CPC B60Q 5/006 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/525 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01); B60W 40/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4042 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02)] | 39 Claims |
28. A method of providing pedestrian alert and/or collision avoidance for a large vehicle having a first sensing device, a driver warning system and a pedestrian alarm system, the method comprising:
sensing, by the first sensing device, an exterior hazard in a first field of view responsive to a first predetermined criteria when a vehicle is travelling in a first direction, said first sensing device mounted on a first side of the vehicle;
generating, by the driver warning system, at least one of a driver visual warning or a driver audible alarm configured to alert the driver when the exterior hazard is detected by the first sensing device; and
issuing, by the pedestrian alarm system, a first auditory warning message via a first speaker responsive to the vehicle's speed within a first predetermined speed range or a first predetermined speed, the vehicle's yaw rate, and a pedestrian is within a first predetermined distance to the vehicle, said first speaker mounted on the first side of the vehicle;
emitting at least one of: an auditory alarm, an auditory message, or continuous sound or bursts of sound at one or more of: a configurable frequency, volume or pattern when in motion and within a distance threshold with a pedestrian; and
waiting for a pre-configured time period before generating the first auditory warning message.
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