A virtual human-machine interface system for a vehicle including at least one projection surface disposed within the vehicle and a corresponding virtual human-machine interface method for a vehicle are provided. The virtual human-machine interface system comprises at least one micro-mirror projection device for projecting an image on the at least one projection surface, at least one sensor for detecting commands given by a user by determining the position of a part of the user's body within the vehicle, and a control unit for controlling the human-machine interface system. The position of the image projected by the at least one projection device within the vehicle may be modified by a specific command given by the user.

A display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a display control apparatus that displays an image on a display unit equipped on a vehicle, the display control apparatus including an image display unit that determines whether or not an amount of information of a first image to be displayed on the display unit equipped on the vehicle needs to be reduced based on vehicle information obtained from the vehicle, displays the first image on the display unit when the amount of the information of the first image does not need to be reduced, and displays a second image an amount of information of which is smaller than the amount of the information of the first image in place of the first image on the display unit when the amount of the information of the first image needs to be reduced.

A method for operating an output apparatus of a motor vehicle performed by the output apparatus and including receiving a first consumption signal that indicates a consumption relating to a first form of energy measured in a first unit of measurement, receiving a second consumption signal that indicates a consumption relating to a second form of energy measured in a second unit of measurement, providing at least one reference element that indicates a respective predetermined standard consumption, displaying the at least one reference element on a display unit, and controlling a position of a consumption display element on the display unit based on the two consumption signals and, as a result, adjusting a relative position of the consumption display element with regard to the at least one reference element.

A vehicle display device includes an accommodating unit mounted on a vehicle, a ring-like decorative member disposed inside the accommodating unit, and a device configured to change a state of the decorative member depending on a travel mode of the vehicle. The device configured to change a state of the decorative member may be a drive device configured to change a posture of the decorative member depending on the travel mode. The drive device may change a posture of the decorative member to be different from that in the other travel mode if a first travel mode in which responsiveness of behavior of the vehicle in response to a driver's manipulation input is higher than that in the other travel mode is selected.

A vehicle situation that can occur at a later time than the current time is displayed on a first display device, a second display device, and a third display device, and display content is controlled so that a display content of the second display device includes a vehicle situation that can occur at a later time than the vehicle situation displayed on the first display device, and a display content of the third display device includes a vehicle situation that can occur at a later time than the vehicle situation displayed on the second display device.

A computer system for an autonomous vehicle is presented. The computer system includes a display system for interfacing with a passenger within the vehicle. The display system is disposed on a window of the autonomous vehicle. A server is disposed in the vehicle. The server is in communication with the display system. The server is operable to activate the display system when an auto-pilot system of the autonomous vehicle is activated.

A method for displaying points of interest on a digital map on a display, each point of interest being assigned at least one category and the space in front of the display being segmented into spatial regions where each spatial region is assigned a category. The method includes detecting the position of a hand of a user or part of the hand of the user by sensors, more particularly by cameras, identifying the spatial region in which the position of the hand or the part of the hand lies, identifying the category assigned to the identified spatial region, and displaying or highlighting the points of interest that have been assigned to the identified category.

Control apparatus that controls headlamp of a vehicle and HUD of the vehicle includes acquirer that obtains information about an object situated ahead of the vehicle from monitoring apparatus monitoring an area ahead of the vehicle, light emission controller that controls the light emission form of headlamp based on a position at which the object is present, and display controller that causes HUD to display an alert image indicating the position of the object such that the alert image is superimposed on or situated adjacent to the actual position of the object in a view that is observed in a forward direction with respect to the vehicle.

A method for providing a user interface of a transportation vehicle, wherein the user interface has at least one mechanically adjustable controller and a touch display and operates peripheral devices of the transportation vehicle. A user interface of a transportation vehicle for performing the method for operating the at least one mechanically adjustable controller to bring about temporary deactivation of the touch display so that operation of peripheral devices by the touch display is temporarily blocked during the operation of the mechanically adjustable controller.

A method for providing a content by means of a device that includes at least two or more displays comprises displaying a first content on a first display area and displaying a second content on a second display area, the first content including XR content for navigation and the second content including information related with the navigation, and upsizing a size of the first display area and downsizing a size of the second display area in accordance with a user input signal. Also, the first content including XR content for navigation and the second content including information related with the navigation, and a controller upsizing a size of the first display area and downsizing a size of the second display area in accordance with a user input signal.