1. A system that facilitates detecting an object in a surround-view image of a vehicle, comprising: a first camera that captures a first image of an object; a second camera that captures a second image of the object; a processor configured to: generate a composite image by merging the first and second images; analyze the composite image to detect one or more features indicative of the type of object in the composite image; and generate a signal that indicates the presence of the object and location of the object relative to the vehicle.