Augmented-reality map assistance to improve driver visibility

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• monitoring environmental conditions surrounding a moving vehicle, using an on-board sensor of the moving vehicle;
• detecting that at least one of the environmental conditions surrounding the moving vehicle is likely to impair visibility for a driver of the moving vehicle, based on an output of the on-board sensor;
• acquiring static map data for a location surrounding the moving vehicle;
• acquiring real time sensor data for the location surrounding the moving vehicle, where the real time sensor data comprises outputs of a plurality of on-board sensors of a plurality of other vehicles;
• generating an augmented reality view of the location surrounding the moving vehicle, using the static map data, the real time sensor data, and the output of the on-board sensor;
• and
• displaying the augmented reality view of the environment surrounding the moving vehicle on a display within the moving vehicle.

A system comprising:

• a processing system including at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• monitoring environmental conditions surrounding a moving vehicle, using an on-board sensor of the moving vehicle;
• detecting that at least one of the environmental conditions surrounding the moving vehicle is likely to impair visibility for a driver of the moving vehicle, based on an output of the on-board sensor;
• acquiring static map data for a location surrounding the moving vehicle;
• acquiring real time sensor data for the location surrounding the moving vehicle, where the real time sensor data comprises outputs of a plurality of on-board sensors of a plurality of other vehicles;
• generating an augmented reality view of the location surrounding the moving vehicle, using the static map data, the real time sensor data, and the output of the on-board sensor;
• and
• displaying the augmented reality view of the location surrounding the moving vehicle on a display within the moving vehicle.