An information processing apparatus capable of assisting safe driving of a vehicle at a place such as an intersection where the view from the vehicle is obstructed or restricted is provided. A detection processing unit detects a traffic mirror in an image and an object in the traffic mirror on the basis of image information representing an image captured by an image capturing apparatus mounted in a vehicle. And a calculating unit calculates a difference between a size of the detected traffic mirror and a reference size and calculates a size of the object by using the calculated difference. Driving assist information for the vehicle is generated on the basis of the calculated size of the object, and the generated driving assist information is output.

A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having a field of view exterior of the vehicle and being operable to capture image data. An angular filter is disposed at least partially in the field of view of the camera. The angular filter limits reflection of light through an angular range that corresponds to stray light that would otherwise impinge the lens of the camera. A control includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing at the image processor of image data captured by the camera, the control controls a driver assistance system of the vehicle.

A method of synchronizing cameras with an electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicular vision system includes providing camera control signals to the cameras from the ECU via respective links from the ECU to the cameras, with the camera control signals regulating timing of the respective camera to be synchronous with reference timing of the ECU. The timing regulation of the cameras includes starting the camera synchronous to the ECU reference timing and holding the camera synchronous to the ECU reference timing. Image data is captured with each camera and provided to the ECU via the respective link. Image data captured by at least one of the cameras may be processed to detect an object present exterior of the vehicle.

A vehicle information projecting system includes: an image-capturing unit capturing an image of a road in front of a vehicle; a display mechanism projecting vehicle information onto a display region set as a portion of a windshield and displaying the vehicle information in the display region so that a virtual image of the vehicle information overlaps the actual landscape from the viewpoint of the vehicle driver; a rear vehicle information acquiring unit acquiring rear vehicle information representing the fact that a rear vehicle is present at the rear of the vehicle; lane change information acquiring units acquiring lane change information representing the fact that the vehicle is changing lanes from a traveling lane to a lane adjacent to the traveling lane; and a processing unit assessing the degree to which attention should be paid to the rear vehicle, based on the rear vehicle information and the lane change information.

A display control device is configured to control image display of a display device for remote operation of a moving body by a remote operator. The display device includes a first screen that displays an intersection image captured by a camera installed at an intersection and imaging a traffic situation in an area of the intersection. The display control device includes one or more sensors configured to acquire intention information of the remote operator regarding right and left turns of the moving body, and a processor. The processor determines, in accordance with a traveling direction of the moving body in the intersection image and the intention information, a shape of a course image indicating a planned course of the moving body, and displays the course image in a superimposed manner on the intersection image while associating the course image with the moving body in the intersection image.

An apparatus for providing traffic alerts includes a distance module, analysis module, transmission module, and signaling module. The distance module measures the distance between a vehicle and an object in front of the vehicle. The analysis decides whether to signal a presence of the object that comprises determining that the measured distance is equal to or less than a threshold distance. The transmission module transmits an alert in response to the analysis module deciding to signal a presence of the object. The signaling module transmits a visual signal to one or more vehicles behind the vehicle in response to receiving the alert from the transmission module. The visual signal has one or more characteristics.

A video surveillance system includes a vehicle that has a dashboard. An electronic device is provided and the electronic device may be carried. A recording unit is positioned on the dashboard and the recording unit records video footage. The recording unit is in electrical communication with the electronic device such that the electronic device receives the video footage. Thus, the video footage may be remotely viewed. The recording unit rotates 360 such that the recording unit records the video footage of all sides of the vehicle.

A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having a field of view exterior of the vehicle and being operable to capture image data. An angular filter is disposed at least partially in the field of view of the camera. The angular filter limits reflection of light through an angular range that corresponds to stray light that would otherwise impinge the lens of the camera. A control includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to processing at the image processor of image data captured by the camera, the control controls a driver assistance system of the vehicle.

An electric circuit for an electronic mirror includes first and second image sensors, an image processing unit, a serializer unit, and a power supply unit. The image processing unit processes image signals received from the first and second image sensors, and outputs processed image signals corresponding to these image signals. The serializer unit converts the processed image signals into serial signals, respectively. The power supply unit supplies operating power to the first and second image sensors, the image processing unit, and the serializer unit. In the electric circuit, at least either of the following processes is performed: (1) The image processing unit alternately processes the two kinds of image signals; and (2) The serializer unit alternately processes the two kinds of processed image signals.

A vehicle image processing system including a control unit and a display unit. The control unit processes an image of the exterior of the vehicle. The display unit displays at least a part of the image. The control unit operates the display unit in first and second modes. The first mode displays at least a part of the image, and the second mode displays at least first and second adjacent regions. The second region is located at least in a lateral end of the display unit, where in the first region the display unit displays part of the image displayed in the first mode, and in the second region the display unit removes the part of the image not displayed in the first region.