Patent ID: 7847678
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B60R,G08G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle surroundings information output system comprising: a vehicle surroundings information obtaining device that obtains information about the vehicle surroundings; an object detecting device that detects an object around the vehicle based on the vehicle surroundings information obtained from the vehicle surroundings information obtaining device, an output device that outputs information relating to the object detected by the object detecting device; a detection reliability determining device that determines a detection reliability of the object detected by the object detecting device; and a notifying information generating device that generates first visual notifying information viewable by a driver when the detection reliability of the object is at a first level and that generates second visual notifying information when the detection reliability is at a second level higher than the first level, wherein the notifying information generating device generates notifying information which changes a luminance of the object displayed by the output device according to the level of the detection reliability of the object.