An illumination control system for a mobile machine that operates in coordination with other mobile machines is configured to adjust an illumination lamp disposed on the mobile machine and directed in a travel direction of the machine. The illumination control system includes a positioning/location device that can determine a proximity distance between the mobile machine and a second mobile machine approaching in the travel direction. The illumination control system also includes an electronic controller configured to adjust the illumination device based on the proximity distance as determined. The illumination control system may find particular usefulness in paving and/or milling operations.

A vehicle may include a communication device; an output device; and a control device electrically connected to the communication device and the output device. The control device may be configured to receive a control signal for controlling at least one operation of the output device from a server through the communication device according to at least one of a position of the vehicle, communication with an external device of the vehicle, and a current time, and to control the at least one operation of the output device according to the control signal.

The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a vision control system for supporting in low light conditions in surroundings of a moving vehicle, object detection by at least a first on-board rearward- and/or sideward-facing image capturing device. The vision control system captures a surrounding located rearward and/or sideward of the moving vehicle with support from the at least first image capturing device. The vision control system further determines light conditions in the surrounding. Moreover, the vision control system provides with support from at least a first light source, when the light conditions fulfill insufficient light criteria, a light output illuminating a ground region of the surrounding to facilitate object detection by the at least first image capturing device. The disclosure also relates to a vision control system, a vehicle comprising such a vision control system, and a respective corresponding computer readable storage medium.

The invention relates to a method, performed by a control device (10), for controlling a vehicle lighting device (100), the vehicle lighting device (100) includes the control device (10); and at least one electronic display unit (20) arranged at one end (12, 14) of a vehicle (1), wherein the control device (10) is arranged to control the at least one display unit (20) to show various types of vehicle lights (22). The method includes: collecting (s101) data relating to the vehicle surroundings; and controlling (s102) the at least one display unit (20) to adapt at least one vehicle light (22) based on the collected data.

A vehicle illumination device which is provided in a vehicle capable of travelling in an automatic driving mode includes an illumination unit configured to display stop warning information forewarning stop of the vehicle toward a front of the vehicle, and an illumination controller configured to control the illumination unit such that the stop warning information is displayed toward the front of the vehicle.

An image projection apparatus that can be attached to a vehicle and can be effectively utilized for acquisition of road surface condition information, detection of a hidden vehicle, and the like is provided. The image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; an image projection unit that projects an image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and imaging means that acquires an image outside the vehicle, the image projection unit projects light in a wavelength band centered on a wavelength of 1.4 μm and the imaging means provides the information related to the vehicle by imaging an image projected based on the light in the wavelength band centered on the wavelength of 1.4 μm.

An image projection apparatus that can be attached to a vehicle and can be effectively utilized for acquisition of road surface condition information, detection of a hidden vehicle, and the like is provided. The image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; an image projection unit that projects an image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and imaging means that acquires an image outside the vehicle, the image projection unit projects light in a wavelength band centered on a wavelength of 1.4 m and the imaging means provides the information related to the vehicle by imaging an image projected based on the light in the wavelength band centered on the wavelength of 1.4 m.

An Optoelectronic apparatus, systems and methods to avoid the night-time dazzling of a driver's vision produced by the glare from the headlights of other vehicles. The disclosed embodiments include: (a) Intermittent lighting to illuminate the road, at least at times when glare should be avoided, as a substitute for the conventional continuous illumination produced by vehicle headlamps; (b) Synchronization of such intermittent illumination so that vehicles traveling in the same direction exhibit the same intermittent illumination phase and vehicles in opposite directions exhibit opposite intermittent illumination phases; (c) Protection of the driver(s) vision by preventing or attenuating at regular intervals of time the arrival of light into their eyes, including intermittent light pulses received from the already synchronized incoming vehicles; (d) Protection of the driver(s) vision by preventing or attenuating, at regular intervals of time, the arrival of reflected light, via rear-view mirrors, to their eyes, such protection including intermittent light pulses received from the already synchronized vehicles circulating in the same direction and behind said vehicle.

A method and an apparatus for controlling a lighting system of a vehicle are provided. The method includes: collecting environmental information. The environmental information includes an image of an environment of the vehicle and a distance from an object in the environment to the vehicle. The method also includes automatically adjusting the lighting system of the vehicle based on the environmental information.

A system for illuminating a path for an object by a vehicle includes one or more processors, a memory device, one or more lights, and one or more sensors. The memory device, one or more lights, and one or more sensors may be in communication with the one or more processors. The memory device may include an object detection module and an illumination module. The object detection module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to identify a presence of the object based on the one or more signals generated by the one or more sensors and determine object movement information of the object based on the one or more signals generated by the one or more sensors. The illumination module includes instructions that cause the one or more processors to illuminate using the one or more lights an area for the object based on the object movement information.