A vehicle display device includes a first display which is provided at a position where the first display is visually recognizable by a driver and has a touch panel function, a second display which is provided at a position closer to a seat next to the driver than the first display is in a vehicle width direction and has a touch panel function , and a controller configured to set one or more first operation buttons in the first display irrespective of the presence or absence of an occupant in the driver's seat, set one or more second operation buttons in the second display in a case where an occupant is present in the seat next to the driver, and not set the second operation button in the second display in a case where an occupant is not present in the seat next to the driver.

A method for automatically adjusting vehicle media may include obtaining personal data of a vehicle operator and obtaining contextual data about the vehicle operating. The method may further include generating a distraction-level value that represents a degree to which the vehicle operator may be distracted from the media. The method may further include generating a distraction threshold value. The method may further include determining that the distraction-level value exceeds the distraction threshold value and adjusting the media in response.

A display of a changing operation assisting apparatus for a vehicle selectively displays various screens which include setting elements and transition elements. Each of the setting elements is previously related to a setting item relating to a driving assistance function provided by the vehicle. Each of the transition elements is previously related to a different one of the screens. If a set state corresponding to one of the elements has changed within a setting change determination period, the apparatus increases a state change value corresponding to a combination of a driver who is currently on the vehicle and the element. The apparatus displays, as a part of a specific screen, the element whose increase amount of the state change value corresponding the driver within a display determination period is equal to or greater than a threshold.

The present invention has an object to provide a technology of accurately identifying a device that a driver desires to operate out of on-board devices, and supporting operation of the device. An operation support device of the present invention includes a line of sight direction acquisition unit, a characteristic behavior acquisition unit, a device identification unit, and a display controller. The device identification unit is configured to identify at least one on-board device out of a plurality of on-board devices mounted in the vehicle as an operation target device that the driver desires to operate, based on a line of sight direction and a characteristic behavior. The display controller is configured to cause a display device mounted in the vehicle to display an operation screen of the operation target device.

An autonomous vehicle including a sensor system that outputs a sensor signal indicative of a condition of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle also includes a user interface device with a display. A computing system determines, based upon a profile of the passenger, that support is to be provided textually to the passenger when the support is provided to the passenger. The computing system further detects occurrence of an event that has been identified as potentially causing discomfort to the passenger. The computing system yet further sets a predefined support message defined in an account corresponding to the event maintained in a database prior to occurrence of the event as a support message to be presented to the passenger. The computing system additionally causes the display to present the support message textually, wherein the textual support message solicits feedback from the passenger of the autonomous vehicle.

A vehicle control apparatus and a vehicle control method are disclosed. The vehicle control apparatus includes an inputter, a setting module, a determiner, and a controller. The inputter receives at least one collision avoidance operation signal from a collision avoidance device, and receives information about a current object detected by a sensing device. The setting module establishes a collision sensitive region for each driver upon receiving an ON mode signal from among the collision avoidance operation signals. The determiner determines whether the received current object information is present in a range of the established collision sensitive region for each driver. If the current object information is present in the range of the established collision sensitive region for each driver, the controller controls the collision avoidance device to perform a collision avoidance operation at a target time point earlier than a predetermined reference time point.

A virtual mirror arrangement, in particular for a vehicle, including at least one screen arranged in the interior of a vehicle for displaying a detection region of at least one camera, where an actuator connected to the camera is controllable by a movement of the display. The disclosure further relates to a method for adjusting a virtual mirror.

A method of displaying information on a display of a display device via a display controller includes imaging a user of the display device using an imaging device integrated with the display device or provided around the display device, detecting a line of sight of the user from an image captured by the imaging device, determining whether the display exists within a central visual field region centered on the detected line of sight of the user or within a peripheral visual field region located outside the central visual field region, displaying notification information on the display in a first display form when the display exists within the central visual field region, and displaying the notification information on the display in a second display form when the display exists within the peripheral visual field region, the second display form having a higher abstraction level than that in the first display form.

A drive assist device includes a fatigue degree estimator and a display controller. The fatigue degree estimator estimates a fatigue degree of a driver of a vehicle. The display controller changes a display range of an optical flow to be presented to the driver, on a basis of the fatigue degree.

A head up display arrangement is for a motor vehicle having a human driver. The arrangement includes a picture generation unit producing a light field. A light-reflective mirror reflects the light field such that the light field is visible to the driver as a virtual image. The mirror is transmissive of infrared energy. An infrared energy emitter emits infrared energy through the mirror such that the infrared energy is reflected off of a face of the driver. An infrared camera detects the reflected infrared energy after the reflected infrared energy passes through the mirror a second time.