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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Lorenz Laubinger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jamie Camhi, Pacifica, CA (US);
Lorenz Laubinger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jamie Camhi, Pacifica, CA (US);
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Abstract
A system and method relates to displaying a vehicle surrounding with an adjustable point of view, including at least one sensor device on the vehicle, a processor, and a display. The sensor device is configured to measure distances to objects of the vehicle surrounding. In addition, the processor is configured to generate a three-dimensional environment map based on the measured distances of the sensor device. Further, the display is configured to display the three-dimensional environment map having an adjustable point of view based on a particular driving situation.