Image display device for displaying images on a road surface

An image display device mounted on an own vehicle traveling on a road, the image display device comprising:

• a controller that:
• detects, using a detector, a notification target around the own vehicle traveling on the road;
• determines a state of the notification target based on a direction to which the notification target is facing;
• generates, based on the state of the notification target, a first notification to be displayed, by an illuminator of the own vehicle, for the notification target;
• receives, from a surrounding vehicle via an inter-vehicle communicator, information associated with a second notification to be displayed by an illuminator of the surrounding vehicle for the notification target, wherein the surrounding vehicle is traveling on the road;
• determines a display order of the first notification and the second notification based on a priority level of the first notification and a priority level of the second notification;
• and
• displays, on a road surface of the road using the illuminator of the own vehicle, the first notification based on the determined display order.

An image display device mounted on an own vehicle traveling on a road, the image display device comprising:

• a controller that:
• detects, using a detector, a notification target around the own vehicle traveling on the road;
• determines a state of the notification target based on 1) a road environment surrounding the notification target including at least one of a road width of the road, a number of lanes on the road, a road marking on the road, a road sign on the road, and traffic lights on the road, and 2) at least one of a position of the notification target relative to the road, a direction to which the notification target is facing, a direction in which the notification target is traveling, and a behavior of the notification target;
• generates, based on the state of the notification target, a first notification to be displayed, by an illuminator of the own vehicle, for the notification target;
• receives, from a surrounding vehicle via an inter-vehicle communicator, information associated with a second notification to be displayed by an illuminator of the surrounding vehicle for the notification target, wherein the surrounding vehicle is traveling on the road;
• determines a display order of the first notification and the second notification based on a priority level of the first notification and a priority level of the second notification;
• and
• displays, on a road surface of the road using the illuminator of the own vehicle, the first notification based on the determined display order.