An adaptive light beam unit attachable to a vehicle including: At least one light engine assembly, wherein the at least one light engine assembly includes at least one light engine, the at least one light engine includes at least one light source and at least one reflector adapted to reflect light emitted from the at least one light source to form a light beam; At least one sensor for measuring angle of rotation of the vehicle; At least one motor connected to the at least one light engine assembly for changing a projection angle of the light beam; At least one controller operatively connected to the least one light engine assembly and the at least one sensor, whereby the at least one controller receives information on the angle of rotation of the vehicle, and drives the at least one electrical motor to maintain or alter the projection angle of the light beam such that a desired lighting positioning is obtained based on a pre-determined scenario.

A system for calculating a visibility range from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a high dynamic range image sensor system comprising a pixel array including a plurality of pixels. The image sensor further includes readout circuitry in electrical communication with each pixel of the pixel array. The readout circuitry is operable to readout a distinct pixel value corresponding to one of a plurality of exposure times for each pixel in a single image frame. The system further comprises at least one processor in communication with the readout circuitry. The processor is operable to calculate a visibility range from the vehicle based on a plurality of image processing algorithms.

A method for calibrating a light module including a set of light-emitting elements, the method including powering the light-emitting elements so as to obtain an image projected by the light module, the projected image including a set of pixels, each pixel corresponding to at least one subset of at least one light-emitting element of the light source; for each pixel of the projected image, comparison of a difference between a light intensity of the pixel with a predefined light intensity of a corresponding pixel of a reference image, with a threshold; in the case where the difference is above the predetermined threshold, determination of a modified power supply value of at least one first light-emitting element of the subset corresponding to the given pixel; and storage, in a memory of the light module, of the modified power supply value in association with an identifier of the subset including the first light-emitting element.

A headlamp includes a digital micromirror device (DMD) reflector, a light source, and projection optics. The DMD reflector includes a DMD and a static reflector disposed on a plurality of sides of the DMD. The light source is disposed to illuminate the DMD reflector. The projection optics are configured to project light reflected by the DMD and light reflected by the static reflector via a same lens system.

An exterior rearview system for an autonomous vehicle includes a housing adapted for mounting to an exterior side of a vehicle, the housing holding at least one of a reflective element or display screen for displaying to a driver a rear or side image of the vehicle, one or more lighting modules disposed in the housing and providing an adaptive lighting sector which is adaptively controlled, and a control system configured to receive input data related to at least one of a user's intention using a tracking sensor and a user's retaking control of the autonomous vehicle.

A lighting device is provided for controlling the photometric distribution of light emitted by two or more LEDs. The lighting device may be integrated with a control system of the vehicle and may be controlled by a remote controller. The lighting device may be capable of being operated in one or more modes of operation based on operating conditions, user input, or both. Operating conditions may include vehicle conditions, environmental conditions, and user conditions. The controller may operate a software application to enable the user to modify, control, or otherwise regulate any mode of operation or other feature of the lighting system.

A lamp for a vehicle includes a lamp module configured to emit light; an interface unit configured to receive information; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include: receiving, through the interface unit, driving situation information of the vehicle; and controlling, based on the driving situation information, a resolution of light that is output from the lamp module

Systems and methods are provided for automatically turning off the high beam headlights of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system may include an electronic control unit for adjusting the operation of the high beam headlights. The electronic control unit may detect whether the headlights are operating in a high beam mode. Additionally, the electronic control unit may receive data regarding at least one of an environmental condition, a road condition, and a driving condition from one or more cameras, sensors, and information systems associated with a vehicle. The headlights may then be switched to the low beam mode when it is determined that the likelihood of at least one of the environmental condition, the road condition, and the driving condition meets or exceeds a threshold condition.

A method for operating a headlight device of a motor vehicle, wherein the headlight device has comprises a projection device and a control unit which is designed to control the projection device for projecting a predetermined light pattern in a predetermined projection region of the projection device, wherein the. The light pattern in a polygon operating mode of the headlight device comprises a polygon mesh with polygon surfaces having polygon edges defined by projection points as corner points. At least partially different projection brightnesses are assigned to the polygon surfaces, wherein at least one physical property is assigned to at least one polygon feature of the polygon surfaces, in particular at least to the corner points, wherein, for dynamic adjustment of the light pattern in a dynamic submode of the polygon operating mode: time-current operating data of the motor vehicle and/or measurement data of the motor vehicle are recorded, which describe the driving state of the motor vehicle and/or environmental features relevant to the physical property in an environment of the motor vehicle encompassing the projection region, an environment model is provided based on the operating data and/or measurement data, at least for the projection region, and the polygon mesh is adjusted before the light pattern is output on the basis of a computationally determined item of adjustment information that describes a virtual physical interaction of the polygon surfaces with the environment model on the basis of the at least one assigned physical property.

A headlamp includes a digital micromirror device (DMD) reflector, a light source, and projection optics. The DMD reflector includes a DMD and a static reflector disposed on a plurality of sides of the DMD. The light source is disposed to illuminate the DMD reflector. The projection optics are configured to project light reflected by the DMD and light reflected by the static reflector via a same lens system.