In a vehicle visual recognition apparatus, an image capturing unit includes a rear camera that outputs a first captured image obtained by capturing an image of the rear of a vehicle, and a side camera that outputs a second captured image obtained by capturing an image of the rear side of the vehicle from the side of a vehicle body such that a part of an image capturing region of the side camera overlaps an image capturing region of a first image capturing means. An image boundary is set in an overlapping region between the first captured image and the second captured image, a first display image is extracted from the first captured image, and a second display image is extracted from the second captured image. An image of a following vehicle of the vehicle, which is included in the first captured image, is detected. A rear image obtained by joining the first display image and the second display image is displayed on a monitor to be visible to an occupant such that the image of the following vehicle is disposed in the first display image.

A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and capturing image data, and an electronic control unit (ECU) having an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, saves the image data to a circular buffer that has volatile memory. The vehicular vision system, responsive to a trigger condition indicating a deficiency in an advanced driving assistance feature of the vehicle, transmits, via wireless communication, the saved image data from the circular buffer to a remote server. The vehicular vision system, responsive to a user input, copies the saved image data from the circular buffer to non-volatile memory disposed within the vehicle.

An illustrative example camera device includes a sensor that is configured to detect radiation. A first portion of the sensor has a first field of vision and is used for a first imaging function. A distortion correction prism directs radiation outside the first field of vision toward the sensor. A lens element between the distortion correcting prism and the sensor includes a surface at an oblique angle relative to a sensor axis. The lens element directs radiation from the distortion correcting prism toward a second portion of the sensor that has a second field of vision and is used for a second imaging function. The sensor provides a first output for the first imaging function based on radiation detected at the first portion of the sensor. The sensor provides a second output for the second imaging function based on radiation detection at the second portion.

Present disclosure provides a travel assistance device which comprises: a road detection unit that obtains an infrared image in front of a vehicle from an infrared imaging unit that is mounted on the vehicle, and detects a road end line of a road on which the vehicle travels from the captured infrared image; a division line detection unit that obtains a visible image in a range corresponding to a range indicated by the infrared image from a visible imaging unit that is mounted on the vehicle, and detects a division line of the road from the captured visible image; an image generation unit that generates an integrated image indicating the road end line and the division line on the basis of the infrared image and the visible image registered with each other; and a division line estimation unit.

The autonomous vehicle visual language system displays a plan sentence to an operator of an autonomous vehicle. The plan sentence includes visual syntax, the visual syntax being images displayed in predetermined configurations to convey specific information associated with any maneuvers the autonomous vehicle plans to execute. The visual syntax allows for a structured layering of information such that the plan sentence can display more complex information. The operator of the autonomous vehicle can process individual warnings and information more quickly, even when the operator has never seen a particular warning or element of information before. Additionally, the system 100 allows for personalization of a driver model to more closely reflect the operator's driving style, which is then implemented in the visual language displayed as the plan sentence.

A system for vehicle-based image-capturing is disclosed. The system may comprise an interface configured to receive an input, and a first sensor of a vehicle configured to capture an image based on the user input.

A vehicle 1 towing a trailer 4 is fitted with three video cameras 5, 6, 7 fitted to the rear of the vehicle and on each door mirror. A view from any camera can be presented to the driver on a display 11. A predicted trailer path, calculated in a computing unit 10, is also presented to the driver on the display 11 as guide lines overlaid on the camera view. The computing unit 10 is also configured to calculate a hitch angle by tracking the position of a trailer-mounted marker in the camera view.

The invention relates to a device and method for the orientation of electrically driven transport vehicles, especially so-called AGVs (automatic guided vehicles), automatically guided in factory buildings, the invention having the following features: a) a camera for identifying the reference points of a planned route using markers, in particular on the basis of the data matrix code, wherein a position marker is made up of an arrangement of nine data matrix codes arranged in a square, and wherein the diagonals of 3 individual codes are located on a straight line; b) a front ultrasound sensor and a rear ultrasound sensor; c) a laser scanner; and d) a light-field sensor.

An interior color control system for a vehicle including a sensor configured to capture an image of a scene exterior to the vehicle, a display with configurable color, and a controller in communication with the sensor and interior display. The controller may be configured to determine a first set of color features based on the captured image, and a second set of color features based on the first set of color features, for the interior display.

A vehicular camera system includes a black-out layer disposed at an upper central region of a windshield as installed in a vehicle, an attachment member configured for attachment at the upper central region of the windshield where the black-out layer is disposed, and an accessory module including a camera. The accessory module is configured to detachably mount at the attachment member at the windshield such that the lens of the camera is spaced from the windshield, and such that the camera views forward of the vehicle through an aperture in the black-out layer via a tapered structure that is widest at the windshield and that tapers from the windshield towards where the lens of the camera is located. The tapered structure is at an acute angle relative to the vehicle windshield. The camera captures image data for a driver assistance system of the equipped vehicle.