Blind spot monitoring

This term is part of the following categories: Safety, Sensors and Vehicle system. 

Version 5.0, Release date: April 2023

Defintion: Vehicle system that warns of the presence of other road users in areas that a human driver might have difficulty observing and that could present a hazard.

Previous versions:

Version: 3.0, Release date: October 2020

Definition: Vehicle system that warns of the presence of other vehicles in areas that a human driver might have difficulty observing and that could present a hazard if the ego vehicle were to execute a lane change or sudden turn.

Version: 2.0, Release date: June 2020

Definition: Vehicle system that warns of the presence of other vehicles in areas that a human driver might have difficulty observing and that could present a hazard if the ego vehicle were to execute a lane change or sudden turn.

Version: 1.0, Release date: January 2020

Definition: Vehicle system that warns of the presence of other vehicles in areas that a human driver might have difficulty observing and that could present a hazard if the driven vehicle were to execute a lane change or sudden turn.

NOTE: Some blind spot monitoring systems include cross traffic alert systems.