A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a light output unit; an interface unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to control the light output unit to generate light that illuminates an exterior of the vehicle. The at least one processor may also be configured to receive first information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit to display, via the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle, a visual image corresponding to the received first information. The at least one processor may further be configured to receive second information via the interface unit; and control the light output unit based on the received second information to change the visual image displayed by the light that illuminates the exterior of the vehicle.

A system including a computer for a vehicle is programmed to identify the vehicle as a lead vehicle in a platoon of three or more vehicles, and to identify one of the vehicles in the platoon as a caboose vehicle. The computer is programmed to deactivate a rear light of the lead vehicle, and to instruct activation of a rear light of the caboose 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 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 apparatus includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor may be configured to generate a video signal based on a targeted view from a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform video analysis on video frames of the video signal to detect an object, perform a classification of the object, provide a confidence level of the classification and generate a control signal in response to the classification of the object. The control signal may be used to reshape a beam of one or more headlights of the vehicle. The reshaping of the beams of the headlights may be determined based on a location of the object in the video frames and the confidence level of the classification. The confidence level of the classification of the object may be adjusted in response to a second classification of a second object detected in the video frame.

A system for documenting an accident includes a vehicle that includes a transceiver device and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive data from a collision detection device of the vehicle, determine, based on the received data, that an accident is impending or occurring involving the vehicle, generate a request for a nearby vehicle, and transmit, via the transceiver device, the request to the nearby vehicle. The request is for the nearby vehicle to illuminate a region associated with the accident, actively acquire data related to the accident, and record actively acquired data related to the accident.

A vehicle-mounted system and a vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle-mounted system includes a vehicle lamp system, the vehicle lamp system includes a direction changing unit or/and a light intensity adjusting unit and a vehicle lamp; the vehicle lamp is arranged on a front side of a vehicle body and configured to emit light; the direction changing unit is arranged on a light emergent side of the vehicle lamp, and configured to change a transmission direction of light that is incident on the direction changing unit and emitted by the vehicle lamp; and the light intensity adjusting unit is configured to adjust intensity of the light emitted by the vehicle lamp.

A lamp light control technical solution includes obtaining current location information of a vehicle, obtaining a control instruction determined based on predetermined information and a predetermined control rule, where the predetermined information at least including information determined according to the current location information, and the predetermined control rule including a correspondence between the predetermined information and the control instruction. The lamp light control technical solution further includes executing the control instruction, to control lamp light of the vehicle. A computer storage medium and an in-vehicle device for implementing the lamp light control are also provided.

A non-obtrusive oncoming emergency vehicle prewarning system includes a transmitting unit installed in an emergency vehicle that transmits a one-way signal, a plurality of receiving units mounted on a dashboard of civilian vehicles that receives the signal transmitted from the emergency vehicle, and a compact visual and audio display unit that informs a motorist of the civilian vehicles of the relative position of the emergency vehicle such that the motorist has advance warning of the emergency vehicle that is oncoming and is able to move to a side of the road allowing the emergency vehicle to safely pass.

An inter-vehicle communication system includes: a first vehicle including a message generator configured to generate a message and a first wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit the generated message; a second vehicle including a second wireless communication unit configured to receive the message transmitted from the first vehicle; and a display device that is located in the second vehicle and is configured to display the message.

A method and a device for the automated adaptation of a brightness of at least one light for a vehicle. The method includes a step of determining a position and/or a moving direction of the vehicle relative to a first and/or second national territory; a step of ascertaining data that represent a brightness requirement for the at least one light as a function of the position and/or moving direction of the vehicle; and a step of the automated adaptation of the brightness of at least one light as a function of the ascertained data.