ProViu Digital Wing Mirror Bus

ProViu® Mirror

Superior digital substitute for traditional commercial vehicle wing mirrors

Enhancing safety for commercial vehicles with our

ProViu® Mirror System

Sept 10 2024 – Continental’s Digital Camera Monitor System for commercial vehicles - ProViu® Mirror, is being offered as an off-the-shelf solution aimed at saving long development cycles for customers. The ProViu® Mirror system replaces traditional wing mirrors with a modular system of high-definition cameras and displays in the driver cabin, resulting in a technology solution that improves overall visibility across various conditions. It also enables improvements that can be made to the drivers’ workspace with additional ADAS functions.

The ProViu® Mirror system is available as both OE and retrofit solution that is compatible with the cabin of various vehicle types of trucks, buses, or off-highway vehicles. It provides the driver with the effective visual range of class II and class IV wing mirrors and, optionally, class V and VI. ProViu® Mirror is also the first off-the-shelf one-camera system with a functional safety rating of ASIL B. This digital camera monitor system mitigates many of the weaknesses faced by traditional wing mirror, including restricted or obstructed view, blind spots, as well as high noise levels and fuel consumption due to poor aerodynamics.

Innovative technology provides high-quality images

The ProViu® Mirror provides a real-time depiction of all that is going on around the vehicle. This is enabled by the cameras that are based on the LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) technology with a frame rate of 60 fps and an image latency of below 80ms, both significantly exceeding the values required by UN ECE Regulation No 46 (R46). The camera’s resolution of 3 megapixels enables a broadened field of view when compared to traditional mirrors, giving the flexibility to be utilized in vehicles with different heights, while still complying with the relevant regulations.

Modular system offers flexibility

With its platform approach, the ProViu® Mirror offers various configurations for different kinds of commercial vehicles. This feature of using the same hardware and software for different applications, ensures that OEMs do not incur additional development costs, while retrofit customers profit from a cost-effective platform. The modular system can be individually configured for the various mirror classes depending on requirements.

ProViu Digital Wing Mirror System Overview

Integration of additional driver assistance functions possible

Our ProViu® Mirror already offers a multitude of functions that sets it apart from traditional wing mirrors and even other camera monitoring systems in the market. Some of these features include:

  • The STARVIS™ technology that automatically brightens up the display based on the ambient brightness detected by light sensors. This is especially handy in bad weather and at nights when visibility is low.
  • The High Dynamic Range technology highlights bright and dark parts while still retaining all the details. Thereby, helping in situations where strong lighting or backlights blind the camera view.
  • The LFM LED Flicker Management function suppresses LED flicker and therefore ensures image clarity.
  • The camera modules are equipped with a built-in heating pad to reduce the impact of rainy, icy and snowy environments on the image.

The high image resolution of the system also opens up the possibility of integrating additional advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) functions via the built-in CAN interface. The park assist, for example, extends the image downwards when receiving a reverse signal and adds park assist lines to improve parking visibility. The turning assistance function automatically expands the field of vision on the turning side when receiving a turn signal and lights up the camera turn signal. And the system also sends blind spot detection (BSIS) data directly to the display.  

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