door mirror or on the inside of the door itself – when another car is in your blind spot.Side impact protection systemA side-impact protection system aims to shield a car's occupants from a side-on collision. While side-impact collisions are less common than head-on or rear-end collisions, they are typically more dangerous to the people inside the car that has been hit.