Arrangements herein relate to an adaptive-alert system for an autonomous vehicle. The system can include a communications circuit interface that can be configured to communicate with an occupant sensor and to receive from the sensor physical state information associated with the occupant. Some of the physical state information may be acquired by the sensor prior to the occupant engaging the vehicle. The system can also include a processor and a warning circuit that can be configured to generate alerts having different levels of severity. The processor can be configured to cause the warning circuit to generate the alerts in response to a detected operational hazard and receive from the communications circuit interface the physical state information associated with the occupant. The processor can also be configured to, based on the received physical state information, cause a level of severity for at least one of the alerts to be adjusted.

Arrangements herein relate to an adaptive-alert system for an autonomous vehicle. The system can include a communications circuit interface that can be configured to communicate with an occupant sensor and to receive from the sensor physical state information associated with the occupant. Some of the physical state information may be acquired by the sensor prior to the occupant engaging the vehicle. The system can also include a processor and a warning circuit that can be configured to generate alerts having different levels of severity. The processor can be configured to cause the warning circuit to generate the alerts in response to a detected operational hazard and receive from the communications circuit interface the physical state information associated with the occupant. The processor can also be configured to, based on the received physical state information, cause a level of severity for at least one of the alerts to be adjusted.

A method and system for providing feedback to a vehicle driver are provided. Metrics are collected for a vehicle being operated. The metrics are categorized into one of a set of discrete performance categories. Sensory feedback is presented to a driver of the vehicle corresponding to the one discrete performance category.

A method and system for providing feedback to a vehicle driver are provided. Metrics are collected for a vehicle being operated. The metrics are categorized into one of a set of discrete performance categories. Sensory feedback is presented to a driver of the vehicle corresponding to the one discrete performance category.

A method for displaying and processing an image captured by an optical system used to simulate a rear-view system of a vehicle, includes capturing the image, calculating a region of interest (ROI) on the captured image, calculating a blur factor for blurring the ROI using one or more inputs, manipulating an image gradient pixel by pixel using the blur factor to reduce at least one of a brightness or a contrast of one or more pixels of the ROI, and displaying the processed image on a display.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for vehicle driving assistance, including: a camera photographing a front of a vehicle; a traffic sign board sensing unit sensing a traffic sign board in front of the vehicle; a traffic lane sensing unit sensing a traffic lane in front of the vehicle; a vehicle sensing unit sensing a vehicle in front of the vehicle; a collision warning unit raising a collision warning; and a control unit determining a collision risk situation and controlling the collision warning unit to raise the collision warning when determining that there is the collision risk situation.

The invention relates to a control device (1) for automotive vehicle comprising:—a tactile surface (2) intended to detect a contact of a finger of a user, and—a haptic feedback module (4) configured to vibrate the tactile surface (2), characterized in that it comprises a drive unit (5) configured to drive the haptic feedback module (4) so as to generate a haptic feedback in response to a press on the tactile surface (2), the haptic feedback being composed:—of at least two individual haptic patterns (M1, M2, M3 . . . Mn) which exhibit an identical trend and are generated successively, with—a period with no haptic feedback (B1, B2) intercalated between two successive individual haptic patterns (M1, M2, M3 . . . Mn),—the energy of the individual haptic patterns (M1, M2, M3 . . . Mn) varying with their repetition. The present invention also relates to a method of control for the control of such a device.

The invention relates to a control device (1) for automotive vehicle comprising:—a tactile surface (2) intended to detect a contact of a finger of a user, and—a haptic feedback module (4) configured to vibrate the tactile surface (2), characterized in that it comprises a drive unit (5) configured to drive the haptic feedback module (4) so as to generate a haptic feedback in response to a press on the tactile surface (2), the haptic feedback being composed:—of at least two individual haptic patterns (M1, M2, M3 . . . Mn) which exhibit an identical trend and are generated successively, with—a period with no haptic feedback (B1, B2) intercalated between two successive individual haptic patterns (M1, M2, M3 . . . Mn),—the energy of the individual haptic patterns (M1, M2, M3 . . . Mn) varying with their repetition. The present invention also relates to a method of control for the control of such a device.

A system detects a lack of vigilance by a driver of a motor vehicle. The system includes a first monitoring unit to assess whether the vigilance of the driver is or is not above a vigilance threshold, at least two distinct loudspeakers, and a sound stage generator to control the at least two loudspeakers so as to simulate a stereophonic sound originating from a virtual sound source that is mobile relative to a seat of the driver when the vigilance of the driver becomes less than the vigilance threshold.

A system detects a lack of vigilance by a driver of a motor vehicle. The system includes a first monitoring unit to assess whether the vigilance of the driver is or is not above a vigilance threshold, at least two distinct loudspeakers, and a sound stage generator to control the at least two loudspeakers so as to simulate a stereophonic sound originating from a virtual sound source that is mobile relative to a seat of the driver when the vigilance of the driver becomes less than the vigilance threshold.