A vehicle control system includes a vehicle-mounted imaging section configured to image surroundings of a vehicle, a vehicle-mounted imaging assist section configured to assist so as to increase the clarity of an imaging region of the imaging section, a recognition section configured to recognize surrounding conditions of the vehicle based on an image captured by the imaging section, an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving in which at least one out of speed control or steering control is controlled automatically based on the surrounding conditions of the vehicle recognized by the recognition section, and an assist controller configured to adjust an operation of the imaging assist section when the automated driving is being implemented by the automated driving controller.

A method for automating the operations of one or more vehicle-mounted cameras in a vehicle-mounted apparatus, obtains information of a geographic position of a vehicle and indications from a high-precision map as to conditions on the stretch of road being travelled by the vehicle. Information as to conditions of the road can include a width of the section of road being travelled by the vehicle. When the information of the road matches with a camera turn-on condition, such as for example the width of the road being less than a first predefined value, the vehicle-mounted camera is turned on. A system applying the method is also provided.

A method and vehicle system for reducing driver distractions caused by a head-up display (HUD). The HUD projects one or more graphic elements onto a windshield in view of a driver of the vehicle. The vehicle system determines a content status of the one or more projected graphic elements. The vehicle system detects one or more objects within an environment of the vehicle. The vehicle system determines whether the content status of the one or more projected graphic elements satisfies a driver distraction criterion. The vehicle then notifies the driver of the one or more detected objects when the content status of the one or more projected graphic element satisfies the driver distraction criterion.

A driving consciousness estimation device includes a driving readiness estimation unit configured to estimate a driving readiness relating to a driving consciousness of the driver from a driver's reaction to the travelling environment, a driving task demand estimation unit configured to estimate a driving task demand which is an index required for the driver with respect to the driving readiness from the travelling environment, and an attention awakening unit configured to execute awakening of attention for the driver relating to the driving of the vehicle based on the result of comparison between the driving readiness and the driving task demand.

An autonomous travelling vehicle provided with an elevation apparatus on a chassis includes Wi-Fi antennas and cellular antennas that are columnar antennas and that are stood adjacent to an area for elevational motions of an elevation mechanism of the elevation apparatus.

A vehicle control system includes an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving of a vehicle by automatically performing at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle, an operation reception section configured to receive an operation to switch a shift position of the vehicle, and an operation controller configured to limit reception, by the operation reception section, of the operation to switch the shift position while the automated driving is being executed by the automated driving controller.

A method provides driver information in a motor vehicle, in which method a recording device of the motor vehicle captures an image flow containing images of at least one part of the environment of the motor vehicle. A display unit in the interior of the motor vehicle reproduces at least one image section of the image flow. A display control unit of the motor vehicle automatically modifies the environmental section shown to the driver by reproducing the image section using the display unit. During the reproduction of the image section, in addition to the representation of the environmental section, at least first optical information relating to the position of the environmental section relative to the motor vehicle is output to the driver.

A driving information display apparatus acquires driving information that is to be displayed to a driver of a vehicle along with driving of the vehicle, and outputs the acquired driving information to a display. Further, extra information to be displayed in addition to the driving information, and risk level information about a level of risk involved in the driving of the vehicle are acquired. When outputting the extra information to the display, a display time of displaying the extra information is set based on the risk level information and outputting of the extra information is controlled based on the set display time.

A display control device includes a determination unit and a controller. The determination unit determines whether or not a subject viewed from a passenger falls within a display range of a virtual image based on the position information of the subject acquired from a recognition unit that recognizes the subject in the foreground of a moving object and the estimated value of a depression angle acquired from an estimation unit that estimates the depression angle when the virtual image is viewed from the passenger. In a case where the subject is determined to fall within the display range, the controller controls a display unit to generate an image that represents a first display image showing the information corresponding to the subject.

The invention relates to a sensor device for a vehicle for detecting a road user in a vehicle environment, wherein the road user transmits a communication signal, with a first antenna and a second antenna, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are designed to receive the communication signal with a phase displacement, a processor which is designed to determine a transmission direction of the communication signal on the basis of the phase displacement between the communication signal received at the first antenna and the communication signal received at the second antenna, and a distance sensor which is designed to capture angle-dependent distance measured variables of the vehicle environment, wherein the processor is designed to determine a position of the road user on the basis of the transmission direction of the communication signal and of the angle-dependent distance measured variables of the vehicle environment.