PEDESTRIAN ALERT SYSTEM

A system for alerting pedestrians to a vehicle includes a sensing system having at least one imaging sensor in communication with a controller. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores a pedestrian detection module and a pedestrian alert module. The pedestrian detection module including instructions configured to cause the processor to identify a pedestrian in an output of the at least one imaging sensor using image analysis and instructions configured to cause the processor to respond to an identified pedestrian by determining a reduced sensory state of the pedestrian. The system generates an ambient environment model based on an output of the at least one imaging sensor and a connection to at least one external data source. The pedestrian alert module causes the processor to generate a pedestrian alert that contrasts with the ambient environment model. An external alert system implements the pedestrian alert.