A vehicle includes a bezel defining a lamp cavity. A lamp assembly includes a base slide coupled with the bezel. A lamp slide is slidably coupled with the base slide. A housing bracket is coupled to the lamp slide and to a lamp housing. An actuator is coupled to the lamp slide and configured to move the lamp housing through the lamp cavity.

The present invention provides a vehicle headlight that can improve visual responsiveness during nighttime driving. The vehicle headlight includes a processor configured to control at least one light source so as to radiate light directed to a road surface forward of a vehicle and form a first light distribution pattern having a hot zone at a central region in the vehicle width direction, and to radiate light toward a roadside forward of the vehicle and form a second light distribution pattern having a hot zone at a position offset outwardly in the vehicle width direction from the hot zone of the first light distribution pattern, in an overlapped area with the first light distribution pattern. The irradiation range of light directed at the objects on the roadside has an upper edge part that extends in a direction inclined inwardly in the vehicle width direction forward of the vehicle.

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

A vehicular control system includes a camera, a controller having a processor that processes captured image data, and an exterior temperature sensor. Responsive, at least in part, to a temperature input from the temperature sensor, the controller switches processing of captured image data between (a) a normal processing mode and (b) a cold weather processing mode. Responsive to the temperature input being indicative of the exterior temperature being below a first threshold temperature, the controller processes captured image data in the cold weather processing mode to enhance blockage detection of frost or snow or ice at the camera. When the controller is operating in the cold weather processing mode, the controller switches processing of captured image data to the normal processing mode responsive to the temperature input being indicative of the exterior temperature being above a second threshold temperature that is greater than the first threshold temperature.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to light output that can include light that is outside the visible spectrum to enhance a driver's awareness of the environment. Such light can be output, and reflections thereof can be captured to perform object detection. Outputs can be provided by a display or other output device of the vehicle to supplement and enhance the view of the environment. Such light output and detection can be provided with or in the absence of light that is within the visible spectrum, thereby allowing the driver and/or an autonomous system to avoid excessive reflection of visible light. Aspects of the disclosure can help to improve illumination by a vehicle and provide additional outputs to help a driver and/or an autonomous system safely operate the vehicle.

There is provided a lighting device arranged to produce a controllable light beam for illuminating a scene. The device comprises an addressable spatial light modulator arranged to provide a selectable phase delay distribution to a beam of incident light. The device further comprises fourier optics arranged to receive phase-modulated light from the spatial light modulator and form a light distribution. The device further comprises projection optics arranged to project the light distribution to form a pattern of illumination as said controllable light beam.

There is provided a lighting device arranged to produce a controllable light beam for illuminating a scene. The device comprises an addressable spatial light modulator arranged to provide a selectable phase delay distribution to a beam of incident light. The device further comprises fourier optics arranged to receive phase-modulated light from the spatial light modulator and form a light distribution. The device further comprises projection optics arranged to project the light distribution to form a pattern of illumination as said controllable light beam.

There is provided a lighting device arranged to produce a controllable light beam for illuminating a scene. The device comprises an addressable spatial light modulator arranged to provide a selectable phase delay distribution to a beam of incident light. The device further comprises fourier optics arranged to receive phase-modulated light from the spatial light modulator and form a light distribution. The device further comprises projection optics arranged to project the light distribution to form a pattern of illumination as said controllable light beam.

A system includes a detection device configured to transmit and receive one or more signals in a generally vertical direction above a vehicle. Additionally, the system may include a processing device configured to measure a time of flight associated with the transmission and receipt of the one or more signals in the generally vertical direction. A distance travelled by the one or more signals may be determined based, at least in part, on the measured time of flight, and the distance travelled may be compared with a threshold distance to determine an overhead clearance of the vehicle. In response to determining the overhead clearance, a vehicle system may be activated.

The invention relates to an adjusting system for a lighting apparatus for vehicles, which lighting apparatus (1) is configured to emit light for forming at least one, preferably dynamic, light distribution (3) described by a parameter set (2) into an area in front of the lighting apparatus (1), wherein the adjusting system is configured to modify the at least one light distribution (3) described by the parameter set (2), and wherein the adjusting system comprises a light control unit (4), in which light control unit (4) the parameter set (2) describing the light distribution (3) is stored, and which light control unit (4) is assigned to the lighting apparatus (1) and is configured to control the lighting apparatus (1) in such a way that the lighting apparatus (1) emits light into an area in front of the lighting apparatus (1) for forming the at least one light distribution (3) in accordance with the parameter set (2), wherein an operator control unit (5) formed separately from the lighting apparatus (1) and from the light control unit (4) is assigned to the light control unit (4), which operator control unit (5) is configured to accept user inputs (6) and to transmit the user inputs (6) to the light control unit (4), wherein the light control unit (4) is configured to modify the parameter set (2) in accordance with the user inputs (6) to produce a further parameter set (8) describing at least one further user-defined, preferably dynamic, light distribution (7) compliant with legal standards, and to adjust the lighting apparatus (1) in such a way that the lighting apparatus (1) emits light for forming the at least one further light distribution (7) in accordance with the further parameter set (8) into an area in front of the lighting apparatus (1).