Collision avoidance & pedestrian safety.
Warn drivers and pedestrians before they meet. Proximity-aware tags trigger in-cab and wearable alerts as forklifts and people close in — cutting the incidents that hurt people and stop the line.
Collision avoidance & pedestrian safety: how it works, and what it prevents.
The right radio for the job — chosen, never sold — mapped to your use case. That is what makes the ROI fast.
1 · Equip
Forklifts and people carry UWB or proximity tags; danger zones are mapped to each vehicle.
2 · Detect
Tag-to-tag ranging measures closing distance many times a second — even around blind corners.
3 · Warn & log
Drivers and pedestrians get an instant alert; every near-miss is logged for safety review.
UWB → precise proximity · zones → speed & access rules
Which technology actually fits.
We have no hardware to sell, so the recommendation serves your outcome — not a price book.
UWB
Precise, low false-alarm proximity.
Active RFID
Robust proximity at low cost.
Zones
Slow-down & exclusion zones.
Industries this solution suits
Warned before they ever meet.
On a mixed-traffic floor, forklifts and people carry UWB tags. As a truck closes on a pedestrian around a blind corner, both get an instant in-cab and wearable alert, and the near-miss is logged for the safety review.
Typically bought by: EHS / safety, plant managers, warehouse operations, insurers.
Relevant case studies
Where this solution wins — examples by sector.
Automotive plant pedestrian safety (automotive)
UWB on forklifts and pedestrians; near-miss events down 60-80%.
3PL DC pedestrian-vehicle safety (logistics)
Multi-shift DCs with high pedestrian-vehicle interaction.
Mining underground proximity detection (mining)
Miner-LHD-haul truck proximity is the leading underground injury cause.
Manufacturing maintenance-engineering safety (manufacturing)
Maintenance walks during operations need proximity protection.
Retail DC peak-season pedestrian safety (retail)
Seasonal hires need extra safety protection.
Frequently asked questions
How does collision avoidance actually work?
Tags on people and units on vehicles detect each other directly, commonly via UWB ranging, triggering escalating alerts - and optionally slowing or stopping the vehicle - when a person enters a defined zone.
Does it need fixed infrastructure?
Not always. Peer-to-peer proximity works tag-to-vehicle without anchors for warnings; add fixed UWB anchors when you also want to log incidents and locations for analytics.
Can it integrate with the forklift or AGV to slow or stop it?
Yes, where the vehicle supports it - proximity units can feed the vehicle's speed or interlock system. We scope what each fleet's controls allow before committing.
How accurate is it, and does it cause nuisance alerts?
UWB ranging is accurate to tens of centimetres, so zones can be tuned tightly to cut the false alarms that lead workers to ignore warnings altogether.
What standards and outcomes should we expect?
It supports your traffic-management and risk-assessment obligations. The outcome is fewer near-misses, an evidence trail of incidents, and data to redesign hazardous routes.