Night Vision with Pedestrian Detection
The optional Night Vision assistant (an integral thermal imaging camera), significantly improves safety and comfort when driving at night through its discretely mounted thermal imaging camera on the front grill. Helping drivers spot hazards beyond the view illuminated by the headlight beam, the thermal camera registers heat sources that are located near, or approaching, the route ahead.
Located in the Driver’s Information System, between the speedometer and rev counter a camera’s eye view of the road ahead is displayed to the driver. The system will highlight people using their heat source. Typically a person standing by the side of the road would be highlighted in yellow, indicating they are outside of the vehicles route, however should the person start to walk towards the road the advanced image processing system will identify that they could walk into the car’s path and will highlight them in red.
The system can be adjusted through the MMI menu and allows adjustment of highlighting people, the warning system and the contrast of the screen.
