Display device for vehicle

A display device for a vehicle, comprising:

• a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of the vehicle;
• a display control unit that is configured to set (i) the information displayed at the display surface and (ii) a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface;
• a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin;
• a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other;
• and
• a warning display control unit that is configured to
• determine, while the vehicle is moving, whether an object is approaching the vehicle, and
• in response to determining the object approaching the vehicle, determine a possibility of collision with the object, wherein
• the display control unit is further configured to
• set the information and the display area based on a signal from an exterior sensor that is configured to acquire surrounding conditions of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving,
• in response to the warning display control unit determining the possibility of collision with the object being lower than a predetermined value,
• the display control unit is configured to set (i) the information including a first warning of the object approaching the vehicle, and (ii) the display area to a first display area, and
• the drive control unit is configured to control the drive unit to expose the first display area of the display surface from the interior member, and
• in response to the warning display control unit determining the possibility of collision with the object being higher than the predetermined value,
• the display control unit is configured to set (i) the information including a second warning of the possibility of collision with the object, and (ii) the display area to a second display area, which is larger than the first display area, and
• the drive control unit is configured to control the drive unit to expose the second display area of the display surface from the interior member.