Dennis Hammett
GMC's Transparent Trailer View technology allows drivers to see through their tow-behind as if it were invisible. This feature is enabled by a tailgate-mounted camera and an accessory camera mounted on the rear of the trailer. The system's software processes these images to make the trailer virtually invisible, providing a line of sight right through the trailer. This technology enhances driver confidence when navigating in tight quarters and general trailering in traffic.
What You'll Learn
The GMC ProGrade Trailering System
The ProGrade Trailering System provides up to 15 unique camera views, giving drivers a comprehensive understanding of their vehicle and trailer's position. These views include:
- Standard Rear Camera View: A traditional view from the rear of the vehicle.
- Rear Camera Mirror: A dual-function mirror that can be used as a conventional mirror or a camera-based view, offering a wider and less obstructed field of view.
- Rear Side View: A split view of the left and right sides of the truck and trailer, automatically biased based on the trailer's angle.
- Rear Trailer View: Guidelines assist in backing up the trailer, with a trailer-angle indicator showing the relationship between the truck and trailer.
- Inside Trailer View: Allows drivers to monitor the contents of the trailer using a customer-installed auxiliary accessory camera.
- Transparent Trailer View: The standout feature that virtually 'cloaks' the trailer, providing a line of sight through it as if it were invisible.
- Hitch Guidance with Hitch View: Displays guidelines on the rear camera view to help align the hitch with the trailer, with a close-up hitch view for precise maneuvering.
- Bed View with Zoom and Hitch Guidance: Provides a close-up of the receiver hitch for proper alignment with a gooseneck or fifth-wheel trailer hitch, along with guidelines to assist in backing up.
- Surround View: A top-down bird's-eye view of the truck's surroundings.
- Front Top-Down View: A top-down perspective of the hood, bumper, and front tires, useful for precise maneuvering, especially when parking.
- Rear Top-Down View: Shows the clearance between the truck bed and nearby objects.
- Bowl View: A 3D surround view, providing a sense of the height of objects around the vehicle, helpful for low-speed maneuvers when backing up.
- Picture-in-Picture Side View: Combines the rear side view with the rear trailer accessory camera view.
The Transparent Trailer View, in particular, relies on a tailgate-mounted camera and an accessory camera mounted on the rear of the trailer. The system's software blends these images to create a virtual line of sight through the trailer, making it seem invisible. This feature enhances safety and confidence when navigating in tight quarters or heavy traffic.
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The Transparent Trailer View
In addition to the Transparent Trailer View, GMC's ProGrade Trailering System offers other camera views, such as the Rear Trailer View, which provides guidelines to assist with backing up a trailer, and the Inside Trailer View, which allows the driver to monitor the contents of the trailer using a customer-installed camera.
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The Rear Trailer View
To use the Rear Trailer View, the trailer must be a conventional hitch box-type trailer no more than 32 feet in length. The setup process involves measuring and entering the trailer's dimensions into the trailer profile on the infotainment system or the myGMC mobile app. After entering the dimensions, the system will automatically start calibrating the camera.
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The Inside Trailer View
The Transparent Trailer View is available on newer models of the GMC Sierra 1500 and Ram trucks. It is also offered as an optional technology package for the 2020 Silverado HD and 1500.
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The Rear Vision Camera View
When in the Rear Vision Camera View, you can enable two sets of guidelines with the guideline button on your display. One set of guidelines tracks the path of your vehicle, and the other set, called Hitch Guidance guidelines, helps you line up a trailer hitch. This is especially useful when driving with a trailer camera, as it allows you to briefly check your trailer using the Rear Vision Camera View.
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Frequently asked questions
The GMC camera system provides up to 15 different camera views, including a transparent trailer view, which allows the driver to see what's behind their trailer.
The transparent trailer view feature blends images from a tailgate-mounted camera with those from an accessory camera affixed to the back of the trailer, rendering the trailer virtually invisible.
You can access the camera views by pressing the camera icon on your infotainment display.
Some other camera views offered by GMC include the rear camera mirror, rear side view, hitch guidance with hitch view, surround view, and bowl view.
