An indirect view system (100) for a vehicle is provided with at least a capture unit (10) adapted for capturing image data of at least one area of view around the vehicle, at least a control unit (20) which is adapted for processing the images captured by the capture unit, and at least one reproduction (30) which is adapted for reproducing the area of view. The view system has a first setting (1) for showing the area of view and at least a second setting (2) for showing the area of view. The first setting (1) uses predetermined image parameters, and the at least second setting (2) uses image parameters which are changed in view of the first setting (1). The first setting (1) and the at least second setting (2) are usable in an at least partial low light intensity vehicle environment.

An apparatus comprising a sensor and a processor. The sensor may be configured to capture a first video signal having a first field of view. The processor may be configured to generate a second video signal having a second field of view and a third video signal having a third field of view. The second video signal may generate the second field of view to include a first portion of the first video signal. The third video signal may generate the third field of view to include a second portion of the first video signal. The second portion may be processed to remove possible warping present on a bottom portion of the first video signal. The first and second portions may comprise an area less than the first field of view.

A display system of a vehicle includes a windshield of a vehicle, an interior rearview mirror assembly, an assembly disposed at an upper region of the windshield, and a display device disposed at the assembly. The upper region of the windshield includes a display region. The display device is operable to project a mirror image of display information towards and onto the display region of the windshield for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. The display information is viewable at the display region of the windshield and is viewable and discernible by the driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle.

Examples of techniques for overlaying on an in-vehicle display road objects associated with potential hazards are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method may include: responsive to detecting a presence of a detected vehicle in proximity to the local vehicle, determining, by a processing device, a position of the detected vehicle, a speed of the detected vehicle, and a time to the local vehicle of the detected vehicle; determining, by the processing device, whether the detected vehicle, in proximity to the local vehicle, represents a potential hazard to the local vehicle based on the position of the detected vehicle, the speed of the detected vehicle, and a time to the local vehicle of the detected vehicle; and responsive to determining that the detected vehicle, in proximity to the local vehicle, represents a potential hazard to the local vehicle, overlaying, by the processing device, a warning indicium on the in-vehicle display.

An apparatus for a vehicle, a vehicle, a method, and a program having a program code. The apparatus has at least one input interface to receive sensor data from at least one sensor module, wherein the sensor data includes sensor information about a behavior of at least one occupant of the vehicle and/or about a travel situation of the vehicle. The apparatus has a control module to determine a potential need for information by the vehicle occupant based on the sensor information. The control module provides information corresponding to the potential need for information and ascertains a representation of the information according to the potential need for information in the vehicle based on the sensor information. The apparatus has at least one output interface for providing at least one video signal or control signal according to the ascertained representation on one or more display devices.

A system comprises a transmitter unit configured for mounting at a trailer connected to a tractor. The transmitter unit comprises a video input for receiving video data from one or more trailer cameras, a power input for receiving power from a power line of the trailer, and a wireless communication module for communicating with a mobile communication device. A memory is configured to store trailer information received from the wireless communication module, the trailer information uniquely identifying the trailer. A transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the video data. A receiver unit is configured for mounting at the tractor and comprises a receiver for wirelessly receiving the video data transmitted by the transmitter, a power input for receiving power from a power line of the tractor, and an output for outputting the received video data. The receiver unit is further configured to receive the trailer information from the transmitter unit.

A driving assistance system includes a first camera disposed in the vehicle and configured to capture a visible image; a second camera disposed in the vehicle and configured to capture an invisible image; a display device configured to display images to the driver; and a processor coupled to the first camera, the second camera, and the display device, the processor conducts a process of image fusion to combine the visible image and the invisible image to obtain a fused image; wherein the display device displays the fused image only when the clarity of the visible image falls below a preset threshold.

A vehicle-mounted moving image transmitting device includes: a camera outputting a video signal corresponding to a video of a subject existing outside a vehicle; a signal processing portion superimposing animation images on multiple frames, which form a moving image corresponding to the video signal outputted from the camera, frame by frame while changing the animation images in synchronization with frame advancement; and a wireless module wirelessly transmitting the moving image formed of the multiple frames, which are superimposed with the animation images by the signal processing portion, at a predetermined frame rate to a moving image receiving device. The moving image receiving device receives the moving image and displays the received moving image to an occupant of the vehicle.

A mirror camera system includes a camera fixed to a top of a convertible roof of a vehicle and positioned to capture image data of a scene rear of the vehicle, and a rearview mirror with an integrated display connected to the camera. The mirror camera system is switchable between a camera mode, which shows the image data captured by the camera on the integrated display, and a standard mirror mode, which shows an environment behind the vehicle on a semitransparent reflective surface of the rearview mirror. The rearview mirror includes an electronic control unit that is configured to analyze the image data output from the camera to determine a luminance value of the scene, and further configured to send a signal to switch the mirror camera system from the camera mode to the standard mirror mode when the luminance value of the scene is within a predetermined threshold range.

A cargo position tracking routine implemented in an electronic control unit of an automotive vehicle uses machine vision to monitor the position of cargo in a cargo area of an automotive vehicle and determine whether the cargo has shifted. Upon determining that the cargo has shifted, the cargo position tracking routine causes a driver of the vehicle to be alerted.