A method for generating a lane departure warning (LDW) alarm by referring to information on a driving situation is provided to be used for ADAS, V2X or driver safety which are required to satisfy level 4 and level 5 of autonomous vehicles. The method includes steps of: a computing device instructing a LDW system (i) to collect information on the driving situation including information on whether a specific spot corresponding to a side mirror on a side of a lane, into which the driver desires to change, belongs to a virtual viewing frustum of the driver and (ii) to generate risk information on lane change by referring to the information on the driving situation; and instructing the LDW system to generate the LDW alarm by referring to the risk information. Thus, the LDW alarm can be provided to neighboring autonomous vehicles of level 4 and level 5.

There is provided a mirror device for a vehicle, including: a support body that is fixed to a vehicle body side and supports a mirror of the vehicle; and a covering body that covers an outer periphery of the support body, wherein the covering body includes: a first covering body, mounting of which to the support body by a linear movement is constrained, the mounting of the first covering body to the support body including turning of the first covering body relative to the support body, and a second covering body that is combined with the first covering body.

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflector sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate, a heater pad, and a blind zone indication module that includes a plastic housing having a front end configured for attaching the blind zone indication module at the rear side of the mirror reflective element. When at least one light emitting diode of the blind zone indication module is electrically powered, light emitted by the light emitting diode exits the blind zone indication module via a light-transmitting portion of the front end of the plastic housing of the blind zone indication module. With the blind zone indication module disposed at the mirror reflective element, and with the light-transmitting portion of the front end of the plastic housing juxtaposed with a light-transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate, light emitted by the light emitting diode passes through the mirror reflective element.

An electronic mirror system includes: a camera for capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle; a display unit for displaying an image captured by the camera; a switch unit including an adjustment switch and a multi-function switch; and a control unit for performing a process according to a signal from the switch unit. When the multi-function switch is operated, the control unit executes a process selected from a plurality of set processes according to a state of the vehicle; and in a case where the executed process is a transition to a mode for changing setting information of the system, and when the adjustment switch is operated after the transition, the control unit changes the setting information according to a signal from the adjustment switch.

A vehicle camera system comprising: a camera arranged to capture image data from a field of view surrounding a host vehicle; a display arranged to display the image data; and a processor arranged to: determine the presence of obstructions in the field of view; and control the display to display the image data in dependence on the detection of obstructions in the field of view.

A situation communication mirror enhances driver situational awareness in a transportation vehicle. The situation communication mirror includes a rearward facing reflective member having a plurality of integrally-formed and arcuately distinct reflective surface areas. A first reflective surface area has a relatively slight curvature defining a relatively focused driver field of view. Second and third reflective surface areas each have an increased curvature as compared to the first surface area, and respectively define wider driver fields of view.

An image acquisition unit acquires a first image corresponding to a rear view from a vehicle, a second image corresponding to a left view from the vehicle in a rearward direction, and a third image corresponding to a right view from the vehicle in the rearward direction. An image processor generates, when a speed is greater than or equal to a first threshold, an image by superimposing a fourth image on the second image and the third image, the fourth image resulting from preventing a first predetermined range corresponding to a lower portion of the first image from being displayed. The image processor generates, when the speed is less than a second threshold, an image by superimposing a fifth image on the second image and the third image, the fifth image resulting from preventing a second predetermined range corresponding to both end portions of the first image from being displayed.

An emerging side view mirror apparatus used in concealing a rear-view side mirror within a vehicle is provided. The apparatus provides concealment for the mirror within a vehicle, such that the concealed mirror is protected from glancing blows from passing/parking vehicles. The apparatus is positioned within a housing which comprises a mirror cavity portion and a mirror opening. The mirror cavity portion serves as the spatial clearance in which the mirror can be concealed. The mirror channel serves as an access opening that allows the mirror to deploy to a deployed mirror position along the door panel. The track is positioned within the mirror cavity portion and the mirror opening, serving as guiderails. The shuttle slidably engages the track with the mirror connected to the shuttle. The power supply and power source then operate the shuttle, moving the mirror between a retracted or a deployed position.

A vehicular electronic mirror system includes a rear imaging device configured to capture an image of a rear side of a vehicle, rear lateral imaging devices respectively configured to capture images of right and left rear sides of the vehicle, and an electronic control device configured to perform, according to at least one of a state of the vehicle and a situation around the vehicle, different image processing processes on a rear image captured by the rear imaging device and rear lateral images captured by the rear lateral imaging devices and selected according to at least one of the state of the vehicle and the situation around the vehicle, and to cause a display device to display the rear image and the rear lateral images.

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflector sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate, a heater pad, and a blind zone indication module that includes a plastic housing having a front end configured for attaching the blind zone indication module at the rear side of the mirror reflective element. When at least one light emitting diode of the blind zone indication module is electrically powered, light emitted by the light emitting diode exits the blind zone indication module via a light-transmitting portion of the front end of the plastic housing of the blind zone indication module. With the blind zone indication module disposed at the mirror reflective element, and with the light-transmitting portion of the front end of the plastic housing juxtaposed with a light-transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate, light emitted by the light emitting diode passes through the mirror reflective element.