Warning system implemented in a vehicle and method thereof

1. A warning system implemented in a vehicle, comprising:

a proximity warning module configured to detect at least one object approaching the vehicle and generate a proximity warning signal, wherein the proximity warning signal comprises a relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle and a relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle; and

a display module configured to display a signal in a side area of the display module perceptible by a driver when the proximity warning signal is generated, wherein a position of the signal is determined based on the relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle and the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle, and the display module is further configured to display a proximity level of the object;

wherein the display module comprises a display panel having an active display area, the active display area comprises a central area and the side area, and a distance between the signal and the central area is proportional to the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle; the proximity level is determined according to the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle and an estimated time of arrival of the at least one object would bump into the vehicle; when the estimated time of arrival is less than a first threshold, the proximity level is of a first degree; when the estimated time of arrival is not less than the first threshold and the relative distance is not greater than a second threshold, the proximity level is of a second degree; when the estimated time of arrival is not less than the first threshold and the relative distance is greater than the second threshold, the proximity level is of a third degree, the first degree indicates an urgency not less than the second degree, and the second degree indicates the urgency greater than the third degree.

2. The warning system of claim 1 , wherein the proximity warning module comprises:

at least one sensor unit configured to generate raw sensing data, wherein the raw sensing data comprising the relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle and the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle; and

a vehicle electronic control unit configured to generate the proximity warning signal in response to the raw sensing data.

3. The warning system of claim 1 , wherein the proximity warning signal is generated according to the proximity level.

4. The warning system of claim 1 , wherein the signal displayed in the side area of the display module is performed through color changes, adjustments of brightness, changes of shape, or a flashing indicator.

5. The warning system of claim 1 , wherein the display module further comprises:

a plurality of light emitting units arranged in the side area and configured to display the signal.

6. The warning system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of light emitting units are arranged in a ring.

7. The warning system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of light emitting units are disposed corresponding to the relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle.

8. The warning system of claim 1 , wherein the display module is implemented in a vehicle instrument cluster, a central console panel, a rear-view display or a head-up display.

9. A method for providing warnings, comprising:

detecting at least one object approaching a vehicle and generate raw sensing data, wherein the raw sensing data includes a relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle and a relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle;

generating a proximity warning signal according to the raw sensing data, wherein the proximity warning signal comprises the relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle and the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle; and

displaying a signal in a side area of a display module perceptible by a driver when the proximity warning signal is generated, wherein a position of the signal is determined based on the relative direction of the at least one object to the vehicle and the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle, and a proximity level of the object is further displayed;

wherein the display module comprises a display panel having an active display area, the active display area comprises a central area and the side area, and a distance between the signal and the central area is proportional to the relative distance between the object and the vehicle;

wherein the proximity level is determined according to the relative distance between the at least one object and the vehicle and an estimated time of arrival of the at least one object would bump into the vehicle; when the estimated time of arrival is less than a first threshold, the proximity level is of a first degree; when the estimated time of arrival is not less than the first threshold and the relative distance is not greater than a second threshold, the proximity level is of a second degree; when the estimated time of arrival is not less than the first threshold and the relative distance is greater than the second threshold, the proximity level is of a third degree, the first degree indicates an urgency not less than the second degree, and the second degree indicates the urgency greater than the third degree.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the proximity warning signal is further generated according to the proximity level.