Continental developing stereo cameras to cut down pedestrian injuries
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a></p><a href="/2011/05/09/continental-developing-stereo-cameras-to-cut-down-pedestrian-inj/#continued"><img alt="Continental Stereo Camera" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/05/stereo-camera-lead.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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Continental</a> has developed a stereo camera system to help cut down on the number of serious injuries and deaths related to people being hit by cars. According to Continental, in Germany, nearly half of all accidents that cause injury or death involve pedestrians.<br />
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Continental's system utilizes two high-resolution cameras working in stereo to detect pedestrians the driver might miss. If the system detects someone stepping in front of you, it automatically performs an emergency stop. The stereo camera not only detects pedestrians, but can determine how far away they are, and how tall they are. Single cameras can see the person, but can't accurately estimate their distance from the car or height.<br />
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If sudden braking isn't an option, or the pedestrian is too close for braking to be effective, the system can look within its field of vision to find a course of evasive action. The system is still in development, but the ability to accurately and reliably detect pedestrians pushes it that much closer to production. Read the full press release from Continental <a href="/2011/05/09/continental-developing-stereo-cameras-to-cut-down-pedestrian-inj/#continued">after the jump</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/continental-developing-stereo-cameras-to-cut-down-pedestrian-inj/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Continental developing stereo cameras to cut down pedestrian injuries</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/continental-developing-stereo-cameras-to-cut-down-pedestrian-inj/">Continental developing stereo cameras to cut down pedestrian injuries</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 09 May 2011 07:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/continental-developing-stereo-cameras-to-cut-down-pedestrian-inj/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19934825/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/09/continental-developing-stereo-cameras-to-cut-down-pedestrian-inj/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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