VDO ProViu 360° surround-view system

VDO’s ProViu, from Continental, provides real-time, high-quality images utilising four specialised cameras with 187° fisheye lenses. It gives the driver or operator 360° all-round vision and a good view of the vehicle’s surroundings.

Suitable for retrofit and original equipment application on a wide range of public transport, trucks, buses commercial, contracting, agricultural and special-purpose vehicles, this latest development from VDO is designed to assist in risk reduction of accidents and life-threatening incidents.

The unique, robust four-camera system is linked to provide all-round visibility for the operator, reducing blind spots and displaying pedestrians, obstacles and dangerous situations that may not appear in direct rear-vision mirrors. The transmitted images are adjusted and consolidated to create a preview in one bird’s-eye view.

The system improves the ease of manoeuvring large vehicles while decreasing the risk of accidents, improving turnarounds and downtime associated with damage to a vehicle. It is suitable in critical situations such as dense city traffic, narrow loading areas, cluttered factory yards, building sites or when negotiating narrow streets with parked cars, cyclists and obstacles.

Unlike CCTV and other mostly reactive monitoring systems, the VDO ProViu is a passive, proactive system. Perfect merging, ‘alpha’ blending and grading are a standard feature. The entire system is designed for accuracy and has the advantage of a flexible SW tool chain with multiple screens, configuration, custom user interface etc. Light/dark balance is achieved by the automatic balancing of the whole image on the screen reducing the differential between the images. The system is built to the highest automotive standards and has full certification for EMC and type approval.