1. A method for controlling a vehicular system based on the presence of an object in an environment around a vehicle, comprising: emitting infrared light from the vehicle into a portion of the environment around the vehicle; receiving infrared light from the portion of environment around the vehicle; measuring distance between the vehicle and an object from which the infrared light is reflected based on the emission of the infrared light and reception of the infrared light; determining the presence of and an identification of the object from which light is reflected based at least in part on the received infrared light; and controlling or adjusting a vehicular system based on the determination of the presence of an object in the environment around the vehicle and the identification of the object and the distance between the object and the vehicle.