Magna Electronics Inc.

Bernhard Thaler

Joern Ihlenburg

Achim Gieseke

Goerg Pflug

Johannes Wolf

Christian Traub

Martin Rachor

A vehicular control system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view forward of the vehicle, and includes a radar sensor disposed at the vehicle and sensing forward of the vehicle. Data is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to a data cloud. Data is wirelessly received at the vehicle from the data cloud concerning a potential hazard existing forward of the vehicle that has not yet been detected via processing by at a processor of image data captured by the camera and/or radar data captured by the radar sensor. Responsive at least in part to the vehicular control system detecting the potential hazard via processing at the processor of image data captured by the camera and/or radar data captured by the radar sensor, the vehicular control system controls at least one vehicle function of the vehicle to mitigate collision with the potential hazard.

Vehicular control system with image processing and wireless communication

A vehicular control system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. Data is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to a data cloud. An image processor processes image data captured by the camera to detect objects present within the field of view of the camera. Data is wirelessly received at the vehicle from the data cloud concerning a potential hazard existing exterior of the vehicle that has not yet been detected via processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera. Responsive at least in part to the vehicular control system detecting the potential hazard via the image processor processing image data captured by the camera, the vehicular control system controls at least one vehicle function of the vehicle to mitigate collision with the potential hazard.

A vehicular vision system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle and having respective exterior fields of view, and a display screen for displaying images derived from captured image data in a surround view format where captured image data is merged to provide a single composite display image from a virtual viewing position. A control includes a processor that processes image data captured by the cameras to detect an object present in the field of view of at least one of the cameras. During a driving maneuver of the vehicle, the display screen displays surround view video images and responsive to detection of the object, the display screen displays an enlarged view of the detected object.

Vehicular vision system with split display

A vehicular control system includes a camera and a receiver disposed at the equipped vehicle. A control includes an image processor that processes image data captured by the camera to detect vehicles present within the field of view of the camera. The vehicular control system determines presence of another vehicle that constitutes a potential hazard existing exterior of the equipped vehicle responsive at least in part to a wireless communication originating from the other vehicle and received by the receiver. When the other vehicle enters the field of view of the camera, and responsive at least in part to the image processor processing image data captured by the camera, the control detects that the other vehicle is present within the field of view of the camera and controls at least one vehicle function of the equipped vehicle to mitigate collision with the other vehicle.

A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a camera, a receiver and a control. The camera has a field of view exterior of the vehicle and is operable to capture image data. The receiver is operable to receive a wireless communication from a communication device disposed at another vehicle. The control includes a data processor that processes captured image data to detect objects. The wireless communication includes a car-to-car communication. The driver assist system, responsive at least in part to processing by the data processor of captured image data and to the wireless communication received by the receiver, determines a potential hazard existing in a forward path of travel of the equipped vehicle. The control, responsive at least in part to such determination, controls at least one vehicle function of the equipped vehicle to mitigate the potential hazard in the forward path of travel of the equipped vehicle.

Driver assist system with image processing and wireless communication

A driver assist system for a vehicle includes an object detection sensor disposed at the vehicle and having an exterior field of view and a receiver operable to receive a wireless communication from a communication device remote from the vehicle. The wireless communication is associated with a driving condition of another vehicle and/or a road condition of interest to the driver of the vehicle. A control is operable to process data captured by the object detection sensor to detect an object exterior of the vehicle. The driver assist system is operable to adjust the data processing responsive at least in part to the received wireless communication. Responsive to the data processing, an alert is operable to alert the driver of the vehicle of a potential hazard and/or a system of the vehicle is operable to control a vehicle function to mitigate or avoid a potential hazard condition.

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Munich, Germany

Bernhard Thaler