[Fraggy]

We don't have a dear problem but that's pretty cool.

[Blauweisser]

Has it been tried out on kangaroos or wallabies? I find it much safer simply to be off the road after dusk.

[Who?]

now replace the light with a gun

[d_dot]

$9,000 dollar option tho! smh

[lux]

Originally Posted by newbmwuser

now replace the light with a gun

+1

LOL! How about a rocket launcher too! ;-)

[$hah$]

Gangsta! A mod to detect humans as well perhaps?

[KN| BMW]

They should have added blonde chics detection as well. lolz

[HpDellNestle]

Originally Posted by johntomferg

Any chance those of us with the already release night vision with pedestrian detection will be able to get an update for the animal feature? Or is it new hardware?

This is BMW. Take a guess.

[Gzav]

Cops and radars detector like this would be very nice!

Imagine your car flashing the cop and his laser gun ;-)

[pbw]

Should try it out in a safari park at night! That will demonstrate if the system can spot an animal or two! The monkeys will have a go at ripping out the camera - lol!

[Meeni]

Originally Posted by chibi

If it actually works in reducing overall accident frequency and/or severity it may result in a discount assuming the carrier is tracking it as a variable. Some of the collision avoidance systems that automakers have employed have shown positive results and, as such, they may entitle vehicle owners to a discount.

I'm not sure this one would result in reduced occurrence. In many occasion, these assistive vision devices have been demonstrated to increase collision, because people come to rely on them and drive carelessly (higher speed as perceived danger is less, albeit braking distance is actually unchanged), or rely on it extensively and as soon as it fails to detect something, crash in the obstacle they would have easily avoided if they had been watching for it.

Now, because I am a better than average driver, like 90% of the drivers, I feel that I would beat the stats and I am excited. But well

[tony20009]

This seems like a good thing.

I wonder if it also registers deer or other large animals on the sides of roadway. What I've heard (from the few folks whom I know who've hit deer) happens is that the creatures are doing their thing -- grazing, playing, fighting, mating, etc. -- on the shoulders and then they, for whatever reason, decide to leap into the road and that's when they collide with cars.

I would like to know that there's a deer hanging out over there on the side of the road so I can begin to slow down in anticipation of it's decision to cross/enter the roadway. Since there's rarely much of interest actually in/on the roadway for large herbivores/omnivores, I know they haven't a plan to just linger there, so odds are the ones the computer spots already in the roadway aren't the ones I need to worry about. That said, sure, some of these creatures do travel in herds, so one in the road may portend several others being on the side of the road.

[TheGr8Swami]

I wish this technology could be retrofitted in BMW's with the older Night Vision system. The Pedestrian Detection System does not work at all in urban areas. I

[Carnook]

Wow that video is like some kind of drug induced nightmare tron scenario. Creepy.

[GermanMuscle]

Nice Does it come with a missile too!?

[Efthreeoh]

I'm sooo ahead of my time....

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=732480

[tony20009]

Originally Posted by tony20009

This seems like a good thing.

I wonder if it also registers deer or other large animals on the sides of roadway. What I've heard (from the few folks whom I know who've hit deer) happens is that the creatures are doing their thing -- grazing, playing, fighting, mating, etc. -- on the shoulders and then they, for whatever reason, decide to leap into the road and that's when they collide with cars.

I would like to know that there's a deer hanging out over there on the side of the road so I can begin to slow down in anticipation of it's decision to cross/enter the roadway. Since there's rarely much of interest actually in/on the roadway for large herbivores/omnivores, I know they haven't a plan to just linger there, so odds are the ones the computer spots already in the roadway aren't the ones I need to worry about. That said, sure, some of these creatures do travel in herds, so one in the road may portend several others being on the side of the road.

Well, I see now...yes, it does do that. Kudus! [pun intended] (I supposed it will see them on the side of the dirt road too. LOL)

[hotrod2448]

It won't be an option here in the US because the strobe will cause epileptic pedestrians taking a nice walk on non-illuminated country roads at night to have seizures and sue.