Brigade launches new AI safety system
Safety systems provider Brigade Electronics has launched a new artificial intelligent vehicle safety system to the UK market, the CarEye Safety Angle Turning Assistant from Eyyes GmbH.
The system has been offered by Brigade GmbH in Germany for more than a year and was trialled by its long-standing partner, Geier & Söhne Transportgesellschaft. The operator fitted the device, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect pedestrians, cyclists and objects, to one of its Mercedes Actros vehicles.
The system’s AI is set up to accurately evaluate the images from cameras fitted to the vehicle and is able to calculate the future course of motion of nearby people or objects. Based on this data, the system is said to reliably and accurately warn the driver in real time of a possible collision before it occurs.
Warnings are issued either actively with an audible and visual red alert if a person or object is at risk of being hit, or passively with a visual yellow alert if, for example, a person or object is moving away from the danger zone – 
dramatically reducing false alerts, says Brigade.
CarEye has also been rated as a clear winner in the ADAC performance tests, adds the firm, demonstrating its optimum performance and outranking other similar vehicle safety devices. Benefits cited by ADAC include CarEye’s reliability for reducing false alerts significantly, the visual feedback for drivers being clear and easy to understand, and its quick reaction times for detecting people and objects.
Emily Hardy, marketing manager of Brigade Electronics UK, said: “The accuracy of CarEye’s AI makes false alerts extremely rare and provides the driver with absolute peace of mind that they can manoeuvre their vehicle with the utmost safety.
“The system is able to differentiate between cars, trucks, people, bicycles and static objects, such as trees or bollards. Movement and the expected direction is then calculated, making the system extremely reliable.”
CarEye is suitable for commercial vehicles, including buses, and special and emergency vehicles; and is available for retrofitting to existing vehicles.
It features an extended surveillance area of blind spots of up to a length of 10m and width of 4m, and can detect bicycles in the second row behind parked cars as specified by UN ECE R151. Fully operational in low level light (2 to 20 lux ambient lighting) and difficult weather conditions, the system is available for right hand and left-hand drive.
Objects in the danger zone are classified according to type. A self-diagnostic function allows the device to report whether it is in operation or not. Software can be updated as required.
Emily added: “There were 141 cyclists killed and 4,215 seriously injured due to road traffic collisions in 2020. One in three of these accidents could have been prevented with a sideguard assistant, such as CarEye. This makes such technology crucial in enhancing safety for every road user and helping to save lives.”
The device is among those being showcased in Hall 13, Stand B45, by Brigade Elektronik GmbH at IAA Transportation 2022, alongside the company’s 360-degree camera, the Backeye360, and IP cameras, as well as its range of remote fleet management solutions – including external and internal cameras, and Brigade’s Mobile Digital Recorder.
