CPC B60W 30/09 (2013.01) [B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); G08G 1/0116 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4044 (2020.02); G08G 1/164 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
operating a first object detector having a first detection coverage area;
detecting, by the first object detector in the first detection coverage area, a first object that is undetectable by a collision avoidance system of a vehicle, wherein the first object is a pedestrian having a personal communication device;
evaluating information about the first object, wherein evaluating the information about the first object comprises applying an object classification algorithm and/or a learning algorithm to identify the first object;
conveying, to the collision avoidance system of the vehicle based on evaluating the information about the first object, a first alert to prevent a collision between the vehicle and the first object, wherein the first alert comprises displaying a three-dimensional rendering of the first detection coverage area to a driver of the vehicle;
conveying, to the personal communication device of the pedestrian a second alert in order to prevent the collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian;
operating a second object detector having a second detection coverage area;
detecting, by the second object detector in the second detection coverage area, a second object that is undetectable by the collision avoidance system of the vehicle; and
conveying, to the collision avoidance system of the vehicle based on evaluating additional information about the second object, a third alert to prevent a collision between the vehicle and the second object after the vehicle has avoided a collision with the first object.
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