A vehicular multi-camera surround view system, said vehicular multi-camera surround view system comprising:
- a front camera disposed at a front portion of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular multi-camera surround view system, said front camera having a field of view exterior and at least forward of the equipped vehicle;
- said front camera operable to capture image data;
- a driver-side camera disposed at a driver side exterior sideview mirror assembly of the equipped vehicle, said driver-side camera having a field of view exterior and at least sideward of the equipped vehicle;
- said driver-side camera operable to capture image data;
- a passenger-side camera disposed at a passenger side exterior sideview mirror assembly of the equipped vehicle, said passenger-side camera having a field of view exterior and at least sideward of the equipped vehicle;
- said passenger-side camera operable to capture image data;
- a rear backup camera disposed at a rear portion of the equipped vehicle, said rear backup camera having a field of view exterior and at least rearward of the equipped vehicle;
- said rear backup camera viewing a rear blind zone at the rear of the equipped vehicle that is not viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when reversing the equipped vehicle;
- said rear backup camera operable to capture image data;
- wherein said rear backup camera comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor;
- wherein the field of view of said rear backup camera is at least 180 degrees;
- an electronic control unit disposed in the equipped vehicle;
- wherein image data captured by said front camera is conveyed to said electronic control unit;
- wherein image data captured by said driver-side camera is conveyed to said electronic control unit;
- wherein image data captured by said passenger-side camera is conveyed to said electronic control unit;
- wherein image data captured by said rear backup camera is conveyed to said electronic control unit;
- wherein said electronic control unit is operable to combine image data conveyed from said front camera, said driver-side camera, said passenger-side camera and said rear backup camera to form composite video images (i) derived from image data captured by said rear backup camera, (ii) derived from image data captured by said driver-side camera, (iii) derived from image data captured by said passenger-side camera and (iv) derived from image data captured by said front camera;
- wherein said electronic control unit is operable to output said composite video images for display at a display device, said display device comprising a video display screen disposed in an interior cabin of the equipped vehicle and viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle, wherein said composite video images as displayed on said video display screen provide a bird's eye view that enhances the driver's understanding of areas surrounding the equipped vehicle;
- wherein said video display screen has a diagonal dimension of at least 7 inches;
- wherein said electronic control unit is operable to process image data conveyed from said rear backup camera to form rear backup video images derived from image data captured by said rear backup camera;
- wherein said electronic control unit is operable to output said rear backup video images for display on said video display screen to allow the driver viewing said rear backup video images displayed on said video display screen to see into the rear blind zone at the rear of the equipped vehicle when reversing the equipped vehicle;
- wherein initial ignition on of the equipped vehicle commences a new ignition cycle of the equipped vehicle;
- wherein said electronic control unit processes image data conveyed from said rear backup camera to form rear backup video images derived from image data captured by said rear backup camera and outputs said rear backup video images to said display device for display on said video display screen to allow the driver, when viewing said rear backup video images displayed on said video display screen, to see into the rear blind zone at the rear of the equipped vehicle when reversing the equipped vehicle;
- wherein said rear backup video images that are derived from image data captured by said rear backup camera are displayed on said video display screen for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle no later than 2 seconds after the driver of the equipped vehicle first changes propulsion of the equipped vehicle during the new ignition cycle to reverse mode to commence a first backup event;
- wherein, upon changing propulsion of the equipped vehicle by the driver of the equipped vehicle during the new ignition cycle to reverse mode to commence a backup event subsequent to the first backup event and until the subsequent backup event is completed, said video display screen displays video images derived, at least in part, from image data captured by said rear backup camera;
- wherein said video display screen is operable to display navigation information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle other than when a backup event is being executed by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
- wherein said video display screen is operable to display infotainment information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle other than when a backup event is being executed by the driver of the equipped vehicle;
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- wherein a valid and stable video signal is available from said rear backup camera no later than 500 milliseconds after electricity is provided to said rear backup camera.