CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B60R 1/12 (2013.01); G01S 13/08 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/301 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/305 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8046 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A method for operating a vehicle camera system comprising:
receiving a first image from at least one video camera;
identifying a first object in the first image;
determining a distance between a vehicle component and the identified object, wherein the vehicle component is an ego part capable of moving independently of the vehicle;
modifying the first image by incorporating a human machine interface (HMI) within the first image, thereby creating a modified mirror-replacement image wherein the human machine interface includes a display configured to communicate the distance between the object and the vehicle component; and
displaying the modified image to a vehicle operator.
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