Virtual display system for a vehicle

A display system for a vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of display screens mounted to a plurality of mounting positions on the vehicle to display a plurality of images visible to a driver;
• at least one electronic control unit controllably connected to the plurality of display screens;
• a plurality of cameras mounted to the exterior of the vehicle at the mounting positions to provide images from outside of the vehicle, wherein the mounting positions for the plurality of cameras corresponds to the mounting positions of the plurality of display screens;
• a plurality of sensors within the passenger compartment directed toward a driver seat;
• and
• a plurality of images displayed on the plurality of display screens, wherein the image on each of the plurality of display screens is determined by the electronic control unit using information from the at least one sensor based upon a predicted point of view of the driver for the each of the plurality of display screens.

A method of displaying an image in vehicle comprising:

• recording a first image of an area proximate to the vehicle with a camera mounted to the vehicle;
• sensing eye position of a driver with at least one sensor located within a passenger compartment for the vehicle;
• determining a line of sight for the driver based upon the eye position and corresponding to a position of a display screen mounted within passenger compartment of the vehicle and visible to the driver;
• displaying a second image on the display screen, wherein the second image displayed corresponds to the line of sight the driver for the mounting position of the display screen.