Patent ID: 8676431

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a plurality of control apparatuses including a braking apparatus, an acceleration apparatus, and a steering apparatus; a user input device for inputting destination information; a geographic position component for determining a current location of the vehicle; an object detection apparatus for detecting object information of an object in or proximate to a roadway; memory for storing a detailed roadway map including roadways, traffic signals, and intersections; an electronic display for displaying information to a passenger of the vehicle; and a processor coupled to the control apparatuses, the user input device, the object detection apparatus, the memory, the geographic position component, and the electronic display, the processor being configured to: receive the destination information from the user input device; receive the location information from the geographic position component and identify a route to the destination based on the destination information and the stored map information; identify the object and an object type of the object based on the object information received from the object detection apparatus; determine at least one warning characteristic of the identified object based on at least one of: the object type, a detected proximity of the identified object to the vehicle, the location of the identified object relative to one or more predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, and the route; select an object warning image based on the at least one warning characteristic; and cause the selected object warning image to be displayed on the electronic display.