Patent ID: 8749367

Claim:
A driver assistance system for a vehicle, said driver assistance system comprising: an attachment element attached at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said driver assistance system; said attachment element comprising a mirror mounting element; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head and a mirror support; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror reflective element and a mirror casing; wherein said mirror support comprises a mirror mount that is configured to mount said interior rearview mirror assembly to said mirror mounting element; a structure attached at the vehicle windshield local to said attachment element; wherein said structure accommodates a forward facing camera; wherein, with said structure attached at the vehicle windshield, said forward facing camera views through the vehicle windshield; and wherein said forward facing camera comprises a component of at least one of (i) an automatic headlamp control system of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a collision avoidance system of the equipped vehicle, (iii) a windshield fogging detection system of the equipped vehicle and (iv) a rain sensing system of the equipped vehicle.