Detection system for a vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• a compartment;
• a tailgate selectively closing the compartment;
• a first time-of-flight module configured to emit and receive a first wireless transmission frequency range to capture first positional information about the compartment of the vehicle;
• a second time-of-flight module configured to emit and receive a second wireless transmission to capture second positional information about a towable device in a region exterior to the vehicle, the second wireless transmission frequency range being different than the first wireless transmission frequency range;
• a housing disposed in the tailgate, wherein the first and second time-of-flight modules are disposed in the housing;
• and
• control circuitry in communication with the first and second time-of-flight modules, the control circuitry configured to:
• detect an interaction between the towable device and the vehicle based on the first and second positional information;
• determine at least one attribute of the interaction;
• and
• communicate an output to indicate at least one attribute of the interaction;
• wherein the tailgate defines a first opening facing the compartment and a second opening facing the region exterior to the vehicle, and wherein the housing is disposed between the first and second openings.

A detection system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a first time-of-flight module configured to emit and receive a first wireless transmission frequency range to capture first positional information about a compartment of the vehicle;
• a second time-of-flight module configured to emit and receive a second wireless transmission frequency range to capture second positional information about a towable device in a region exterior to the vehicle, the second wireless transmission frequency range being different than the first wireless transmission frequency range;
• a housing disposed in a tailgate of the vehicle, wherein the first and second time-of-flight modules are disposed in the housing;
• and
• control circuitry in communication with the first and second time-of-flight modules, the control circuitry configured to:
• detect a hitch connection between a first connector on the towable device and a second connector operably coupled with the vehicle based on the first positional information;
• determine an instability of the hitch connection based on a movement of the first connector relative to the second connector when the first connector is coupled to the second connector;
• and
• communicate an output to indicate the instability;
• wherein the tailgate defines a first opening facing the compartment and a second opening facing the region exterior to the vehicle, and wherein the housing is disposed between the first and second openings.