A system for driving a digital side mirror for vehicles, includes a moving case accommodating a camera for photographing the area surrounding the rear and the sides of a vehicle which is mounted in a housing and in a guide pipe mounted to a vehicle panel to be movable forwards and backwards thereof, wherein the camera accommodated in the moving case is controlled to photograph the area surrounding the rear and the sides of the vehicle even when the moving case is moved backwards and received in the housing and the guide pipe, facilitating a user to easily monitor the area surrounding the rear and the sides before turning on the vehicle or after turning off the vehicle.

A vehicle surrounding image display device includes a display control unit configured to cause an image display unit to display a first image which is one of captured images behind a vehicle and an area behind and to sides of the vehicle and corresponding in a specific area, the specific area being an area within a range of a first length extending in both directions outward from a horizontal central part of a display area of the image display unit and within a range of a second length extending vertically downward from an upper end of the display area; and display a second image which is one of the captured images and corresponding to the area outside of the specific area in an area outside of the specific area of the display area, the second image being compressed higher than the first image.

A display device for a vehicle includes: a plurality of imaging units configured to capture images around the vehicle; an image compositing unit configured to composite the images captured by the imaging units to generate a composite image; an image display unit configured to display the composite image generated by the image compositing unit; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire information about an object around the vehicle. The imaging units are arranged such that imaging areas thereof overlap with each other. The image compositing unit is configured to set a boundary between the captured images in the composite image such that the boundary is provided in a part where the imaging areas of the imaging units overlap with each other. In a case where the acquiring unit acquires the information about the object, the image compositing unit changes the boundary.

A U-turn signal indicator system for a vehicle includes an indicator assembly including a first portion that may have a first color, and a second portion configured to form a symbol for a U-turn. The second portion may have a second color that contrasts with the first color. The U-turn signal indicator system may further include a light emitting element configured to illuminate the first portion and the second portion, and a control device configured to activate the light emitting element.

A vehicle collision avoidance system has a side-view camera positioned on a side portion of a vehicle and configured to present a driver with a rear side view exterior to the vehicle. A display is coupled to the side-view camera and disposed in view of the driver to output a video stream from the side-view camera. A turn signal sensor is configured to detect activation of a turn signal. A controller is configured to receive signals from the turn signal sensor and to adjust a field of view of the side-view camera based on activation of the turn signal.

A camera monitoring system includes: a housing rotatable around a coupling shaft of a base part disposed in a vehicle; a camera disposed on one end of the housing; a cam plate disposed inside the housing and fixed to the base part; a link including a first end moving along a guide part of the cam plate and a second end to rotate the camera when the housing rotates; a driving part for applying a driving force to rotate the housing; and a control part to determine a folded state of the housing by controlling the driving force applied from the driving part based on a vehicle speed, and to rotate the camera simultaneously with the housing based on the folded state of the housing so as to maintain a previously set angle of a camera view.

The present invention is a peripheral information acquisition device including an imaging unit configured to perform imaging in a front side direction or a rear side direction of a vehicle and a stay configured to support the imaging unit on the vehicle, wherein the stay is formed so that the imaging unit is allowed to protrude outward from a side surface of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, and wherein, in a structure including the imaging unit and the stay, an outermost part of the structure in the width direction of the vehicle is disposed more inward in the width direction of the vehicle than an outermost part of the vehicle in the width direction.

This disclosure relates to vehicle exterior imaging systems that capture and display views of the exterior environment to vehicle operators. An exemplary vehicle exterior imaging system may include a glass panel including a combiner positioned between a first layer of glass and a second layer of glass, a first exterior side-view imager assembly configured to capture images of a vehicle exterior environment, and a projector assembly configured to project an output image onto the glass panel. The output image is based on the images captured by the first exterior side-view imager assembly. The glass panel may be part of either a windshield or a door window, and the projector assembly may be mounted either outside or inside of a housing of the first exterior side-view imager assembly.

A method, an apparatus and a system for displaying an image of a vehicle blind spot are provided. The apparatus is coupled to at least one external camera disposed outside the vehicle, at least one internal camera disposed inside the vehicle with a lens facing towards a driver, and at least one display disposed inside the vehicle. The method comprises capturing an image of the external environment of the vehicle by the external camera as an external image, capturing an image including the driver by the internal camera as an internal image, recognizing a face of the driver and a displacement of the face in the internal image, and adjusting a position of an ROI in the external image according to the recognized displacement, to display an image of the ROI on the display corresponding to the external camera. The displayed image of the external of the vehicle may be adjusted according to the posture or the angle of view of the driver, to have the image of the current blind spot by the driver shown correctly.

A camera system is installed on the front end of a vehicle, either on the left front, the right front, or both sides. The camera is linked via wired or wireless connection to an onboard computer and a navigation display that is located within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The driver reviews a visual description on the display of any oncoming traffic in the form of motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, animals and the like on the navigation display via a single screen, split screen or alternating screens. The camera system can include a speed sensor that detects when the vehicle reaches a threshold speed to activate or de-activate the camera. Alternatively, the computer can activate the system when a tum signal is activated, and de-activate the system when the tum signal is no longer activated. This camera system can be retrofitted into older vehicles.