System and method for a combined visual and audible spatial warning system

A driver alert system for combined visual and audible spatial warnings, the system comprising:

• an object detection system configured to provide the location of at least one object relative to the vehicle;
• an audible output system including a plurality of speaker units;
• a display unit;
• and
• a control unit coupled to the object detection system, audible output system and display unit, the control unit configured to
• determine location of the at least one object relative to a vehicle passenger position,
• generate a combined visual and audible spatial warning, and
• control output of the combined visual and audible spatial warning,
• wherein the audible output system is controlled to output an audible alert indicating the location of the object relative to the vehicle passenger, and
• wherein the display unit is controlled to present a particle display output indicating the location of the object relative to the vehicle passenger;
• wherein the visual warning is a particle animation display presented by the display unit and located on the speaker unit and the particle animation display includes a focus point presented to identify the object position and one or more particle elements determined for the object;
• and
• wherein the particle animation display includes particle animation streams indicating a change in position of the focus point and the object.