A vehicular haptic feedback system includes a haptic feedback controller configured to communicate with a vehicle. The haptic feedback controller including a plurality of haptic feedback actuators and processing circuitry configured to detect quality of operation information of the vehicle, a direction and an intensity of threat information corresponding to the vehicle, and a mode of operation of the vehicle. The haptic feedback controller is also configured to determine a desired direction of travel of the vehicle based on the quality of operation information, the direction and the intensity of threat information, and the mode of operation. The haptic feedback controller is further configured to provide haptic feedback corresponding to the quality of operation information, the direction and the intensity of threat information, the mode of operation and the desired direction of travel of the vehicle, via the plurality of haptic feedback actuators.

Provided are methods for activating haptic feedback sensors to identify a state of vehicle, which can include receiving sensor data associated with the vehicle, determining a vehicle alert for a passenger of the vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data associated with the vehicle, and activating at least one haptic feedback sensor based at least in part on the vehicle alert for the passenger. Systems and computer program products are also provided

A driving consciousness estimation device includes a driving readiness estimation unit configured to estimate a driving readiness relating to a driving consciousness of the driver from a driver's reaction to the travelling environment, a driving task demand estimation unit configured to estimate a driving task demand which is an index required for the driver with respect to the driving readiness from the travelling environment, and an attention awakening unit configured to execute awakening of attention for the driver relating to the driving of the vehicle based on the result of comparison between the driving readiness and the driving task demand.

A vehicle control system includes : a driving controller that executes any one of automated driving and manual driving; an electrically drivable driver's seat of the vehicle; a state detector that detects a state of an occupant seated in the driver's seat; and a seat controller that drives the driver's seat if the state detector detects that the occupant seated in the driver's seat is not in a wakeful state, when a changeover of the driving modes by the driving controller causes a transition from a driving mode in which the occupant seated in the driver's seat does not have a responsibility to monitor the surroundings of the vehicle, to a driving mode in which the occupant has the responsibility to monitor the surroundings.

The invention relates to a child seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, comprising a first anchoring means for anchoring the child seat and/or a seat unit of the child seat, and a second anchoring means for anchoring the child seat and/or the seat unit of the child seat, wherein the first anchoring means forms an upper anchoring means and the second anchoring means forms a lower anchoring means or the first anchoring means forms a lower anchoring means and the second anchoring means forms an upper anchoring means, wherein the first anchoring means is designed such that it can adopt at least one first and a second configuration, wherein, when adopting the first anchoring means adopts the first configuration, an anchoring of the second anchoring means is blocked by the first anchoring means.

An infant safety car seat seamlessly and permanently integrated into the bench seat between two adult seats or replacing the adult seats if more than one is incorporated into the vehicle. The child seat is sunken or not below and behind the vehicle bench and seat and safety harnesses are permanently installed to secure an infant in the safety seat. The seat adjusts to allow forward or rearward facing configurations suitable to different ages of the infant, from zero to eight years old. Security features are internally integrated to prevent the incidence of leaving an unbuckled and/or an unattended infant in a vehicle that includes some combination of a scale, hasps sensors in display and video monitor of cameras in screen.

A seat seating portion vibrating apparatus with high reliability and high durability. The seat seating portion vibrating apparatus includes an electric motor that comprises a rotary shaft that is disposed along a seating surface of a seat; a weight that is attached to the rotary shaft; and a case for containing the electric motor and the weight therein. The case is provided therein with a wiring space for flexing and connecting a harness for the electric motor, and is provided with a harness extending portion wherein the harness extends downward, perpendicular to the seating surface.

A vehicle seat includes: a cushion pad in which one or more hanging grooves into which a trim cover is inserted are formed in a sitting-person supporting surface; a wire which is provided in a bottom of the hanging groove along the hanging groove and locks the trim cover which is inserted into the hanging groove; a vibration transferring member which is buried in the cushion pad along the wire; and a vibration body which excites the vibration transferring member.

An infant or toddler car seat is provided with smart technology to reduce or eliminate unattended child being left inside a vehicle. The car seat is programmed to alert pre-inserted contacts in addition to emergency services. The number of sensors combine together, to trigger an alert that an infant or child is left inside the car on seat as soon as an electronic device wirelessly connected to the central processing unit installed inside the vehicle.

A vehicle notification apparatus is equipped to a subject vehicle having a notification portion for providing a notification to an occupant, and outputs, to the notification portion, a notification signal for providing the notification about a non-subject vehicle. The vehicle notification apparatus includes a determination portion determining whether the subject vehicle is travelling on a road where a lane change is allowed, and a notification determination portion determining whether to output the notification signal to the notification portion according to a distance between the subject vehicle and the non-subject vehicle and a relative speed of the non-subject vehicle with respect to the subject vehicle when the determination portion determines that the subject vehicle is travelling on the road where the lane change is allowed.