| CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 2360/177 (2024.01); B60K 2360/178 (2024.01); B60K 2360/179 (2024.01); B60K 2360/188 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method of providing an alert to an occupant within a vehicle to inform the occupant of threat vehicles when the vehicle is located at an intersection, comprising:
detecting, with a system controller in communication with at least one of a plurality of onboard sensors, wireless communication with other vehicles and wireless communication with infrastructure systems, at least one approaching vehicle that is moving toward the intersection;
calculating, with the system controller, a distance from the intersection, speed and trajectory of the at least one approaching vehicle;
determining, with the system controller, if the at least one approaching vehicle poses a threat and if the at least one approaching vehicle poses a threat, classifying the at least one approaching vehicle as a threat vehicle;
determining, with the system controller, a warning message and augmentation graphics to be provided;
determining, with the system controller, if the warning message and the augmentation graphics will fit within a field of view (FOV) of an augmented reality head up display system (AR-HUD);
projecting the warning message and the augmentation graphics onto an inner surface of a windshield of the vehicle by at least one of:
projecting the warning message and augmentation graphics onto the inner surface of the windshield with the AR-HUD system when the warning message and the augmentation graphics fit within the FOV of the AR-HUD system;
changing a color of route guidance graphics currently being displayed by the AR-HUD; and
projecting the warning message and augmentation graphics onto the inner surface of the windshield with a full windshield display system when the warning message and the augmentation graphics do not fit within the FOV of the AR-HUD system.
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