A display control device configured to control a head-up display that projects an image onto an area ahead of a driver to display the image such that the image that is a virtual image is superimposed on an actual view. The display control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute control such that a highlighting image that highlights a specific object present ahead of a vehicle is displayed when a warning against the specific object is given to the driver. The specific object is detected based on traveling situation information regarding a traveling situation of the vehicle. The traveling situation information based on an output from a vehicular sensor including an on-board camera.

An image processing system includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image picked up by a camera, the camera being provided in a vehicle; and a quality changing unit that performs a quality changing process of decreasing a quality of the image to equal to or lower than a predetermined standard, based on at least one of a vehicle position at a time when the image is picked up, a vehicle position at a time when the image is output to an external device or a display device, and requestor information that indicates a requestor of an output request of the image.

An apparatus includes an information system with at least one pattern generator having a plurality of light nodes, each light node including at least one light emitting element, such as an LED. The at least one pattern generator is positioned with regard to a user of the apparatus such that it is located in the peripheral view of the user. A controller is operatively coupled to the pattern generator and configured to selectively initiate the generation of a visual light pattern on the pattern generator, the visual light pattern being indicative of information which is to be provided to the user of the apparatus.

A method for adjusting a switch position includes adjusting a position of a changeover switch for changing over a travel mode of a vehicle between an automated driving mode in which travel of the vehicle is controlled in an automated manner and a manual driving mode in which travel of the vehicle is operated by a driver is adjusted according to a state of the driver seat.

Systems and methods for maintaining autonomous vehicle operator awareness are provided. A method can include determining, by a computing system, an awareness challenge for an operator of a vehicle. The awareness challenge can be based on object data. The awareness challenge can have one or more criteria. The criteria can include a challenge response interval, a response time, and an action for satisfying the awareness challenge. The method can include initiating, by the computing system, a timer measuring elapsed time from a start time of the challenge response interval. The method can include communicating to the operator, by the computing system, a soft notification indicative of the awareness challenge during the challenge response interval. The method can include determining, by the computing system, whether the operator provides a user input after the response time interval and whether the user input corresponds to the action for satisfying the awareness challenge.

A haptic feedback method for a touch display screen of a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes: acquiring a touch operation of a user from the touch display screen of the vehicle; determining a type of the acquired touch operation, and retrieving a pre-stored feedback signal corresponding to the type of the touch operation, wherein different types of the touch operations correspond to different feedback signals; and transmitting the corresponding feedback signal to an actuator, and driving the actuator to vibrate by using the feedback signal for providing haptic feedback. A haptic feedback system and a haptic feedback control device are also provided.

An onboard apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a periphery of a vehicle, a display unit configured to display an image captured by the image capturing unit, and a notification unit configured to notify an occupant of information. The notification unit is configured to notify the occupant that the vehicle is in a startable state on the condition that, at least, display of the captured image has been started by the display unit.

A driver state detection device includes at least two state detection units that include a first state detection unit and a second state detection unit that detect a state of a driver of a vehicle, in which the first state detection unit and the second state detection unit are disposed at positions between which the driver is interposed in a vehicle width direction, and the first state detection unit and the second state detection unit are disposed in front of a rear end of a driver's seat.

A vehicle display system is configured to display instantaneous power delivery of a powertrain of the vehicle as a proportion of the instantaneous power capability of the powertrain. A controller for the vehicle display system comprises an input configured to receive data relating to a condition indicative of a limitation on the instantaneous power delivery and/or power capability, a processor configured to determine from the data whether the condition meets at least one predetermined criterion and an output configured to output a signal to display the limitation in relation to the instantaneous power capability of the powertrain when the condition meets the at least one predetermined criterion.

A method of displaying a residual capacity of a secondary battery causes a computer of a display device to perform calculating a residual capacity of a secondary battery that is configured to store electric power for driving a motor-driven vehicle on the basis of at least an estimated value of an open-circuit voltage of the secondary battery storing the residual capacity of the secondary battery which is calculated at the time of stopping of supply of electric power of the secondary battery in a storage and displaying the residual capacity at the time of stopping of supply of electric power of the secondary battery, which is stored in the storage, on a display at the time of starting of supply of electric power of the secondary battery and subsequently displaying the residual capacity of the secondary battery on the display within a range with a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value with respect to the residual capacity at the time of stopping of supply of electric power of the secondary battery.