New system improves safety for unprotected road-users – field test on route 55

Volvo Buses Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection System will reduce the risk of accidents for pedestrians and cyclists where buses operate. This autumn, the system will become operational in field tests on route 55 in Gothenburg.

The Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection System continuously monitors the bus’s vicinity using a camera. When the system detects unprotected road-users near the bus, it transmits a sound to warn other road-users that the bus is approaching. At the same time, the driver is alerted via sound and light signals inside the vehicle. If there is an imminent risk of an incident, the bus’s horn is activated.

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