Does Pedestrian Detection Detect Deer in Front of the Car?

A couple of years ago, I had a deer run into the side of my Tacoma and do a few thousand dollars worth of damage (I'm guessing about the $ value, it broke off the mirror and dented every part of the truck on the driver's side, I replaced the mirror, but never had the rest of the damage fixed). This happened in northern Wyoming on I-90 in the pre-dawn hours. Although, I tell everyone the deer hit me, rather than the other way around, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to stop, if it had run in front of the truck, rather than into the side of it. Ever since then, I've been very hesitant to drive when the sun is not above the horizon. Almost all my friends and relatives that live out West have had at least one run-in with a deer, almost always when it is dark outside. Now with the TSS system, I've been pressing my luck a bit, hoping that my car will react a little quicker than I can, should a deer cross in front of me. Can anyone reading this confirm by way of personal experience that the Pedestrian Detection system will help if a deer or other large animal gets in front of the car while traveling?

 

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize detection would depend on the system recognizing shapes, as the quote you referenced made clear. I was under the impression it would be dependant on size and mass. I will go back to limiting my driving through the countryside to daylight hours, as much as possible.