diff --git a/donkeycar/parts/object_detector/detector.py b/donkeycar/parts/object_detector/detector.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9ba5bb943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/donkeycar/parts/object_detector/detector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Object Detection from Tensorflow Lite
+# Find an object
+#    https://github.com/tensorflow/examples/tree/master/lite/examples/object_detection/raspberry_pi
+# installation:
+#    pip install tflite-support
+#
+# Models
+# https://www.tensorflow.org/lite/api_docs/python/tflite_model_maker
+# 
+# Stop Sign Tflite model (complete set of COCO images) from tensorflow
+#   efficientdet_lite0.tflite - https://github.com/tensorflow/examples/tree/master/tensorflow_examples/lite/model_maker
+# Traffic cone images source from Roboflow
+#   custom model created by Craig Fox using images from Roboflow with 
+#   conemodel.tflite - https://universe.roboflow.com/robotica-xftin/traffic-cones-4laxg
+#
+# This is a general purpose detection class that uses a model to recognize an object.
+
+
+import os
+import time
+
+from tflite_support.task import core
+from tflite_support.task import processor
+from tflite_support.task import vision
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+class Object_Detector:
+    # Trained TFLITE object detection models
+    coco_object  = 'efficientdet_lite0.tflite'
+    coco_object_edgetpu  = 'efficientdet_lite0_edgetpu.tflite'
+    cone_object = 'conemodel.tflite'
+    cone_object_edgetpu = 'conemodel_edgetpu.tflite'
+
+    def __init__ (self, 
+        category = None, # 'person', 'stop sign', 'cone' if None, use category_id to specify object to detect
+        category_id = 0, # person
+        enable_edgetpu = False, # Coral Edge TPU (USB Accelerator, Dev Board)
+        max_results = 3,
+        score_threshold = 0.3,
+        num_threads = 4,
+        ):
+
+        # Initialize the object detection model and category_id
+        model = self.coco_object_edgetpu if enable_edgetpu else self.coco_object
+        self.category_id = category_id
+        
+        if category == None or category == 'person':
+            pass        
+        elif category == 'cone':
+            model = self.cone_object_edgetpu if enable_edgetpu else self.cone_object
+        elif category == 'stop sign':
+            self.category_id = 12
+        else:
+            raise(Exception(f'Category value is invalid: {category}'))
+        logger.debug(f'Detecting category: {category}')
+        
+        model = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), model)
+        base_options = core.BaseOptions(file_name=model, use_coral=enable_edgetpu, num_threads=num_threads)
+        detection_options = processor.DetectionOptions(max_results=max_results, score_threshold=score_threshold)
+        options = vision.ObjectDetectorOptions(base_options=base_options, detection_options=detection_options)
+
+        self.detector = vision.ObjectDetector.create_from_options(options)
+        
+        # Performance timer
+        self.loops = 0
+        self.total_time = 0
+    
+    def average_perf(self):
+        p = 0 if self.loops == 0 else self.total_time / self.loops
+        return p 
+    
+    def detect(self, image):
+        # Create a TensorImage object from the RGB image.
+        input_tensor = vision.TensorImage.create_from_array(image)
+        
+        # Detect objects
+        start = time.time()   
+        detection_result = self.detector.detect(input_tensor)       
+        self.loops += 1
+        self.total_time += (time.time() - start)
+                
+        score = 0
+        name = None
+        bbox = None
+        for detection in detection_result.detections:
+            category = detection.categories[0]
+            if category.index == self.category_id:
+                if category.score > score:
+#                     logger.info(f'{category.category_name} : {category.score}')
+                    score = category.score
+                    name = category.category_name
+                    bbox = detection.bounding_box
+            
+        return bbox, score, name
+        
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diff --git a/donkeycar/parts/object_detector/od_protocol.py b/donkeycar/parts/object_detector/od_protocol.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3532bc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/donkeycar/parts/object_detector/od_protocol.py
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+"""
+od_protocol.py
+Donkeycar Parts to manage a sequence of events based upon object detection 
+    author: cfox570 March 2023
+    The class Detection_Protocol is a base class that provides functions to manages calling the 
+    Object Detector class. Run in pilot mode only.
+    Four protocols are defined:
+        1. Stop_and_Go - First stops the car, then pauses for delay, then passes the Stop Sign. Mimics 
+        the behavior of a human driver on a road. Then the pilot takes over
+        2. Pass_Object - Swerves around a Traffic Cone and then resumes driving around the track
+    
+    Threaded mode is likely only usable when running with the coGPUprocessor Google Coral Edge TPU.  Without the
+    coprocessor, two Tensorflow Lite processes interfere with each other and the main Keras detection slows down.
+    
+    In non threaded mode, the run_hz parameter throttles the objection detection. It is only necessary to set to 
+    run 1 or 2 times a vehicle loop. The object detection algorithm takes about 80m secs to run.  So if nothing is detected,
+    very little delay is added to the vehicle loop over one second.   When an object is detected, the detection method
+    is run for each cycle until the protocol ends. Examples: Stop: The Stop Sign is not seen.
+    Stop and Go: The Stop Sign is passed; Pass Object: The cone is not detected. The method self.reset_run_counter() is
+    called to restart the run counter to only run the algorithm run_hz times a second.
+    
+"""
+import time
+import logging
+from donkeycar.parts.object_detector.detector import Object_Detector
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+class Detection_Protocol:
+
+    def __init__ (self, 
+            category = 0,
+            use_edgetpu = False,
+            score = 0.5,
+            image_width = 160,
+            run_hz = 1, # seconds; run 1 per second
+            vehicle_hz = 20):
+        
+        self.on = True
+
+        self.width = image_width
+        self.img_center = self.width / 2
+               
+        self.run_trigger = int(vehicle_hz / run_hz)
+        self.run_counter = 0
+        self.run_inprogress = False
+               
+        self.newimageready = False
+        self.detector_ready = True
+
+        self.found = False
+        self.not_found = True
+                
+        self.image = None
+        self.detector_image = None
+        self.bbox = None
+        self.score = 0
+        self.name = None
+        self.position = 0.0
+
+        self.detector = Object_Detector(category=category, enable_edgetpu = use_edgetpu, score_threshold=score)
+
+    def mark(self, image, bbox):
+        import cv2
+        # top left corner of rectangle
+        start_point = (bbox.origin_x, bbox.origin_y)
+        # bottom right corner of rectangle
+        end_point = (bbox.origin_x + bbox.width, bbox.origin_y + bbox.height)     
+        color = (255, 0, 0) # Red color
+        thickness = 1
+        image = cv2.rectangle(image, start_point, end_point, color, thickness)
+
+    def ready(self):
+        self.found = False
+        self.not_found = False
+        self.detector_image = self.image
+        if self.detector_ready:
+            if self.bbox is not None:
+                self.found = True
+                self.mark(self.detector_image, self.bbox)
+            else:
+                self.not_found = True
+
+    def next_image(self, image):
+        if self.detector_ready:
+            self.image = image  
+            self.newimageready = True   
+    
+    def reset_run_counter(self):
+        self.run_counter = 0
+ 
+    def detect(self):  
+        self.newimageready = False
+        self.detector_ready = False
+        self.bbox = None
+        self.score = 0
+        self.name = None
+        self.position = 0.0
+        if self.image is not None:
+            self.bbox, self.score, self.name = self.detector.detect(self.image)
+        if self.bbox != None:
+            self.position = ((self.bbox.origin_x + (self.bbox.width / 2)) - self.img_center) / self.img_center  
+        self.detector_ready = True
+    
+    def update(self):
+        while self.on:
+           if self.newimageready:
+               self.detect()
+ 
+    def manage(self, angle, throttle):
+        # template routine
+        return angle, throttle
+
+    def run_threaded(self, angle, throttle, image):
+        self.ready()
+        angle, throttle = self.manage(angle, throttle)
+        self.next_image(image)
+        if self.detector_image is None:
+            self.detector_image = image
+        return angle, throttle, self.detector_image   
+    
+    def run(self, angle, throttle, image):
+        self.run_counter += 1
+        if self.run_counter >= self.run_trigger:
+            self.image = image
+            self.detect()
+            self.ready()
+            angle, throttle = self.manage(angle, throttle)
+            return angle, throttle, self.detector_image
+        else:
+            return angle, throttle, image           
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        logger.info(f'Detector - average detection time {self.detector.average_perf():5.3f}')
+        self.on = False
+        
+class Stop_Manager():
+    # Stop states
+    IDLE = 0
+    INITIATE = 1
+    POS_ONE = 3
+    NEG_ONE = 2
+    NEG_TWO = 4
+    THROTTLE_INC = 0.2
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.stop_state = self.IDLE
+        self.last_throttle = 0.0
+    
+    def stop(self):
+        if self.stop_state == self.IDLE:
+            self.stop_state = self.INITIATE
+    
+    def is_idle(self):
+        return self.stop_state == self.IDLE
+    
+    def throttle(self):
+#         if self.stop_state == self.IDLE:
+#             pass
+        throttle = 0.0
+        if self.stop_state == self.INITIATE:
+            self.stop_state = self.NEG_ONE
+            throttle = -1.0
+        elif self.stop_state == self.NEG_ONE:
+            self.stop_state = self.POS_ONE
+            throttle = 0.0
+        elif self.stop_state == self.POS_ONE:
+            self.stop_state = self.NEG_TWO
+            throttle = -1.0
+        elif self.stop_state == self.NEG_TWO:
+            throttle = self.last_throttle + self.THROTTLE_INC
+            if throttle >= 0.0:
+                throttle = 0.0
+                self.stop_state = self.IDLE
+        self.last_throttle = throttle
+        return throttle
+
+class Stop_And_Go(Detection_Protocol):
+    # Stop and Go protocol States
+    RUNNING = 0
+    STOPPING = 1
+    PAUSING = 2
+    PASSING = 3
+
+    def __init__(self, pause_time=2.0, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(category = 'stop sign', **kwargs)
+        self.pause = pause_time
+        self.state = self.RUNNING
+        self.timeout = 0.0
+        self.stopper = Stop_Manager()
+        
+    def manage(self, angle, throttle):
+        if self.state == self.RUNNING: 
+            if self.found:
+                self.state = self.STOPPING
+                self.stopper.stop()
+            else:
+                self.reset_run_counter()
+        if self.state == self.STOPPING:
+            throttle = self.stopper.throttle()
+            if self.stopper.is_idle():
+                self.state = self.PAUSING
+                self.timeout = time.time() + self.pause
+        elif self.state == self.PAUSING:
+            if time.time() < self.timeout:
+                throttle = 0.0
+            else:
+                self.state = self.PASSING
+        elif self.state == self.PASSING:
+            if self.not_found:
+                self.state = self.RUNNING
+                self.reset_run_counter()
+
+        return angle, throttle
+
+class Pass_Object(Detection_Protocol):
+
+    def __init__(self, speedup_multiplier=1.0, tolerance=.25, max_angle=.75, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(category = 'cone', **kwargs)
+        self.speedup = speedup_multiplier
+        self.max_angle = max_angle
+        self.tolerance = tolerance
+
+    def avoid(self, angle):
+        cone_tol = self.position + self.tolerance
+        cone_tol_neg = self.position - self.tolerance
+        
+        if angle >= self.position:
+            if cone_tol <= self.max_angle:
+                new_angle = max(angle, cone_tol)
+            else:
+                new_angle = angle if cone_tol <= angle else cone_tol_neg
+        else: # ai angle < cone position
+            if cone_tol_neg >= -self.max_angle:
+                new_angle = min(angle, cone_tol_neg)
+            else:
+                new_angle = angle if cone_tol_neg >= angle else cone_tol
+
+        return new_angle
+
+    def manage(self, angle, throttle):
+        new_angle = angle
+        if self.detector_ready:
+            if not self.found: 
+                self.reset_run_counter()
+            else: # found
+                throttle *= self.speedup 
+                new_angle = self.avoid(angle)
+        return new_angle, throttle 
+
diff --git a/donkeycar/templates/cfg_complete.py b/donkeycar/templates/cfg_complete.py
index ac790f202..8ff7065a3 100644
--- a/donkeycar/templates/cfg_complete.py
+++ b/donkeycar/templates/cfg_complete.py
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@
 REALSENSE_D435_IMU = False      # True to capture IMU data (D435i only)
 REALSENSE_D435_ID = None        # serial number of camera or None if you only have one camera (it will autodetect)
 
+# Only enable one of the following object detector protocols
+# 1) STOP_SIGN_DETECTOR 2) OD_STOPANDGO 3) OD_PASS_CONE
+
 # Stop Sign Detector
 STOP_SIGN_DETECTOR = False
 STOP_SIGN_MIN_SCORE = 0.2
@@ -757,6 +760,22 @@
 STOP_SIGN_MAX_REVERSE_COUNT = 10    # How many times should the car reverse when detected a stop sign, set to 0 to disable reversing
 STOP_SIGN_REVERSE_THROTTLE = -0.5     # Throttle during reversing when detected a stop sign
 
+# Object Detector - Common
+# Unlike the Stop Sign Detector, the object detector works with or without Coral Edge TPU.  This part
+# leverages the Tensorflow Lite object detection model. 
+OD_USE_EDGETPU = False          # If True, Coral Edge TPU connected. Use the edgeTPU model 
+OD_SCORE = 0.5                  # Set the score threshold for detection.
+OD_RUN_HZ = 1                   # Run detection algorithm n times per drive_loop_hz ex. 1 time every 20 drive loop 
+                                # Recommend 1 for Stop And Go protocol and 3 or 4 for Pass Cone protocol
+# Object Detector - Stop and Go protocol
+OD_STOPANDGO = False            # enable stop and go;  stop and pause, then proceed past the sign before looking again
+OD_PAUSE_TIME = 2.0             # after stop sequence completes, pause for n seconds
+#Object Detector - Pass a Cone protocol
+OD_PASS_CONE = False            # enable detection to swerve around a cone in roadway
+OD_SPEEDUP_MULTIPLIER = 1.0     # scale throttle of the car as it passes the object (cone)
+OD_MAX_ANGLE = 0.75             # maximum and minimum drive angle target
+OD_TOLERANCE = 0.45             # drive angle is set to be larger than TOLERANCE + CONE ANGLE or smaller than TOL - CONE angle
+
 # FPS counter
 SHOW_FPS = False
 FPS_DEBUG_INTERVAL = 10    # the interval in seconds for printing the frequency info into the shell
diff --git a/donkeycar/templates/complete.py b/donkeycar/templates/complete.py
index 32c4a7168..f92d1bc0f 100644
--- a/donkeycar/templates/complete.py
+++ b/donkeycar/templates/complete.py
@@ -429,6 +429,38 @@ def run(self, *components):
         V.add(ThrottleFilter(), 
               inputs=['pilot/throttle'],
               outputs=['pilot/throttle'])
+              
+    # Stop at a stop sign and pause for n seconds then proceed
+    elif cfg.OD_STOPANDGO:
+        from donkeycar.parts.object_detector.od_protocol import Stop_And_Go
+        V.add(Stop_And_Go(
+                pause_time = cfg.OD_PAUSE_TIME,
+                use_edgetpu = cfg.OD_USE_EDGETPU,
+                score = cfg.OD_SCORE,
+                image_width = cfg.IMAGE_W,
+                run_hz = cfg.OD_RUN_HZ,
+                vehicle_hz = cfg.DRIVE_LOOP_HZ
+                ),
+              inputs=['pilot/angle', 'pilot/throttle', 'cam/image_array'],
+              outputs=['pilot/angle', 'pilot/throttle', 'cam/image_array'],
+              run_condition="run_pilot")
+    
+    # Swerve around a traffic cone
+    elif cfg.OD_PASS_CONE:
+        from donkeycar.parts.object_detector.od_protocol import Pass_Object
+        V.add(Pass_Object(
+                speedup_multiplier = cfg.OD_SPEEDUP_MULTIPLIER,
+                max_angle = cfg.OD_MAX_ANGLE,
+                tolerance = cfg.OD_TOLERANCE,
+                use_edgetpu = cfg.OD_USE_EDGETPU,
+                score = cfg.OD_SCORE,
+                image_width = cfg.IMAGE_W,
+                run_hz = cfg.OD_RUN_HZ,
+                vehicle_hz = cfg.DRIVE_LOOP_HZ
+                ),
+              inputs=['pilot/angle', 'pilot/throttle', 'cam/image_array'],
+              outputs=['pilot/angle', 'pilot/throttle', 'cam/image_array'],
+              run_condition="run_pilot")
 
     #
     # to give the car a boost when starting ai mode in a race.