An emergency vehicle alert system includes a first GPS receiving unit provided
on the emergency vehicle that determines emergency vehicle location information
of the emergency vehicle; a transmitter unit provided on the emergency vehicle
that transmits the emergency vehicle location information by way of an emergency
vehicle location signal; a second GPS receiving unit provided on the motor vehicle
that determines vehicle location information of the motor vehicle; a receiver unit
provided on the motor vehicle that receives the emergency location signal output
by the transmitter unit of the emergency vehicle; and a map display that displays
a current location of the motor vehicle and a current location of the emergency
vehicle. The emergency vehicle is shown as an icon on the map, whereby the icon
has a different visual characteristic depending on the position of the emergency
vehicle with respect to the motor vehicle.
