Motor vehicle distance warning system has an additional classification unit for classifying detected obstacles into at least living and non-living classes

摘要

Distance warning system for a motor vehicle that has a distance sensor (2) for measuring the distance of an object from a vehicle (1) and a indicator unit (4, 5) for output of information to the driver as well as a control unit (3) for evaluating sensor signals and controlling the indicator unit. The system also has a classification unit for classifying obstacles into at least living and non-living objects.