Very likely a case of tuning to the standard safety tests. The gold standard for standardized AEB testing is in the Euro NCAP. You can see the testing protocol

Very likely a case of tuning to the standard safety tests. The gold standard for standardized AEB testing is in the Euro NCAP. You can see the testing protocol [1] explicitly specifies [2] a fixed size human adult with black hair, black shirt, blue pants with a precise visible, infrared, and radar cross-section. I lack sufficient knowledge to comment on whether those characteristics are representative, but I will assume that they are. While precise test characteristics are valuable for test reproduction and comparative analysis, it makes it very easy for manufacturers to overfit and make their systems seem safer than they actually are in generalized circumstances whether accidentally or intentionally. [1] https://cdn.euroncap.com/media/58226/euro-ncap-aeb-vru-test-protocol-v303.pdf https://cdn.euroncap.com/media/58226/euro-ncap-aeb-vru-test-... [2] https://www.acea.auto/files/Articulated_Pedestrian_Target_Specifications_-_Version_1.0.pdf https://www.acea.auto/files/Articulated_Pedestrian_Target_Sp...