Systems and methods to proactively adapt image sensor settings of an occupant monitoring system to accommodate ambient lighting changes are provided. The system may track current ambient light, track the driver, and predict upcoming changing lighting conditions. Sensors are used to predict when the ambient light will change and preemptively adjust to prevent dark or washout images. The sensor adjustment may be timed so that the adjustment is made just in time or concurrently with the change in ambient light conditions. The system may predict when the light on the occupant's face will change and proactively readjust the settings of the sensor to accommodate the changed lighting conditions.

A vehicle lighting device for irradiating an interior space of a vehicle with light includes: a light emitting module configured to irradiate the interior space with light transmitted through an inner layer surrounding the interior space; an optical module disposed between the light emitting module and the inner layer so that the light radiated from the light emitting module is transmitted therethrough; and a transmission module which is disposed between the optical module and the inner layer and includes one portion through which the light emitted from the light emitting module is transmitted and another portion configured to block the emitted light.

A console assembly for a vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a touch-sensitive panel providing at least one touch-sensitive switch, and a circuit electrically connected to the at least one switch. The circuit is configured to receive one or more inputs from the touch-sensitive panel and issue commands to control one or more aspects of the vehicle.

A console assembly for a vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a touch-sensitive panel providing at least one touch-sensitive switch, and a circuit electrically connected to the at least one switch. The circuit is configured to receive one or more inputs from the touch-sensitive panel and issue commands to control one or more aspects of the vehicle.

A lighting device includes a facet body, the interior of which is translucent and which includes a surface made of a plurality of flat facets. The facet body is arranged on an opening formed in a cover that outwardly delimits an inner region of the lighting device. The surface of the facet body includes a first surface section and a second surface section, the first surface section is outwardly exposed via the opening and is translucent, and the second surface section lies in the inner region and has a reflective layer with the exception of one or more translucent surface regions. A plurality of light sources are arranged in the inner region such that the light sources emit light into the facet body via the translucent surface region(s) of the second surface section.

A lighting device includes a facet body, the interior of which is translucent and which includes a surface made of a plurality of flat facets. The facet body is arranged on an opening formed in a cover that outwardly delimits an inner region of the lighting device. The surface of the facet body includes a first surface section and a second surface section, the first surface section is outwardly exposed via the opening and is translucent, and the second surface section lies in the inner region and has a reflective layer with the exception of one or more translucent surface regions. A plurality of light sources are arranged in the inner region such that the light sources emit light into the facet body via the translucent surface region(s) of the second surface section.

A plastic glazing of a window of a vehicle having a light feature includes a first vehicle window glazing component, a second vehicle window glazing component molded onto the first vehicle window glazing component, and a light unit configured to produce light for the light feature. The light unit being integrated with at least one of the following: the first vehicle window glazing component and the second vehicle window glazing component. The light unit further configured to direct the light for the light feature through or from at least one of the following: the first vehicle window glazing component and the second vehicle window glazing component. The plastic glazing is a one-piece molded plastic construction. At least one of the first vehicle window glazing component and the second vehicle window glazing component is translucent or transparent

A lighting device to be installed on an instrument panel in a vehicle cabin. The lighting device is configured to emit light in a first direction toward a seat in the vehicle cabin so as to be directly visually perceived by an occupant sitting in the seat and to emit light in a second direction toward an interior of the vehicle cabin so as to be reflected by the interior and then visually perceived by the occupant.

A lighting device to be installed on an instrument panel in a vehicle cabin. The lighting device is configured to emit light in a first direction toward a seat in the vehicle cabin so as to be directly visually perceived by an occupant sitting in the seat and to emit light in a second direction toward an interior of the vehicle cabin so as to be reflected by the interior and then visually perceived by the occupant.

There is described a vehicle color-lighting control system. The system comprises at least one sidewall (101) having an electrically-controllable coloring mechanism (106) embedded therein and arranged for coloring at least a portion of the at least one sidewall with at least one first color; a lighting sub-system (110) comprising at least one light source (112) mounted within the vehicle to illuminate an interior of the vehicle with at least one second color in a first state and with at least one third color in a second state; and a controller coupled to the coloring mechanism and the lighting sub-system and configured for operating the coloring mechanism to color the at least one portion of the at least one sidewall with the at least one first color and concurrently illuminate the interior of the vehicle with the at least one second color.