A system for automated operation of a host-vehicle, said system comprising: an object-detection device operable to detect an object in a field-of-view proximate to a host-vehicle, wherein the object-detection device includes two sensors (20,22,24), a first one of the two sensors being a first type of sensor that is one of a radar sensor or a lidar sensor, a second one of the two sensors being a second, different type of sensor that is an image sensor; and a controller configured to determine, based on information received from the object-detection device, a travel-direction of the object relative to a travel-path of the host-vehicle; characterized by the first one of the two sensors (22,24) having a detection advantage over the second one of the two sensors with regard to detecting the object when the travel-direction of the object is in a radial-direction; the second one of the two sensors having a detection advantage over the first one of the two sensors (22,24) with regard to detecting the object when the travel-direction of the object is in a lateral-direction; the one of the two sensors (20,22,24) having the detection advantage in dependence on the travel-direction (30A, 30B) of the object providing data regarding the object relative to the host-vehicle; and the data regarding the object relative to the host-vehicle being used for adjusting or determining a field-of-focus of the one of the two sensors (20,22,24) not having the detection advantage for the travel-direction (30A, 30B) of the object, wherein adjusting or determining the field-of-focus comprises adjusting or determining a resolution and/or frame-rate used to observe a portion of the field-of-view based on the travel-direction (30A, 30B). an object-detection device operable to detect an object in a field-of-view proximate to a host-vehicle, wherein the object-detection device includes two sensors (20,22,24), a first one of the two sensors being a first type of sensor that is one of a radar sensor or a lidar sensor, a second one of the two sensors being a second, different type of sensor that is an image sensor; and a controller configured to determine, based on information received from the object-detection device, a travel-direction of the object relative to a travel-path of the host-vehicle; characterized by the first one of the two sensors (22,24) having a detection advantage over the second one of the two sensors with regard to detecting the object when the travel-direction of the object is in a radial-direction; the second one of the two sensors having a detection advantage over the first one of the two sensors (22,24) with regard to detecting the object when the travel-direction of the object is in a lateral-direction; the one of the two sensors (20,22,24) having the detection advantage in dependence on the travel-direction (30A, 30B) of the object providing data regarding the object relative to the host-vehicle; and the data regarding the object relative to the host-vehicle being used for adjusting or determining a field-of-focus of the one of the two sensors (20,22,24) not having the detection advantage for the travel-direction (30A, 30B) of the object, wherein adjusting or determining the field-of-focus comprises adjusting or determining a resolution and/or frame-rate used to observe a portion of the field-of-view based on the travel-direction (30A, 30B).