Patent ID: 8688365

Claim:
A system for detection of potential immediate movement of a motor vehicle to avoid an accidental collision comprising: a processing unit positioned in a motor vehicle, said processing unit capable of transmitting and receiving information related to internal and external conditions of the motor vehicle; front end detection sensors positioned on the motor vehicle such that said front end sensors can detect objects in front of the motor vehicle within a predetermined threshold distance from the motor vehicle, said front end detection sensors capable of transmitting information to the processing unit; rear end detection sensors positioned on the motor vehicle such that said rear end sensors can detect objects behind the motor vehicle within a predetermined threshold distance from the motor vehicle, said rear end detection sensors capable of transmitting information to the processing unit; a gear shift detector capable of detecting gear shift changes and indicating a current gear of the motor vehicle, said gear shift detector capable of transmitting information to the processing unit; a driver position detector capable of detecting whether a driver is facing forward in a motor vehicle; and a processing module contained in said processing unit, said processing module capable of receiving information from said front end detection sensors, said rear end detection sensors and said gear shift detector, said processing module also capable of determining a direction of a potential immediate movement of the motor vehicle based on the information received from said front end, rear end and gear shift detectors and said processing module capable of determining whether the determined direction of a potential immediate movement of the vehicle can result in an immediate collision with a detected object.