Disclosed herein is a surround camera system for autonomous driving. The surround camera system includes: at least one forward surveillance camera configured to monitor a region in front of a vehicle; at least one backward surveillance camera configured to monitor a region behind the vehicle; one or more side surveillance cameras configured to monitor both sides alongside the vehicle; a monitoring means configured to display each of acquired images; and a video control unit configured to process the images acquired via the forward surveillance camera, the backward surveillance camera, and the side surveillance camera, to transmit the processed images to the monitoring means, to detect a target object from the acquired images, analyze the target object, and issue a warning to a driver, and to control the electronic control unit of the vehicle; wherein a 360-degree omnidirectional region around the vehicle is monitored.

Imaging system (70) disposed at a rear part of moving body (100) includes imaging device (10) and image processing device (20). Imaging device (10) includes an imaging element and an optical system. The imaging element has a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner and generates image data. The optical system forms a subject image on an imaging surface of the imaging element. Image processing device (20) generates a captured image based on the image data. The imaging surface includes a first region corresponding to a first view angle and a second region corresponding to a second view angle that is larger than the first view angle. The optical system is configured so that resolution of the first region is higher than resolution of the second region excluding the first region. A center of the first region is disposed at a position deviated from a center of the imaging surface.

The present invention provides a driving information providing apparatus, including: a light field camera which photographs an image in at least one direction of a vehicle to output image information; a driver sight line detecting unit which outputs a position of a view point in which a driver of the vehicle views the outside of the vehicle; a depth information calculating unit which outputs three-dimensional depth information from the image information; and an image outputting unit which outputs a predetermined image to the driver of the vehicle based on the position of the view point of the driver of the vehicle and the three-dimensional depth information, and a driving information providing method.

A system and method for providing laser camera fusion for identifying and tracking a traffic participant that include receiving an image of a surrounding environment of a vehicle and a set of object coordinates of at least one object determined within the surrounding environment of the vehicle. The system and method also include determining a portion of the image as object space based on the image and the set of object coordinates and filtering the object space to identify a traffic related object. Additionally, the system and method include determining a three dimensional position of the traffic related object and classifying the traffic related object as at least one of: the traffic participant, or a non-traffic participant. The system and method further include tracking the traffic participant based on a three dimensional position of the traffic related object classified as the traffic participant.

A camera system for a vehicle comprising a capturing unit which comprises an optical element and image sensor with surface, to capture a section of a vehicle environment. The optical element has a distortion curve r=f(?), wherein r is the distance between an object point displayed on the image sensor surface and the intersection point of the optical axis with the image sensor surface, and ? is the angle between the optical axis of the optical element and the beam incident on the optical element from the object point. The distortion curve r=f(?) has, for r.sub.w=f (?.sub.w) within 0<r<r.sub.max, a turning point ?.sub.w; r.sub.w, for which r=f(?.sub.w)=d.sup.2r/d?.sup.2 (?.sub.w)=0 applies, wherein r.sub.max is the distance r=f(?.sub.max) on the image sensor surface from the optical axis to the most distant edge of the image sensor.

A motor vehicle includes a display screen viewable by a driver of the motor vehicle. A rearview camera is mounted on a rear end of the motor vehicle and captures images of a scene behind the motor vehicle. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the display screen and to the rearview camera. The electronic processor processes the images captured by the camera to thereby present on the display screen video content having a virtual camera mount location disposed between the display screen and the rearview camera.

A sensor mount system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a sensor cover having a plurality of walls defining a cavity, wherein at least one of the plurality of walls comprises a window; and a movable rack, within the cavity, having a platform, wherein, when the rack is in an operative position, a location of the platform corresponds with a location of the window.

A blocked imager detection system includes a rearview assembly having an actuator device. The actuator device is adjustable to tilt an electro-optic element, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an off-axis position which changes an activation state of a display module. The actuator device is also adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in another direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an on-axis position which changes the activation state of the display module. An imager is configured to capture image data of a scene external to the controlled vehicle and to generate image data for display on the display module. When a controller determines that the operational capability of the imager to capture image data is at least partially diminished, the controller can generate a control signal indicating that imager performance has been compromised and deactivate the display module.

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to adaptively communicating notices to passengers within a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to receiving a notice about an occurrence of an event, determining a viewing orientation of a passenger in the vehicle according to at least one electronic input that indicates information about a physical position of the passenger within the vehicle. The event is an incident associated with the vehicle for which the passenger is to be informed. The method also includes selecting at least one alerting device from available communication devices in the vehicle according to the viewing orientation by determining which of the available communication devices correspond with the viewing orientation of the passenger. The method further includes controlling the at least one alerting device to communicate the notice to the passenger about the occurrence of the event.

A trailer angle detection system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and viewing rearward of the vehicle. A plurality of ultrasonic sensors is disposed at the rear portion of the vehicle and sense rearward of the vehicle. A control has at least one processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Responsive to processing of image data captured by the camera, the control detects a trailer rearward of the vehicle and in the field of view of the camera. The at least one processor is operable to process sensor data captured by the ultrasonic sensors to determine a distance to portions of the trailer rearward of the vehicle. Responsive to processing of captured image data and processing of captured sensor data, the trailer angle detection system is operable to determine an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle.