1. A scenario aware perception system suitable for use on an automated vehicle, said system comprising: a traffic-scenario detector used to detect a present-scenario experienced by a host-vehicle; an object-detection device that outputs a signal used to detect an object proximate to the host-vehicle; and a controller in communication with the traffic-scenario detector and the object-detection device, said controller configured to select a preferred-algorithm from a plurality of optimized-algorithms, said preferred-algorithm used to process the signal from the object-detection device to identify the object, wherein the preferred-algorithm is selected based on the present-scenario.