Adding Panoramic View Monitor Prime XSE Premium

I am not sure, it does use another camera in the back. In all honesty it is not as great as it sounds and even though I have it I almost never use it. It is like sitting too close to the TV and the shifting focus to a tv screen and the road start to give a headache. Also as cars come on on your sides, the video is distorted so you keep thinking someone is going to ram into you. The positive is if you have stuff in the car obstructing the rear, it allows total bypass. For me, the real draw of the package was the 360 camera.

 

PVM=360

You're describing the digital rearview mirror option.



I really don't think PVM is something you can add after the fact. A camera in each mirror, I think an extra camera in the grille and hatch(that's also used by the DRM), maybe one or two other cameras or sensors. And then all the different wiring harnesses for the cameras. So much wiring. And then to reprogram the car to accept all the PVM parts and activate all the modes.

I'm not saying it's impossible, just that I wouldn't want to try.

 

ooops yes you are right. Yeah there are cameras coming out the wazoo on that system
edit: AND there is an extra button next to the steering wheel to activate the system when you are at 8mph or less, as well as change the angle. It does not just come on when the prox sensors detect something.

 

If you do find a way, please let me know. Same exact model here

 

Given the PVM includes the advanced parking option, would it not need an processing unit or something like that?

I imagine the whole system like some extra package added by a supplier - not some hw already fully integrate in the standard system... the only reuse seem to be the existing USS

edit: just wild guesswork though

 

I've only dug into part of the system during my side mirror adventures, but I think it would be practically impossible to add PVM to a car that doesn't have it. And I mean that literally. I suspect it's theoretically possible, but the cost and difficulty would be so high as to make it impractical.

As much as the parts($$$$), it's the wiring. There are so many wiring harnesses you'd have to replace or alter to add PVM. Replacing them would be expensive because Toyota OEM parts are so costly, altering them correctly would be so difficult because of their locations and how they're routed, and altering them incorrectly is just a recipe for your vehicle ending up in an episode of "Just Rolled In - Customer States".

And then there's the software issue. Even if you manage to add/replace all the parts, will the car's software be able to "see" it? And if not, is there any way to change that? And even if there is, would a person even be able to find a Toyota dealership willing to dig into TechStream to do it? I get a headache just thinking about all the hurdles.

 

I'm wondering if it would be possible to install an aftermarket 360-degree-view system and tie it into the factory screen. Basically, have the aftermarket system use the video wiring that is currently used by the rearview camera (hoping it's just analog composite video, not something digital). Those systems can be had for around 200 USD, give or take, and come with a box that ties all four cameras together and creates a virtual surround view that is output via composite analog video signals to a monitor.

One caveat: Would rear cross-traffic alerts still work (i.e. is that using the camera or other sensors for detection)?

 

@otatrant Thanks for those details. The reason I thought it may be analog is because the quality of the rearview camera in my 2023 Prius Prime is pretty bad -- looks very much just SD quality. Hence I thought (almost hoped) it was analog and a good approach to tying in an aftermarket 360 degree system into the factory screen.