Patent ID: 8346426

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 the current location of the vehicle; an object detection apparatus for detecting and identifying a type 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; and a processor programmed to: receive the destination information; identify a route to the destination; determine, from location information received from the geographic position component and the stored map information, the current geographic location of the vehicle; identify an object and object type based on object information received from the object detection apparatus; determine at least one action to be taken including controlling at least one of the control apparatuses based on the identified object, the current geographic location of the vehicle, and the route, wherein the at least one action to be taken includes avoiding a headroom zone in front of the identified object; select a headroom zone image to be displayed based on the at least one action to be taken and the identified object; and display the selected headroom zone image on the electronic display.