Three-dimensional vehicle backup camera display system and method

A vehicle, comprising:

• an internal cabin that houses a support structure;
• at least one backup camera supported externally from the internal cabin and creating a rearward image of a vehicle environment in which the vehicle is disposed, the rearward image including a lower image section of a lower portion of the vehicle environment and an upper image section of an upper portion of the vehicle environment;
• a display supported by the support structure within the internal cabin, the display operatively connected to the at least one backup camera to receive the upper and lower image sections, and the display including:
• a lower display section disposed in a first plane and displaying the lower image section;
• and
• an upper display section disposed in a second plane, the second plane and the first plane defining an angle therebetween substantially disposed in a vertical plane, and the upper display section displaying the upper image section,
• wherein at least one of the lower and upper display sections is configured to be transparent upon detecting at least one selected operating mode of the vehicle.

A method of displaying information in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining an image of a portion of a vehicle environment in which a vehicle is disposed via at least one rearwardly facing camera supported by the vehicle;
• transmitting the image to a display including a lower display section having a lower viewing surface and an upper display section having an upper viewing surface, the lower viewing surface and the upper viewing surface defining an obtuse angle therebetween;
• displaying a lower image section of the image via the lower viewing surface;
• and
• displaying an upper image section of the image via the upper viewing surface,
• wherein at least one of the lower and upper display sections is configured to be transparent upon detecting at least one selected operating mode of the vehicle.