New Pedestrian Safety
Regulations Are Here
Are You Ready?
Can you See at Night?
Long Wave Infrared Thermal Does!
The goal is reducing collisions between automobiles and pedestrians (or animals) at night by providing actionable object identification and location data to effect automatic emergency braking systems.
We accomplish this by examining the patterns of infrared radiation emitted by warm bodies to provide both position and distance measures.
Driving Rain
LWIR is not impacted by rain
Fog & Smoke
Used by firefighters for a reason. LWIR is not effected by smoke or fog
Snow Conditions
Works in snow and not affected by frigid temperatures
Hot & Humid
It can be 96F outside and still identify humans
Statistics Prove the Current ADAS Camera and Radar Sensor Suite is Failing
700K
Annual worldwide pedestrian fatalities
77
% increase in pedestrian deaths in last decade (US)
76
% of deaths occur at night
6
# of continents where government regulations are coming for pedestrian nighttime safety
1
out of 23 vehicles using cameras & radar passed all tests in nighttime IIHS test
0
# of RGB image sensors that can see in complete darkness
Pedestrian deaths are on the rise, propelling governments around the globe to launch new mandates to improve night-time pedestrian safety. Learn More.
More people are getting hurt or killed while walking on the road, even though there are new safety features on cars. The safety sensors on cars don’t work well at night, when most accidents happen. Because of this, governments around the world are changing the rules for testing pedestrian safety.
It will soon be required for cars to have better ways to see pedestrians and other objects of interest on the road at night. The NHTSA ruling on pedestrian safety will go into effect in September 2029 and the current automobile sensor suite will need thermal sensors.
Owl AI is on the forefront of enabling this strategic challenge. Download the White Paper
