The device comprises: a first image capture means (7) for image capturing a host vehicle vicinity; a sonar (12) which senses an object in the host vehicle vicinity; a second image capture means (14) for image capturing the left front corner of the host vehicle; an image compositing means for forming a bird's-eye image on the basis of the images which are captured with the first image capture means (7) and the second image capture means (14); and a control means (5) for controlling a switch of a display of a display means (13). The control means (5) establishes the display switch condition of the display means (13) on the basis of the travel state of the host vehicle when the sonar (12) senses the object and the travel state of the host vehicle when the sonar (12) does not sense the object.

Methods, computer systems, and servers for processing collision avoidance feedback to vehicles using vehicle-to-vehicle wireless communication, are provided. One method includes detecting proximity separation between a first vehicle and a second vehicle (e.g., and other vehicles within the proximity separation). At least one of the sensors of the first vehicle or the second vehicle determine that a proximity separation is less than a threshold distance. A pairing algorithm is triggered between electronics of the first and second vehicle to enable direct communication for data exchange between the first and second vehicles. The method includes triggering a warning to one or both of the first and second vehicles if the data exchange determines that a probability exists that a heading of the first or second vehicles will result in a collision between the first and second vehicles. The method may initiate corrective action by one or both of the first or second vehicles if the data exchange between the first and second vehicles increase the probability that the heading will result in a collision between the first and second vehicles.

A vision display system for a vehicle includes a rear backup camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and having a field of view rearward of the vehicle. A display device includes a video display screen disposed in the interior cabin of the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. When the vehicle is at a traffic stop and the engine is turned off under stop and go operation, the video display screen displays video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera within two seconds of shifting of a vehicle transmission of the vehicle into reverse gear. After the engine of the vehicle restarts under stop and go operation, the video display screen displays video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera within two seconds of shifting of the vehicle transmission of the vehicle into reverse gear.

A vehicle rear monitoring system (1) includes a camera (40) that captures an image of an area to a rear of a vehicle, and a processing unit (10) that processes the image captured by the camera. The processing unit (10) creates a first vehicle rear image that is displayed in a first display area (22A) that is a portion of a display area of a display device, when traveling forward, and creates a second vehicle rear image that is displayed in a second display area (22) that is within the display area of the display device and that is an area that includes the first display area and is larger than the first display area, when traveling backward.

A vehicle with a surroundings-monitoring device contains an image-capturing device with two cameras and records surroundings images of the vehicle. A first camera is arranged in the region of a first edge of the vehicle, at which edge a first vehicle side face and a vehicle front face or a vehicle rear face abut one another. A second camera is arranged in the region of a second edge of the vehicle, which differs from the first edge, and at which a second vehicle side face which differs from the first vehicle side face and the vehicle front face or the vehicle rear face abut one another. The first camera device is arranged such that the image-detection region of the first camera includes at least part of the surroundings of the first vehicle side face and at least part of the surroundings of the vehicle front face or at least part of the surroundings of the vehicle rear face, and the image-detection region of the second camera includes at least part of the surroundings of the second vehicle side face and at least part of the surroundings of the vehicle front face or at least part of the surroundings of the vehicle rear face.

A method for navigating a vehicle automatically from a current location to a destination location without a human operator is disclosed. The method includes identifying a vehicle location using global positioning system (GPS) data regarding the vehicle. Also included is identifying that the vehicle location is near or at a parking location. Then, using mapping data defined for the parking location. The mapping data at least in part is used to find a path at the parking location to avoid a collision of the vehicle with at least one physical structure when the vehicle is automatically moved at the parking location. The method includes instructing the electronics of the vehicle to proceed with controlling the vehicle to automatically move from the current location to the destination location at the parking location. The electronics use as input at least part of the mapping data and sensor data collected from around the vehicle by at least two vehicle sensors. The path is configured to be updatable dynamically based on changes in the destination location or changes along the path. The destination location is a parking spot for the vehicle at the parking location.

In accordance with driving information that is obtained by a driving situation detecting sensor 13 and is related to the driving situation of a vehicle, a display control unit 20 sets the image area to be presented to the driver DR of the vehicle from an image obtained by a peripheral area imaging unit 11 imaging a peripheral area around the vehicle, and, in accordance with the driving situation, controls the visual recognition range in the peripheral area the driver DR can visually recognize from the image presented by a display unit 50 via a mirror 55. When the driving situation is such that the orientation of a cabin differs from the orientation of a trailer portion, for example, the image area to be presented is set so that the outer side of the trailer portion is included in the visual recognition range even though the orientation of the cabin differs from the orientation of the trailer portion. Thus, a desired peripheral area around the vehicle can be readily viewed.

The invention refers to a rear vision system (1) for a motor vehicle comprising a camera (2) for capturing an image (3) within a field of view, and a system controller (6) adapted for: displaying a first area (5) of the captured image (3), receiving and processing vehicle driving and/or user information, and selecting a second area (8-8) of the captured image (3) depending on the received information, where each of the first and second areas (5, 8-8) are smaller than the area of the captured image (3). The vehicle driving information may refer to a change in driving direction from a forward driving direction to a reverse driving direction or vice versa, an increase or decrease in driving speed with respect to a predefined value, a change in lane, a change in steering angle, a change in pitch angle, a change in roll angle, and road monitoring.

An image display device for displaying an image showing surrounding of a vehicle in a bird's eye view style is provided. The image display device includes a bird's eye view image generation section that generates, based on an image captured by an on-vehicle camera, a bird's eye view image showing the surrounding of the vehicle in the bird's eye view style, a vehicle image combination section that combines a vehicle image showing the vehicle with the bird's eye view image by placing the vehicle image at a position of the vehicle in the bird's eye view image, and an image output section that, from the bird's eye view image with which the vehicle image is combined, cuts out a predetermined scope in accordance with the shift position of the vehicle, and outputs the cut-out image to the display screen.

A system for providing image information around a vehicle includes: an outside left camera and an outside right camera configured to photograph rear sides of the vehicle from a left outside position and a right outside position of the vehicle, respectively; a top view left camera, a top view right camera, a top view front camera, and a top view rear camera configured to photograph an outside area of the vehicle including a ground; and a controller configured to provide image data deriving from the outside left camera and the outside right camera to a outside left display and a outside right display, respectively, and to provide image data deriving from the top view left camera, the top view right camera, the top view front camera, and the top view rear camera to a head unit displaye-mirror.