A trailer hitch guidance system for a vehicle , the system comprising: a display ; a user interface ; a camera ; a velocity sensor configured to measure a speed of the vehicle ; an electronic controller communicatively coupled to the display , the user interface , and the velocity sensor , and configured to receive, via the user interface , a first user input; in response to the first user input, present on the display a captured video image from the camera , the captured video image including a coupler ; determine within the captured video image an area into which the vehicle can be guided; present on the display an indication of the area overlaying the captured video image; in response to receiving a second user input indicating a location relative to the coupler , when the electronic controller determines that the vehicle is not in a reverse gear, present, on the display , a visual command to put the vehicle in the reverse gear; when the vehicle is in the reverse gear, activate an automatic steering of the vehicle steering the vehicle to the coupler based on the location; during the automatic steering the vehicle , receive, from the velocity sensor , the speed of the vehicle ; and when the speed exceeds a first predetermined speed threshold, present on the display a second visual command to slow the vehicle . a display ; a user interface ; a camera ; a velocity sensor configured to measure a speed of the vehicle ; an electronic controller communicatively coupled to the display , the user interface , and the velocity sensor , and configured to receive, via the user interface , a first user input; in response to the first user input, present on the display a captured video image from the camera , the captured video image including a coupler ; determine within the captured video image an area into which the vehicle can be guided; present on the display an indication of the area overlaying the captured video image; in response to receiving a second user input indicating a location relative to the coupler , when the electronic controller determines that the vehicle is not in a reverse gear, present, on the display , a visual command to put the vehicle in the reverse gear; when the vehicle is in the reverse gear, activate an automatic steering of the vehicle steering the vehicle to the coupler based on the location; during the automatic steering the vehicle , receive, from the velocity sensor , the speed of the vehicle ; and when the speed exceeds a first predetermined speed threshold, present on the display a second visual command to slow the vehicle . receive, via the user interface , a first user input; in response to the first user input, present on the display a captured video image from the camera , the captured video image including a coupler ; determine within the captured video image an area into which the vehicle can be guided; present on the display an indication of the area overlaying the captured video image; in response to receiving a second user input indicating a location relative to the coupler , when the electronic controller determines that the vehicle is not in a reverse gear, present, on the display , a visual command to put the vehicle in the reverse gear; when the vehicle is in the reverse gear, activate an automatic steering of the vehicle steering the vehicle to the coupler based on the location; during the automatic steering the vehicle , receive, from the velocity sensor , the speed of the vehicle ; and when the speed exceeds a first predetermined speed threshold, present on the display a second visual command to slow the vehicle . <EOS>