Moving Object and Obstruction Detection

I believe that a valuable use of Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) would be to detect obstructions in the line of traffic as well as moving objects before they encounter a vehicle.  This technology would rely upon on-board sensing equipment and could be implemented in any and all vehicles and used by anyone.  I believe this technology would be most useful to those driving at night or during other times of limited visibility.  For example, a deer could be detected (within 100 ft. or more) running towards the road directly in front of a vehicle.  After detection, an alarm would go off in the car warning the driver of the moving object.  The driver would then brake and avoid he potential accident.  This technology could be used to detect animals and people (pedestrians) as well as stationary obstructions, such as large tree branches, stones, pieces of metal, etc.  This technology would be useful to society in that it would prevent a number of vehicle accidents and make driving a safer activity. This concept is a novel idea in that vehicles do not currently detect moving objects that are far away.  While stationary objects can be detected in some cases, they must be fairly close to the vehicle.  My proposal would be to improve object detection by implementing the detection of objects further from the vehicle (100ft. or more) as well as objects at all angles from the vehicle, not just in front of or behind the vehicle.  Heat sensoring technology could be used for moving animals and people while other standard sensing equipment could be used for stationary obstructions. While implementation of this concept may be expensive, I argue the benefits outweigh the costs.  Car accidents could be decreased, which would mean fewer fatalities, injuries, and wrecked cars.  Insurance could also be cheaper for those people who own vehicles with this technology.