Display system for vehicle

A method for displaying a virtual preceding vehicle, comprising:

• detecting a vehicle traveling condition of a host vehicle;
• detecting a road condition of a road ahead of the host vehicle;
• calculating a traveling condition of a virtual preceding vehicle on the basis of the vehicle traveling condition and the road condition;
• and
• projecting the preceding vehicle which travels under the calculated traveling condition of the virtual preceding vehicle, at a position ahead of a driver of the host vehicle.

A display system for a vehicle, comprising:

• virtual preceding vehicle displaying means for displaying a virtual preceding vehicle at a position ahead of a host vehicle driven by a driver;
• forward road condition detecting means for detecting a road condition of a road ahead of the host vehicle;
• host vehicle traveling condition detecting means for detecting a traveling condition of the host vehicle;
• and
• virtual preceding vehicle controlling means for changing a traveling condition of the virtual preceding vehicle on the basis of the road condition and the traveling condition of the host vehicle.

A vehicle comprising:

• a display system comprising,
• a projector projecting a virtual preceding vehicle at a position ahead of a driver of a host vehicle,
• a vehicle condition detecting unit detecting a vehicle traveling condition of the host vehicle,
• a road condition detecting unit detecting a road condition of a road ahead of the host vehicle, and
• a controller coupled to the projector, the vehicle condition detecting unit and the road condition detecting unit, the controller being arranged to calculate a traveling condition of the virtual preceding vehicle on the basis of the vehicle traveling condition and the road condition, and to command the projector to project the preceding vehicle which travels under the calculated traveling condition of the virtual preceding vehicle.