Vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus

A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus comprising:

• a camera configured to image an external environment of a vehicle periphery of a host vehicle;
• an electronic control unit comprising a processor and associated memory;
• and
• a display provided within the host vehicle and configured to display a display image,
• wherein the electronic control unit is configured to
• generate the display image of the external environment based on image information received from the camera such that the display image includes a first display image from a first predetermined viewpoint that is located to one of right and left sides of the host vehicle and from which a corresponding one of right and left side surfaces of the host vehicle and a rear portion or a front portion of the host vehicle are obliquely seen from above,
• generate and output the display image including the first display image in at least a first traveling status of the host vehicle that includes a steering state in which a magnitude of a steering angle from a neutral position is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle, the predetermined angle being separated from the neutral position by a range of magnitudes of the steering angle,
• the first traveling status further includes a vehicle speed state in which a vehicle speed of the host vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined vehicle speed,
• the predetermined angle is a first predetermined angle and the predetermined vehicle speed is a first predetermined vehicle speed;
• and
• the electronic control unit is further configured to discontinue the generation and output of the display image including the first display image if (i) the vehicle speed of the host vehicle is greater than or equal to a second predetermined vehicle speed and (ii) the magnitude of the steering angle from the neutral position is less than or equal to a second predetermined angle that is different from the first predetermined angle.