Patent ID: 7634110

Claim:
A drive assist system for a vehicle, comprising: front left and right cameras that are arranged at front left and right end parts, respectively, of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle; a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the front left and right cameras; a map database that stores road map information; a vehicle position sensing means for sensing a current position of the vehicle; a display control means for controlling a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined conditions; and a condition setting means for setting at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the display control means stops the displaying of the at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras when it is determined that the sensed current position of the vehicle is in the junction.