System and method for enhancing vehicle environment perception

A system to enhance vehicle-environment perception, the system comprising:

• a memory comprising one or more executable instructions;
• a controller configured to read and execute the one or more executable instructions;
• a plurality of cameras configured to view or capture or view and capture images of selected portions of the vehicle environment;
• a display configured to exhibit information;
• a user input configured to allow one or more commands to be provided to the system;
• and
• wherein the executable instructions enable the controller to:
• operate the plurality of cameras based on the one or more commands;
• retrieve, from the plurality of cameras, information of the selected portions of the vehicle environment;
• generate perception information from the retrieved information of the selected portions of the vehicle environment;
• and
• exhibit, through the display, the perception information from at least one of the cameras.

A method to enhance vehicle-environment perception, the method comprising:

• providing a camera positioned at the side-view mirror assembly of a vehicle, the camera configured to view or capture or view and capture an image of the location at which a front tire and its respective underlying surface meet;
• providing a display configured to exhibit information;
• providing a user input configured to allow one or more commands to be provided to the camera;
• commanding operation of the camera, via the user input;
• viewing or capturing or viewing and capturing, via the camera, an image of the selected portion of a vehicle environment;
• retrieving from the camera, via the controller, information of the selected portion of the vehicle environment;
• generating perception information, via the controller, from the retrieved information of the selected portions of the vehicle environment;
• and
• exhibiting, via the display, the perception information.