Patent ID: 8706342
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B60K,B60W,G01C,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving data from an object detection apparatus indicating a location of an object in a roadway; determining a safe following distance between a vehicle and the object in the roadway based on the indicated location of the object; selecting, by a processor, an image indicating a safe following distance based on the determined safe following distance and the object; and displaying, on a display, an image for the vehicle, an image for the object, and the image indicating the safe following distance; wherein the image indicating the safe following distance includes a first portion associated with the image of the vehicle and a second portion associated with the image of the object, and the first portion and the second portion each have complementary edges, and the method further comprises: determining a current distance between the vehicle and the object, and wherein the complementary edges are displayed based on the current distance.