1. An image sensing system for a vehicle, said image sensing system comprising: an imaging sensor; said imaging sensor comprising a two-dimensional array of light sensing photosensor elements; a logic and control circuit; said logic and control circuit comprising an image processor for processing image data derived from said imaging sensor; said imaging sensor disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle proximate the windshield of the vehicle and having a forward field of view to the exterior of the vehicle through a windshield area that is swept by the windshield wipers; wherein said image sensing system senses the presence of an object within the field of view of said imaging sensor; and wherein said image sensing system at least one of controls and supplements the control of an automatic vehicle system using forward field of view information.