An improved console system is provided that is suitable for use in an
interior cabin of a vehicle, the interior cabin having a roof and a
windshield having an upper portion. The improved console system comprises
a console assembly that includes a headliner portion disposed at the roof
of the interior cabin of the vehicle and that further includes a
windshield portion disposed at the upper portion of the windshield that
extends downwardly from the headliner portion. The downwardly extending
windshield portion includes an image capturing device having a field of
view through the windshield in the direction of forward travel of the
vehicle that preferably captures images at least one chosen from (a) a
forward park-aid system, (b) a collision avoidance system, and (c) an
automatic headlamp control system.