OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A CAMERA ARM FOR OBSERVING TRAFFIC TO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE

An obstacle avoidance system for a camera arm configured to observe traffic to the rear of a vehicle, the vehicle having bodywork, includes: the camera arm having a camera; and a guide configured so as to extend from a lateral surface of the bodywork of the vehicle to a roof surface of the bodywork of the vehicle. The camera arm is arranged on the guide so as to be slidable along the guide back and forth between a position of rest on the roof surface and a working position on the lateral surface.