A display control apparatus for a meter is provided. The display control apparatus includes a rotation sensor and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: (i) during a shift of the automatic transmission, calculate an estimated engine rotation speed estimated on the basis of a gear position after the shift; (ii) during the shift of the automatic transmission, control the meter such that the meter displays the estimated engine rotation speed; and (iii) when the engine has changed from a driving state to a driven state during the shift or the engine has changed from the driven state to the driving state during the shift, control the meter such that the rotation speed of the engine, displayed on the meter, is changed from the estimated engine rotation speed to the rotation speed of the engine, detected by the rotation sensor.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a gestural interface in vehicle. In one aspect, movement data corresponding to a gesture of a driver of a vehicle is received from a radar receiver arranged to detect movement at the interior of the vehicle. The gesture is determined to be a particular gesture from among a first predetermined set of gestures for selecting an operating mode of a computing device. In response, a computing device is caused to enter an operating mode corresponding to the particular mode selection gesture, and a determination is made whether a subsequent movement of the driver represents a gesture from a second predetermined set of gestures that is different from the first predetermined set of gestures.

A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate with a planar front surface and a circumferential edge along the periphery of the glass substrate. A mounting element is disposed at the rear of the mirror reflective element and includes a pivot element that is configured to pivotally mount the mirror reflective element at the vehicle. A plastic molding receives the mirror reflective element therein such that a portion of the plastic molding is circumferentially disposed about the circumferential edge of the glass substrate without overlapping onto the front surface of the glass substrate. The portion of the plastic molding provides a curved rounded transition from the front surface of the glass substrate to a side surface of the plastic molding. The plastic molding includes at least a portion of a mirror housing of the interior rearview mirror assembly.

A computing system of a vehicle for controlling a vehicle or systems within a vehicle. The computing system comprises a presence-sensitive panel within the vehicle, an infrared camera configured to capture images in a three-dimensional space within the vehicle, at least one processor; and at least one storage device that stores instructions. When the instructions are executed, they case the at least one processor to: receive, from the presence-sensitive panel, a first indication of input, receive, from the infrared camera, a second indication of input, and determine, based on at least one of the first indication of input or the second indication of input, an operation to be performed.

Techniques pertaining to user notification via interior lighting for improved human-machine interface in vehicles are described. A method may involve a notification system of a vehicle receiving one or more signals each indicating a respective level of a plurality of levels of required user involvement required in operation of the vehicle. The method may also involve the notification system providing a visual notification with at least one aspect of the visual notification corresponding to the respective level of required user involvement indicated by each signal of the one or more signals.

Arrangements described herein provide adaptive cruise control systems that present travel settings for one or more nearby vehicles. Location information for one or more nearby vehicles can be acquired. Travel settings for the one or more nearby vehicles can be acquired. The travel settings can include a set speed and a set distance for each of the one or more nearby vehicles. Arrangements described herein can present within the vehicle the travel settings for the one or more nearby vehicles. A vehicle to follow from the one or more nearby vehicles can be selected based on the displayed travel settings.

Aspects of the disclosure provide an automated driving system and a method for providing an indication of a driver's responsibilities in a vehicle having an automated driving system. The system includes a display device for displaying information to a driver of the vehicle, and a controller configured to display, at the display device, a driver and vehicle responsibility matrix (DVR matrix). The DVR matrix includes a first set of indicators each indicating a driving responsibility of the driver, a second set of indicators each indicating a driving responsibility of the automated driving system. In one example, the controller is configured to display the DVR matrix corresponding to an automation state.

A vehicle speed display device is provided in a vehicle capable of executing vehicle control. The vehicle speed display device includes a first image generation unit configured to generate a first image indicating a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a display range of the vehicle speed; a second image generation unit configured to generate a second image indicating a vehicle speed range corresponding to a preset vehicle speed condition regarding the vehicle control; and a display control unit configured to display the first image and the second image on a display unit of the vehicle so that the second image is disposed along the first image.

A computer-based method comprises: receiving, in a vehicle, a sensor output from a sensor, the sensor output reflecting a circumstance external to the vehicle; identifying a physical control device of the vehicle as being implicated by the sensor output, the physical control device configured for generating an input that controls vehicle operation; presenting, on a display device of the vehicle and in response to the sensor output, a visual representation of the physical control device, the visual representation indicating how to actuate the physical control device to generate the input; and ceasing to present the visual representation in response to a predefined event.

A computer-based method comprises: receiving, in a vehicle, a sensor output from a sensor, the sensor output reflecting a circumstance external to the vehicle; identifying a physical control device of the vehicle as being implicated by the sensor output, the physical control device configured for generating an input that controls vehicle operation; presenting, on a display device of the vehicle and in response to the sensor output, a visual representation of the physical control device, the visual representation indicating how to actuate the physical control device to generate the input; and ceasing to present the visual representation in response to a predefined event.