Modular under-vehicle camera

An automotive vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle body including a vehicle floor, the vehicle body and vehicle floor enclosing a passenger compartment;
• a console positioned within the passenger compartment and extending from the vehicle floor into the passenger compartment, the console including a console surface;
• and
• an imaging system comprising:
• a cylindrical housing including a housing surface, the housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• an imaging sensor extending from the first end of the housing, the imaging sensor rotatable from a first position to a second position;
• a connection member coupled to the imaging sensor and enclosed within the housing;
• and
• a cap coupled to the housing at the second end, the cap including a cap surface having an alignment indicator;
• wherein the housing of the imaging system extends through the console surface and the vehicle floor such that the cap of the imaging system is rotatable from within the passenger compartment and the imaging sensor extends below the vehicle floor.

An imaging system for a vehicle having a vehicle floor, comprising:

• a cylindrical housing including a housing surface, the housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• an imaging sensor extending from the first end of the housing, the imaging sensor rotatable from a first viewing position to a second viewing position;
• a pivot member rotatably coupled to the first end of the housing and fixedly coupled to the imaging sensor;
• a cap coupled to the housing at the second end, the cap including a cap surface having an alignment indicator;
• and
• a rotation mechanism coupled to the cap and the pivot member;
• wherein the housing of the imaging system extends through the vehicle floor such that the imaging sensor extends below the vehicle floor and rotation of the cap rotates the imaging sensor from the first position to the second position.