A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that reflective clothing, often used for safety, may actually hinder the effectiveness of automated emergency braking (AEB) systems in some vehicles. The study tested three 2023 models – Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5, and Subaru Forester – finding that the reflective clothing confused the AEB systems in many cases, leading to failures to slow down or even detect the pedestrian dummy.
A new study from the IIHS indicates that reflective clothing might actually harm pedestrians. Specifically, it appears to make them invisible to some automated crash prevention systems. Not all automakers’ automated systems struggled to detect pedestrians wearing reflective clothing. Pedestrian safety is a huge topic of conversation in the automotive world. In the USA, regulators and automakers grapple with unique hurdles, from infrastructure issues to technology shortcomings.
Notably, the Subaru Forester was a sterling success story compared to the other two cars regardless of the scenario. It stopped before hitting the dummy every single time aside from one test where the dummy was wearing reflective strips and the roadway was illuminated to 10 lux. “These results suggest that some automakers need to tweak their pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems,” said IIHS President David Harkey.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY REFLECTIVE CLOTHING AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
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