parking sensor

Proximity alert device

A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle that detects nearby objects and alerts the driver, typically through beeping sounds that accelerate as obstacles get closer.

Most systems use ultrasonic or electromagnetic sensors mounted in bumpers: The parking sensors started beeping frantically as I backed toward the wall.

Standard on many modern vehicles, they help prevent low-speed collisions in tight spaces.

Opposites
sensing modality for parking assistance

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Vehicle rear-vision system

rearview camera · rearview mirror · side mirrors

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G