Operating device for vehicle having a screen with an operating surface and a projecting unit configured to project an image on the screen

An operating device for a vehicle, comprising:

• a screen having an operating surface, the screen being configured such that a region of the screen including a portion of the screen to which an operating force is applied is deformed in a direction in which the operating force is applied, in accordance with the operating force applied to the operating surface;
• a projecting unit configured to project an image onto the screen;
• a detecting unit configured to detect, as an operating position, the portion of the screen to which the operating force is applied and which is deformed due to the applied operating force;
• and
• a processing unit configured to perform predetermined processing associated with a portion of the image projected onto the screen, based on a result of detection performed by the detecting unit, the portion of the image corresponding to the operating position,
• the projecting unit being configured to project the image toward a ceiling of the vehicle;
• and
• the screen being movable to a projecting position and to a non-projecting position such that when the screen is located at the projecting position, the image is projected onto the screen, and when the screen is located at the non-projecting position, the image is not projected onto the screen.