Hyundai-Kia safety tech spots people in blind spots with 99% accuracy

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have introduced Vision Pulse, a new driver-safety technology that uses ultra-wideband (UWB) radio signals to detect people and vehicles even in blind spots and visually obstructed environments. The system achieves positional accuracy within four inches (10 centimeters) over a 330-foot (100-meter) range and maintains over 99% detection accuracy under adverse weather and nighttime conditions. Unlike conventional blind-spot systems that rely on cameras or radar, Vision Pulse communicates directly with UWB-enabled devices such as smartphones, wearables, and trackers to precisely locate nearby objects in real time, issuing alerts to prevent potential collisions. The technology offers rapid communication speeds of one to five milliseconds, enabling fast tracking of multiple high-speed moving objects simultaneously. Hyundai and Kia have enhanced the system with algorithms that predict the positions of multiple moving objects, improving safety in complex environments like crowded intersections. Vision Pulse leverages existing UWB hardware in some Hyundai and Kia vehicles (originally installed for Digital Key