OBJECT COLLISION PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE

This application provides a collision detection method and an apparatus. An image shot by a photographing unit may be used to predict whether a collision with a to-be-detected target occurs. In a current collision prediction method, a type of the to-be-detected target needs to be determined first based on the image shot by the photographing unit, which requires consuming of a large amount of computing power. In the collision prediction method provided in this application, a change trend of a distance between the to-be-detected target and a vehicle in which the apparatus is located may be determined based on distances between the to-be-detected target and the vehicle in which the apparatus is located in images shot at different moments, to predict whether a collision occurs between the to-be-detected target and the vehicle in which the apparatus is located. This method can improve efficiency in performing collision prediction, and reduce energy consumption for performing collision prediction.