A drive assistance system is provided for assisting an operation of a
driver of a vehicle in a manner that does not cause disturbance for the
driver, based on image information derived from an external apparatus
such as roadside cameras or the like. The image information is provided
for the driver by a liquid crystal display unit, and the provision of the
image information is accompanied by a provision of supplemental
information from a headup display unit that draws driver's attention to
the provision of the image information from the liquid crystal display
unit in an appropriate manner.