Vehicle
Information related to a vehicle can be displayed by projecting an image based on the information on a road surface or the like. An image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information to be displayed; and an image projection unit that projects the image based on the information to be displayed acquired by the acquisition unit.
1. A vehicle having a projector, the vehicle comprising:
a body;
one or more sensors configured to acquire information relating to the vehicle;
the projector configured to project an image on a road surface,
a processor communicatively coupled to a navigation device, the one or more sensors and the projector,
wherein the projector is further configured to project the image based on information acquired by the one or more sensors and information from the navigation device received by the processor, and
wherein, when the image includes a character image based on the information from the navigation device and a traveling speed of the vehicle acquired by the one or more sensors is greater than a predetermined speed, the projector does not project the image on the road surface, and
wherein, when the image does not include the character image based on the information from the navigation device and the traveling speed of the vehicle acquired by the one or more sensors is greater than the predetermined speed, the projector projects the image on the road surface.
2. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the projector is further configured to project the image to different projection positions in accordance with the information from the navigation device.
3. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the projection positions include a driving lane of the vehicle, an opposite lane of the vehicle, and a position other than the driving lane or the opposite lane.
4. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the projector is further configured to project alert information received from the navigation device to a portion of the road surface of an opposite lane of the vehicle.
5. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the projector is further configured to project distance information to a destination received from the navigation device to a position other than a lane of the road surface.
6. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the projector is further configured to project at least one of a traveling direction information of the vehicle, a traveling speed information of the vehicle, and remaining fuel information of the vehicle to a portion of the road surface of a driving lane of the vehicle.