DETECTION OF BRAKE LIGHTS OF PRECEDING VEHICLES FOR ADAPTATION OF AN INITIATION OF ACTIVE SAFETY MECHANISMS

摘要

The invention relates to a method and to a device for determining a warning condition on the basis of brake light detection. Image data are received from a front camera of a vehicle. It is determined whether a brake light of a preceding vehicle is active. An initiation threshold is lowered or a confidence value is raised if the brake light is active. An estimated risk value is derived from the image data of the front camera and a warning signal is produced if the estimated risk value exceeds the initiation threshold.