A display control unit includes: a first display control unit and a second display control unit that display operation buttons in a first display area and a second display area, respectively; and a third display control unit that displays, in the second display area, a first button for instructing a moving operation of the operation buttons in the second display area and a second button for instructing a moving operation of the operation buttons between the first display area and the second display area.

Sensors disposed on a steering wheel sense contact of a user's hands with the steering wheel. The sensors are arranged into several zones that wrap around the steering wheel. Each zone is adjacent to at least two other zones. Data from the sensors is continuously received by input/output circuitry. Control circuitry determines a time series of pressures for each zone based on the data from the sensors. The time series of pressures for the zones are stored in a data structure that is looped. The time series of pressures of the data structure is compared to a time series of pressures of a reference data structure. An action to control at least one element of the vehicle is performed based on the comparison. In some embodiments, the steering wheel includes handlebars and the sensors are disposed in handlebar grips.

A side window display system on vehicles is provided. The side window display system on vehicles includes a transparent display, at least one external sensor, at least one internal sensor and a controller. The transparent display is provided on a side window of a vehicle. The external sensor is used to detect an external environment of the vehicle to provide external environment information. The internal sensor is used to detect an internal environment of the vehicle to provide internal environment information. The controller is coupled to the transparent display, the external sensor, and the internal sensor to select an operation mode based on the internal environment information, and controls the transparency distribution and brightness distribution of the transparent display based on the operation mode and the external environment information.

Disclosed is a head-up haptic display device for a vehicle including a display unit for displaying information on a display area and sensing a touch input and a pressing input of a user with respect to the display area; a haptic unit for providing the display area with vibration, and a resistance force with respect to the pressing input; and a control unit for determining whether the touch input is sensed in a button area within the display area, controlling the haptic unit to provide the vibration to the display area based on whether the touch input is sensed, determining whether the pressing input is sensed in each of a non-button area within the display area except the button area and the button area, and controlling the haptic unit to provide the resistance force to the display area based on whether the pressing input is sensed.

Methods, devices, and processor-readable media for hand-on-wheel gesture controls are described. A steering wheel is virtually segmented into a plurality of radial segments. Each segment is assigned a semantic meaning. Control commands related to control functions are mapped to different virtual segments of the steering wheel. When a user performs a gesture on the steering wheel, the system recognizes the gesture and selects a control function based on the location of the hand relative to the steering wheel. In various embodiments, on-wheel hand gestures, on-wheel hand location, and voice commands may be used in various combinations to enable a user to perform a wide selection of functions using a small number of unique commands.

A vehicle display apparatus includes: a display including a first region in which provided content is to be displayed and a second region in which a link icon linking to the content is to be displayed; a touch sensor; a display control unit controlling a display mode of the display; and a storage holding data on the display mode. The display control unit keeps a display area of the second region smaller than that of the first region, and expands, when the touch sensor detects a swiping operation made by an occupant in the vehicle on the link icon, a rendering region of the second region, based on a completion position of the swiping operation, within a range where the display area of the second region is kept smaller than that of the first region, while continuing to execute display control in the first region.

A system for providing situational recommendations within a vehicle includes a system controller in communication with a plurality of onboard sensors, the plurality of onboard sensors adapted to collect real-time data related to a location of the vehicle and operating conditions of the vehicle, a database in communication with the system controller adapted to store data related to past actions and data related to a location of the vehicle and operating conditions of the vehicle when such past actions occurred, the system controller including a driver specific machine learning model adapted to predict a desired action based on the real-time data related to the location and operating conditions of the vehicle and data from the database, the system controller further adapted to initiate the predicted desired action, receive input from an occupant within the vehicle, and update the driver specific machine learning model.

An apparatus may comprise a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor, and the memory, wherein the at least one instruction is configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to obtain, based on sensing information received from a sensor, information about at least one other vehicle traveling in a second lane adjacent to a first lane in which the vehicle is travelling, determine, based on the information and driving information of the vehicle, a front safety distance for each of the at least one other vehicle and a rear safety distance for each of the at least one other vehicle, determine at least one candidate area in the second lane for a lane change, wherein the at least one candidate area excludes areas within the front safety distance and the rear safety distance, and display, via a display, the at least one candidate area.

The present disclosure generally relates to a method implemented in a Recreational Vehicle User Interface (RVUI) and a corresponding RVUI for controlling one or several functions of a recreational vehicle (RV). A circular-shaped user input element is displayed at a touchscreen of the RVUI. Furthermore, a user input is detected at the touchscreen of the RVUI. This user input comprises a movement along the displayed circular-shaped user input element. The movement is indicative of a request to control a user-selected function of the recreational vehicle. The user-selected function includes any one or a combination of: a climate control function, a heater function, a ventilation function, a water heater function, a vehicle battery function, a light control function, and a security alarm function. Responsive to detecting this user input, control of the user-selected function is initiated, or otherwise triggered.

An apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a processor; a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the processor; and the one or more programs include instructions for: a first determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a driving state; a first controller configured to deactivate a touch mode of the touch panel provided in the digital side mirror system when the vehicle is determined to be in the driving state; a second determination unit configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a switch mode for controlling the function of the vehicle through the operating switch; and a second controller configured to control a driver to perform a function from a menu selected through the operating switch when the vehicle is determined to be in the switch mode.