| CPC B60Q 9/008 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60Q 5/005 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 1/008 (2013.01); G01S 13/86 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/179 (2024.01); B60K 2360/34 (2024.01); B60K 2360/48 (2024.01); B60K 2360/797 (2024.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/108 (2013.01); B60R 2300/301 (2013.01); B60R 2300/302 (2013.01); B60R 2300/404 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8033 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8093 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A collision avoidance and/or pedestrian detection system for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one sensor configured to be mountable to an interior or exterior location of the vehicle to detect at least one of a potential hazard or a potential collision along a first direction of the vehicle;
at least one additional sensor, comprising at least one of: a speed sensor, a global positioning system sensor, an accelerometer, or a gyro sensor;
a driver display interface comprising at least one warning device, the warning device comprising at least one of a visual warning or an audible alarm configured to alert the driver when a hazard is detected by said at least one sensor, wherein said at least one sensor is one of sensitivity adjusted, engaged, or disengaged responsive to said at least one additional sensor and determining that the vehicle is traveling along the first direction and above a predetermined speed; and
an exterior alarm system configured to alert nearby pedestrians when a hazard is detected by said at least one sensor, and wherein the exterior alarm system comprises a multiple channel system configured to provide at least one of: predetermined audible alerts or visual alerts responsive to predetermined triggers.
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