A heater includes a heat generation element which includes a heater wire which spreads in a planar manner, and a metal plate serving as a heat dissipation element which includes a material having a high thermal conductivity, which is placed on a vehicle windowpane side of the heat generation element, which is heated by heat from the heat generation element, and which irradiates heat to the vehicle windowpane side. The vehicle windowpane is heated by the heat irradiated from the metal plate serving as the heat dissipation element.

A vehicle air conditioning duct structure includes: a front defroster nozzle which is provided in a vehicle front part, extends in a vehicle width direction, and is formed such that one end portion is connected to an air conditioning device disposed on a rear surface side of an instrument panel and the other end portion is disposed inside a front pillar and is provided with a front side air outlet opening toward a windshield glass; and a side defroster nozzle which is branched from an upstream side of the front side air outlet of the front defroster nozzle and of which a tip portion is provided with a side air outlet opening toward a front side glass.

A convertible vehicle includes a door having a window and a powered actuator that moves the window from a closed position to a partially open (set) position to permit the vehicle door to open. A controller actuates the powered actuator to shift the window to a set position upon receiving a door open request signal. The controller actuates a powered vibrating mechanism to break ice on the window if actuating the powered actuator does not cause the window to move to the set position.

A laminated glass includes a pair of glass plates opposite each other; a pair of intermediate bonding layers located between the pair of glass plates, each of the intermediate bonding layers contacting a corresponding glass plate of the glass plates; and a base film located between the pair of intermediate bonding layers, and being provided with a wiring in at least a partial area of the base film. A thickness of one of the intermediate bonding layers is thinner than a thickness of another one of the intermediate bonding layers. A thickness of a thinner intermediate bonding layer of the pair of intermediate bonding layers is 0.20 mm or less.

A laminated glass includes a pair of glass plates opposite each other; a pair of intermediate bonding layers located between the pair of glass plates, each of the intermediate bonding layers contacting a corresponding glass plate of the glass plates; and a base film located between the pair of intermediate bonding layers, and being provided with a wiring in at least a partial area of the base film. A thickness of one of the intermediate bonding layers is thinner than a thickness of another one of the intermediate bonding layers. A thickness of a thinner intermediate bonding layer of the pair of intermediate bonding layers is 0.20 mm or less.

A side mirror system for a vehicle is provided. The side mirror system includes a camera disposed outside a vehicle and capturing a peripheral area of the vehicle, an electronic side mirror including a mirror panel and a display panel, a moving device moving the electronic side mirror to an inside or an outside of the vehicle, and at least one control circuit electrically connected to the camera, the electronic side mirror, and the moving device, wherein the at least one control circuit controls the electronic side mirror such that the electronic side mirror outputs an image obtained by the camera through the display panel or the peripheral area of the vehicle is reflected by the mirror panel and controls the moving device such that the electronic side mirror moves from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle, when a specified condition is satisfied.

A side mirror system for a vehicle is provided. The side mirror system includes a camera disposed outside a vehicle and capturing a peripheral area of the vehicle, an electronic side mirror including a mirror panel and a display panel, a moving device moving the electronic side mirror to an inside or an outside of the vehicle, and at least one control circuit electrically connected to the camera, the electronic side mirror, and the moving device, wherein the at least one control circuit controls the electronic side mirror such that the electronic side mirror outputs an image obtained by the camera through the display panel or the peripheral area of the vehicle is reflected by the mirror panel and controls the moving device such that the electronic side mirror moves from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle, when a specified condition is satisfied.

In some embodiments, a LIDAR system may include at least one processor configured to control at least one light source for projecting light toward a field of view and receive from at least one first sensor first signals associated with light projected by the at least one light source and reflected from an object in the field of view, wherein the light impinging on the at least one first sensor is in a form of a light spot having an outer boundary. The processor may further be configured to receive from at least one second sensor second signals associated with light noise, wherein the at least one second sensor is located outside the outer boundary; determine, based on the second signals received from the at least one second sensor, an indicator of a magnitude of the light noise; and determine, based on the indicator the first signals received from the at least one first sensor and, a distance to the object.

In some embodiments, a LIDAR system may include at least one processor configured to control at least one light source for projecting light toward a field of view and receive from at least one first sensor first signals associated with light projected by the at least one light source and reflected from an object in the field of view, wherein the light impinging on the at least one first sensor is in a form of a light spot having an outer boundary. The processor may further be configured to receive from at least one second sensor second signals associated with light noise, wherein the at least one second sensor is located outside the outer boundary; determine, based on the second signals received from the at least one second sensor, an indicator of a magnitude of the light noise; and determine, based on the indicator the first signals received from the at least one first sensor and, a distance to the object.

A vehicle window assembly and a vehicle are provided. The vehicle window assembly includes a vehicle window glass, at least two sensors, and a heating component. The vehicle window glass has a functional region. At least two signal transmission windows are defined at intervals in the functional region. The at least two sensors are mounted at an inner side of the vehicle window glass. Positions of the at least two sensors are in a one-to-one correspondence with positions of the at least two signal transmission windows. The heating component includes at least one linear heating element. At least one signal transmission window of the at least two signal transmission windows is extended through by the at least one linear heating element multiple times. At least another signal transmission window of the at least two signal transmission windows is not extended through by the at least one linear heating element.