September 24, 2008 The concept of computer-synthesized bird ... electronic eye system “de-warps” and seamlessly combines the images to produce an overhead view of the truck and its surroundings.

Computer technology has made seeing a parking situation from a bird's eye view ... Pickup trucks even have camera technology that lets the driver "see through" a trailer to check on surroundings.

and increasing awareness of the surroundings at the back of the truck and front of the trailer—Hitch View, to assist with connecting the trailer; Surround View, which gives a birds-eye view of ...

The man then picked up a 6-foot-by-12-foot red utility trailer that was parked outside the house, set it on the bumper hitch to a pickup truck ... since the view from 300 feet had been clear ...