An agent device includes: a plurality of agent function units, each of the plurality of agent function units being configured to provide services including outputting a response to an output unit in response to an utterance of an occupant of a vehicle; a recognizer configured to recognize a request included in the occupant's utterance; and an agent selector configured to output a request recognized by the recognizer to the plurality of agent function units and select an agent function unit which outputs a response to the occupant's utterance to the output unit among the plurality of agent function units on the basis of the result of a response of each of the plurality of agent function units.

Techniques are described that facilitate remotely interfacing with a vehicle touchscreen. According to an embodiment, a method is provided comprising determining touch controls included in a GUI configured for displaying on a touchscreen of the vehicle, wherein the touch controls provide for controlling functions of the vehicle based on first interaction with the touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen. The method further comprises generating a representation of the GUI for display via an auxiliary display of the auxiliary device, the representation comprising one or more graphical controls corresponding to one or more touch controls of the touch controls, and enabling remote control of one or more functions of the functions of the vehicle by the auxiliary device based on second interaction with the one or more graphical controls as displayed via the auxiliary display.

A display control system includes a mobile terminal device and an in-vehicle device. The mobile terminal device is configured to display an agent image by executing an agent program. The in-vehicle device is configured to display an agent image by executing an agent program. The in-vehicle device includes a detection unit and a display control unit. The detection unit is configured to detect the mobile terminal device as a result of receiving identification information from the mobile terminal device. The display control unit is configured to, when the mobile terminal device has been detected by the detection unit, cause the in-vehicle device to display the agent image. The mobile terminal device is configured to, when the display control unit causes the in-vehicle device to display the agent image, prohibit display of the agent image on the mobile terminal device.

A vehicle includes one or more controllers, programmed to responsive to detecting a mismatch between a biometric information of a user collected via a biometric sensor and a biometric record, send a lockup signal to a mobile device enrolled with the vehicle to lock an application; and responsive to successfully performing an authentication through an interaction with the application in a lockup mode, send an unlock signal to the mobile device to unlock the application.

A vehicular audio video navigation telematics (AVNT) system includes: an input device configured to receive user input for executing a plurality of AVNT function menus; a storage device configured to index and store the AVNT function menus, a display configured to display a home screen menu including the AVNT function menus; and a controller configured to control the storage device and the display. The controller collects an execution count of each of the AVNT function menus based on the user input, indexes and stores the AVNT function menus in the storage device based on the collected execution count of each of the AVNT function menus, resets the home screen menu based on high-order menus of stored indices, and controls the display to display the reset home screen menu.

Techniques are described for remotely controlling functions of a vehicle without an integrated touchscreen. According to an embodiment, an auxiliary device is provided comprising a display and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in at least one memory. The computer executable component can comprise a feature acquisition component that determines electronic features of the vehicle that are respectively controlled by electromechanical controls of the vehicle, and a display component that displays a graphical user interface via the display wherein the graphical user interface comprises one or more graphical controls for controlling one or more features of the electronic features of the vehicle. The computer executable components further comprising a remote-control component that remotely controls the one or more features via interaction with the one or more graphical controls as rendered via the display.

Techniques are described that facilitate remotely interfacing with a vehicle touchscreen. According to an embodiment, a method is provided comprising determining touch controls included in a GUI configured for displaying on a touchscreen of the vehicle, wherein the touch controls provide for controlling functions of the vehicle based on first interaction with the touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen. The method further comprises generating a representation of the GUI for display via an auxiliary display of the auxiliary device, the representation comprising one or more graphical controls corresponding to one or more touch controls of the touch controls, and enabling remote control of one or more functions of the functions of the vehicle by the auxiliary device based on second interaction with the one or more graphical controls as displayed via the auxiliary display.

Systems and methods for avoiding illegal stopping zones are provided. In example embodiments, a networked system identifies a destination of a driver providing a transportation service to a user. The networked system monitors a user device of the driver, and infers, based on the monitoring, that the driver is planning to stop in an illegal stopping zone located a predetermined distance to the destination. The inference is based on device data such as accelerometer data or location data that is triangulated with known or derived illegal stopping zones. In response, the networked system causes presentation of a notification on a user interface of the device of the driver. The notification provides an indication of the illegal stopping zone. In some embodiments, the notification also provides an alternative stopping location determined by the networked system.

According to one embodiment, a user interface of a device comprising a display configured to output information related to a user interface of the multimedia system, wherein the user interface includes one or more icons indicative of an application of the multimedia system, and a processor in communication with the display and programmed to in response to a first input from a user, allow an arrangement of the one or more icons on the user interface and adjust an original size of the icons to a smaller size, set the arrangement of the one or more icons and adjust the smaller size icons to the original size icons, and output the original size icons on the display with the arrangement.

The disclosure relates generally to an in-vehicle feedback system, and more particularly, to an in-vehicle device with a display or graphical interface that collects driving data and provides feedback based on the driving data. The system may comprise an in-vehicle device that includes a graphical user interface and a processor and a data collection device wirelessly connected to the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device may be configured to receive vehicle telematics data from the data collection device and the processor may process the telematics data in real time and cause the telematics data to be displayed on the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may include a speed display and an acceleration display.