A display unit of the present invention includes a first display (head-up display) for displaying various information by irradiating a surface to be irradiated with video light and a control part for controlling the first display. The control part controls to display information on an inter-vehicle distance (bar graph), information on an inter-intersection (digital numerical value), an intersection image, and an arrow.

In a display unit of the present invention, an instrument frame body (speedometer frame body, power meter frame body) are changed to a map frame body in a process that the road image is stepwise reduced and display to the map image by switching from a road display state to a map display state. Further, the map frame body is changed to the instrument frame body in a process that the map image is stepwise enlarged and displayed to the road image by switching from the map display state to the road display state.

A vehicle hitching assistance system including a controller determining a trailer target area to a rear of the vehicle. The trailer target area is positioned within left and right lateral vehicle steering limits, defined in a lateral direction between left and right boundaries respectively spaced inwardly of the left and right lateral vehicle steering limits by one of a system perception factor or a vehicle geometry factor, and defined in a longitudinal direction between a minimum movement limit and a maximum perception limit. The controller further identifies a trailer coupler within the trailer target area and outputs a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler during movement of the vehicle.

A vehicle periphery monitoring device acquires first image information of a vehicle rear side and second image information of vehicle rear lateral sides. Second points at infinity of the second image information are made to approximately coincide with a first point at infinity of the first image information, and the first image information and the second image information are combined, and first composite image information is generated. When sensing a request to change a viewpoint toward a vehicle rear lateral side, second composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward a vehicle lateral side is generated. Further, when a path changing operation of an operation portion that is used in changing a path is completed, third composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward the side of the path change is generated.

A digital cockpit display (1) for a vehicle has a display device (2) with electronic display elements (3a-3n) arranged in the form of a matrix and by means of which information can be visualized. A control device (4) enables control of the display elements (3a-3n) to visualize the information. The display device (2) has micro-electromechanical actuators (5a-5n) that are connected to the display elements (3a-3n) and are selectively controllable by the control device (4) so that they initiate a linear movement of the display elements (3a-3n) between a retracted position in which a longitudinal extension of the microelectronic actuators (5a-5n) is minimal and a fully extended position in which the longitudinal extension of the microelectronic actuators (5a-5n) is maximal.

Autonomous vehicles use various computing systems to transport passengers from one location to another. A control computer sends messages to the various systems of the vehicle in order to maneuver the vehicle safely to the destination. The control computer may display information on an electronic display in order to allow the passenger to understand what actions the vehicle may be taking in the immediate future. Various icons and images may be used to provide this information to the passenger.

Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for presenting an Augmented Reality (AR) visualization of an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). A viewing device integrated into a vehicle gathers sensor data from one or more sensors. The sensor data describes a speed and trajectory of the vehicle and a geographic location of a physical object in relation to the vehicle. The viewing device determines, based on the sensor data, that a threat level of the vehicle colliding with the physical object meets or exceeds a threshold threat level. In response to determining that the threat level of the vehicle colliding with the physical object meets or exceeds the threshold threat level, the viewing device determines an automated movement of the vehicle to avoid colliding with the physical object. The viewing device then presents, on a heads up display of the vehicle, virtual content depicting the automated movement, and executes the automated movement.

A method for having an occupant of a vehicle that is in a highly automated driving mode take over a driving task includes the steps of determining that the occupant has taken over the driving task and, in response thereto, automatically actuating a handle element, which can change its shape, in order to affect the haptics of a rim of a steering wheel of the vehicle.

A glare detection apparatus for detection of at least one glare region within an image includes a processing unit configured to aggregate image pixels of the image having a high luminance intensity to bright image areas within the image and to calculate for image pixels around each bright image area gradients expected in case of a glare and actual gradients and configured to increase a glare diameter of a glare region around the respective bright image area as long as the calculated actual gradients match the calculated expected gradients.

A vehicle includes a controller programmed to activate a fuel savings feature upon satisfaction of transition conditions and inhibit the transition according to satisfaction of inhibit conditions. The controller is further programmed to accumulate data indicative of the inhibit conditions and a time associated with the conditions being satisfied over a drive cycle.