The global pedestrian detection systems market is set to reach USD 30,525.429 million in 2031, growing at a CAGR of 10.68% from a valuation of USD 18,381.857 million in 2026.
Pedestrian Detection Systems Market Key Highlights:
The pedestrian detection systems market is growing due to the increasing focus on road safety by governments, car manufacturers, and consumers worldwide. Such systems, which are an integral part of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), help to detect pedestrians in real-time, alert the driver, or automatically apply the brakes to prevent or reduce the impact of accidents.
The implementation of strict safety regulations and the spread of vehicle safety rating programs in the main automotive areas drive market growth. The rapid development of sensor technologies, including high-resolution cameras, radar, lidar, and infrared, together with artificial intelligence and sensor fusion algorithms, is continuously enhancing detection accuracy under different lighting and weather conditions.
The demand is escalating due to the combination of a rise in traffic density and pedestrian-related accidents, especially in passenger cars and electric vehicles. On one hand, technical integration difficulties in vehicles still hinder the market penetration of low-end vehicles.
Pedestrian Detection Systems Market Growth Drivers:
Growing Urbanization & Rising Traffic Accidents, and Pedestrian Fatalities
The rapid urbanization globally is contributing to a rise in denser traffic and an increase in pedestrian interaction with vehicles, accelerating the risk of accidents. This leads to the requirement for advanced pedestrian detection technologies and solutions. According to the data from Union Nation 2025 edition of World Urbanization Prospects, the number of megacities with 10 million or more inhabitants was 33 globally in 2025, from which 19 megacities were in Asia alone. Additionally, this is projected to grow to account for 37 megacities by 2050 in the world.
As of 2025, Indonesia’s city Jakarta is expected to be the most populous city with around 42 million inhabitants, followed by Bangladesh’s Dhaka with around 37 million and Japan’s city Tokyo with about 33 million individuals. Moreover, Egypt's city Cairo is the only city in the top ten most populated cities that is not in Asia. This rise in urban population will lead to challenges like traffic congestion and pedestrian accidents, promoting the demand for pedestrian detection systems.
Moreover, the rise in population leads to an increase in the volume of vehicle ownership worldwide, including developing regions where the infrastructure is lagging with respect to the growing population, which results in congested roads and accidents. For instance, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), reported that about 1.2 million individuals die annually across the globe due to road traffic crashes, and up to 50 million people have non-fatal road traffic injuries, with pedestrian fatalities accounting for a substantial volume of road deaths. This heightens the necessity for pedestrian detection systems for the mitigation of these risks.
The growing technological advancements are projected to drive the global pedestrian detection systems market.
There are always ongoing improvements to the safety features integrated into cars, such as the international pedestrian recognition system. This system helps prevent interactions with pedestrians on the road, thereby reducing the number of road accidents. It also includes better sensor technologies, such as improvements in the effectiveness of distance sensors, spatial sensors, and recognition sensors, which keep GPDS much more consistent and attractive in the sight of car manufacturers and shoppers.
The demand for advanced pedestrian detection systems that can accurately identify and respond to pedestrians in various scenarios in autonomous vehicles and collaboration between automotive manufacturers, technology companies, and research institutions for innovation in GPDS are all technological advancements predicted to propel market growth over the forecast period.
Pedestrian Detection Systems Market Restraint:
The global pedestrian detection systems market can be hindered due to several factors, including the high cost needed for new and innovative technology in pedestrian detection systems. This makes manufacturers unable to invest in high-cost requirements for manufacturing vehicles and may create doubts among vehicle manufacturers to adopt these advanced safety features into new vehicle models they manufacture, especially in lower-priced vehicle segments, which, if adopted with this system, will increase their price and is anticipated to affect the global pedestrian detection system market negatively over the forecast period.
Pedestrian Detection Systems Market Segmentation Analysis
By Application: Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
Based on application, the global pedestrian detection systems market has been segmented into Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), pedestrian warning systems, night vision systems, and collision avoidance systems. Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) is a major application in the global pedestrian detection systems market, ensuring vehicle safety by automatically applying the brakes in the event of a possible or imminent collision with a pedestrian. AEB system activation is usually integrated with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to reduce the vehicle’s speed or even bring it to a complete stop when a potential collision is detected.
Government regulations and safety standards worldwide are one of the main drivers for AEB in the pedestrian detection market. Regions such as the EU, the United States, and parts of Asia are implementing policies where AEB systems, particularly pedestrian-capable systems, must be available in new models, referring to vehicle safety regulations. For instance, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a final directive in April 2024 that implemented a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS No. 127) whereby all new light vehicles are to include AEB together with pedestrian AEB systems. This regulation is a part of the goal in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that aims at making AEB across all fleets and thus, reducing the number of deaths and injuries related to rear-end and pedestrian collisions, and it sets the timeframe for compliance.
All these regulatory measures create a baseline for the demand for pedestrian detection systems in vehicles, where AEB stands out as the most important application. Moreover, institutions like Euro NCAP urge manufacturers to adopt better criteria for pedestrian protection. This often culminates in the requirement of or a strong incentive for the inclusion of AEB with pedestrian detection to attain high safety ratings.
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