System and method for warning of a possible collision of a motor vehicle with an object

A collision warning system for a motor vehicle comprising:

• at least one sensor configured to monitor a driving path of the motor vehicle for an object within the driving path;
• a control unit configured to define a driving envelope having a first safety space adjacent to the motor vehicle, a second safety space adjacent the first safety space and an approach space adjacent to the second safety space;
• and dynamically adapt at least one of the first and second safety spaces as a function of a vehicle parameter or an environmental parameter, wherein the control unit includes a first evaluation unit configured to set a first width of the first safety space and a second width of the second safety space to a value which is dependent on the current vehicle speed, wherein the value is not less than a threshold value;
• a first sensor configured to detect a current vehicle speed and a second sensor configured to detect a current vehicle acceleration, wherein the vehicle parameter includes at least one of the current vehicle speed and the current vehicle acceleration;
• and
• a warning unit configured to initiate a safety-related action when the object is detected within the driving envelope, wherein the safety-related action is a function of the object being in the first safety space or the second safety space.