Recently, Volvo announced its newest safety technology available
for its cars: a system that can detect cyclists and automatically break the vehicle
if necessary. The technology is actually an upgrade of the pedestrian detection
system launched in 2010.
This new feature can determine the nature of objects in
front of the car and if they are likely to step into the road. If the danger of
collision is high, the car breaks even if the driver is not paying attention to
what is happening on front of him.
The system works using data coming from a radar and images captured
by a camera installed inside the vehicle between its windscreen and back view mirror. This information is
then processed in the central control unit to determine if any intervention is
needed. The role of Video Analytics is determining the type of the objetcs outside the car, identifying if there are any pedestrians or cyclists.
To see how it works, check out this video!
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