Methods and systems are described that are configured for managing an environmental system of a vehicle in order to defrost and/or defog a glass panel of the vehicle. A computing device may control one or more devices of the environmental system based on receiving image data associated with the glass panel and environmental data associated with an interior of the vehicle. The computing device may receive the image data from one or more image capture devices and the environmental data from one or more sensor devices. The computing device may determine an indication of one or more environmental conditions associated with the glass panel based on applying one or more neural networks to the image data. The computing device may control the one or more devices to defog and/or defrost the glass panel based on the indication of the one or more environmental conditions and the environmental data.

A method for indirectly deriving a systematic dependence for a system behavior of a system component of a cleaning system of a motor vehicle. The cleaning system is adapted for cleaning at least one surface of the motor vehicle by means of a cleaning process adapted for a resource efficient cleaning. Additionally, a diagnosing method, a method for selecting a resolution strategy, a use of a resolution strategy, a cleaning method, a cleaning system, and a motor vehicle are disclosed.

A method for indirectly deriving a systematic dependence for a system behavior of a system component of a cleaning system of a motor vehicle. The cleaning system is adapted for cleaning at least one surface of the motor vehicle by means of a cleaning process adapted for a resource efficient cleaning. Additionally, a diagnosing method, a method for selecting a resolution strategy, a use of a resolution strategy, a cleaning method, a cleaning system, and a motor vehicle are disclosed.

A control apparatus for a vehicle according to one embodiment may include a vehicle position detection unit that detects a position of a vehicle, a bad condition environment recognition unit that recognizes whether a surrounding environment of the vehicle is in bad condition, and a control unit that controls at least a part of the vehicle based on whether the surrounding environment is in bad condition, and the control unit may perform control to clean at least a part of a sensor or a photographing device mounted on the vehicle, or perform control to warn a user of the vehicle when the surrounding environment of the vehicle is in bad condition.

A control apparatus for a vehicle according to one embodiment may include a vehicle position detection unit that detects a position of a vehicle, a bad condition environment recognition unit that recognizes whether a surrounding environment of the vehicle is in bad condition, and a control unit that controls at least a part of the vehicle based on whether the surrounding environment is in bad condition, and the control unit may perform control to clean at least a part of a sensor or a photographing device mounted on the vehicle, or perform control to warn a user of the vehicle when the surrounding environment of the vehicle is in bad condition.

In at least one embodiment, a system for controlling comfort features in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a memory device and at least one first controller. The at least one first controller is programmed to receive a first signal indicative of a location of the vehicle and to receive a second signal indicative of a weather pattern experienced by the vehicle over an elapsed period of time. The at least one first controller is further programmed to provide one or more selections fields on a display for selection thereof based on the first signal and the second signal, the one or more selection fields corresponding to recommended comfort features to be one or activated or deactivated in the vehicle and to transmit a command to the vehicle to one of activate or deactivate the recommended comfort features in the vehicle.