Vehicle with controlled hood movement

A vehicle, comprising:

• a body having a front end, defining a front compartment and having a hood received over at least part of the front compartment;
• a hood moving assembly coupled to the hood to move the hood away from the front compartment and from a closed position;
• a speed sensor that provides an output indicative of a vehicle speed;
• a distance sensor operable to determine a distance to an object in front of the front end;
• a thermal camera carried by the body and having a field of view that includes an area in front of the front end;
• and
• a controller coupled to the thermal camera and to the hood moving assembly, wherein the thermal camera provides an output to the controller from which determination can be made of the presence of an animate object in the field of view, and wherein the speed sensor and the distance sensor are communicated with the controller so that the controller can determine, as a function of the vehicle speed and the distance to the animate object, that an impact with the animate object is imminent, and wherein the controller is responsive to the output of the speed sensor, the distance sensor and the thermal camera to selectively actuate the hood moving assembly to move the vehicle hood when impact with the animate object is imminent and when the vehicle speed is greater than a threshold.