SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIELDING VEHICLE CAMERA

A vehicle including a housing, a camera and a shield is disclosed. The camera may be disposed in the housing, and may include a lens that may face away from a housing interior portion. The shield may be configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position. The shield may protect/shield the lens from glare in the extended position, and may not shield the lens in the retracted position. The shield may include a gutter structure disposed at a shield distal edge, which may be configured to protect the lens from rain water in the extended position. A gutter structure plane may be perpendicular to a shield plane.