VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT IN A DETECTION AREA LOCATED BEHIND AND LATERAL OF A SUBJECT VEHICLE

The invention relates to a vehicle object detection system for detecting a target object in a detection area located behind and/or lateral of a subject vehicle, the vehicle object detection system comprising: judging means configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected in the detection area is an alert object, and to output the judgement to warning means which is configured to output a warning to a driver of the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, wherein the judging means is configured to generate the judgement based on at least one ofa comparison of a difference between a relative speed of the target object with respect to the subject vehicle and an absolute speed of the target object in a transverse direction of the subject vehicle with a specified range, anda comparison of an estimated arrival position of the target object, which is a position the target object is estimated to reach in the detection area in a specific period of time, calculated by taking into account a present position of the target object and one or more motion parameters of the target object, in a longitudinal direction of the subject vehicle with a specified position.Moreover, the invention relates to a corresponding computer-implemented method for detecting a target object in a detection area located behind and/or lateral of a subject vehicle, particularly for controlling a vehicle object detection system according to the invention.