Assist viewing system

A vehicle, comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a windshield installed to the vehicle body;
• and
• a sunshade assembly including:
• a sunshade including:
• a frame;
• and
• a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film secured in a frame;
• and
• a drive apparatus operably connected to the sunshade to urge the sunshade between a retracted position between a roof panel of the vehicle body and a headliner of the vehicle and an extended position protruding from the headliner at least partially across the windshield.

A method of operating a sunshade of a vehicle, comprising:

• determining a level of sunlight glare on an operator of the vehicle;
• comparing the level of sunlight glare to a predetermined threshold;
• moving a sunshade between a retracted position between a headliner and a roof panel of the vehicle and an extended position partially across a windshield of the vehicle, the sunshade including a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film;
• and
• selectably energizing the PDLC film to change an opacity of the PDLC film in response to the determined level of sunlight glare.