Beyond ensuring car passenger safety, carmakers are now working harder to protect pedestrians using cameras and radars. — dpa
The occupants of modern cars are protected by numerous airbags and other safety advances in the event of a crash, but what if you're a nearby cyclist or pedestrian? Technology is now addressing the need to protect them too.
In the past, the pedestrian protection provided by cars was exclusively passive – the so-called crumple zone. Now cars are using cameras and radar sensors to warn drivers about the locations of pedestrians, ideally preventing an accident happening at all.
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