A vehicle display device includes a processor, the processor being configured to acquire a deceleration state of a vehicle achieved by driver assistance and a reason for decelerating the vehicle, and cause a display to display a deceleration image indicating that the vehicle is decelerating and a reason image indicating the reason, based on the acquired deceleration state and the acquired reason.

Aspects of the technology relate to assisting a passenger in an autonomous vehicle without a driver. For instance, after a door of the vehicle is opened, a predetermined period of time may be waited by processors of computing devices of the vehicle. After waiting the predetermined period of time and when the vehicle's door remains open, a set of instructions for closing the vehicle's door may be played by the processors through a speaker of the vehicle. Once the door of the vehicle is closed, an announcement may be played by the processors through the speaker requesting that the passenger press a first button to initiate a ride to a destination. In response to the first button being pressed, the ride to the destination may be initiated by the processors by maneuvering the vehicle autonomously to the destination.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for animated representation of at least one object perception and of a driving intention of an assistance system for at least partially automated maneuvering of a vehicle. An object is perceived within an environment of the vehicle using the assistance system. The perceived object influences a control strategy of the at least partially automated maneuvering of the assistance system. The perceived object is represented. The vehicle is represented by an avatar. A first animation is displayed of an interaction between the avatar and the perceived object. The avatar is animated to mimic a first action based on the perceived object. A second animation is displayed representing the driving intention of the assistance system. The avatar is animated to mimic a second action based on a plan of the control strategy influenced by the perceived object.

A method controls providing suggestion information to an occupant of a vehicle relating to the performance of a vehicle function for operating the vehicle. The method includes providing a function unit with first input data representative of information relating to the vehicle occupant, the vehicle and/or the surroundings of the vehicle. The function unit determines request information depending on the first input data and the suggestion information. The request information is provided to a control unit, which determines, depending on the request information, whether the suggestion information should be provided to the vehicle occupant. Responsive to the control unit determining that the suggestion information should be provided, a control command to provide the suggestion information is sent to the function unit using the control unit. A provision command to provide the suggestion information is sent to the vehicle occupant using the function unit depending on the control command.

are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a virtual assistant enhancement system includes a plurality of markers installed in a vehicle in a corresponding plurality of different locations. The system activates, via a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual assistant of the vehicle, one or more of the plurality of electronic markers. The system also refers to the one or more activated electronic markers in instructions communicated to a user by the generative AI-based virtual assistant to assist the user in performing a task pertaining to the vehicle.