On average, a pedestrian is killed every 88 minutes in traffic crashes in the United States. That is more than 16 people a day, almost 115 people a week. In 2017 that totaled nearly 6,000 pedestrians lives lost and accounted for 16% of all traffic fatalities, a percentage that has steadily increased since 2012. Pedestrian detection systems with automatic braking functionality have the potential to prevent or reduce the severity of collisions resulting in property damage, personal injury and/or death. The purpose of this work is to detail the performance and limitations of currently available pedestrian detection systems. Only systems with automatic braking functionality were evaluated within this work. It is important to note that these systems are meant to add an additional layer of driver assistance and collision mitigation; they are not intended to serve as a substitute for an engaged driver. Testing was performed on a closed-course to simulate common dynamic interactions between vehicles and pedestrians. (Author/publisher)
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