1. An apparatus for processing an image of a surrounding of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an image generator being configured for generating an image, the image having at least a first and a second portion, the first and second portions being different from each other and the first portion of the image being generated for further processing earlier than the second portion of the image; and an image processor being configured for processing the first and second portions of the image in order to process the image, where the image processor is furthermore configured for processing said first portion of said image while said second portion of said image is not yet available to the image processor.