SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS

A vehicle having a camera disposed at a vehicle front portion is disclosed. The camera may be configured to capture images of a geographical area that may be occluded from a driver field of view caused by presence of a vehicle vertical body-mounted pillar when the vehicle traverses a road curve. The vehicle may further include a processor configured to obtain a trigger signal and activate the camera responsive to obtaining the trigger signal. The processor may be further configured to obtain the images from the camera and determine a road obstruction presence in the geographical area based on the obtained images. The processor may output a visual alert notification or an audible alert notification responsive to determining the road obstruction presence.