In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more first sensors, one or more second sensors, and a processor. The one or more first sensors are of a first sensor modality configured to obtain first sensor data pertaining to an occupancy status of one or more seats of a vehicle. The one or more second sensors are of a second sensor modality, different from the first sensor modality, configured to obtain second sensor data pertaining to the occupancy status of the one or more seats of the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more first sensors and the one or more second sensors, and is configured to at least facilitate determining the occupancy status of the one or more seats of the vehicle based on a fusion of the first sensor data and the second sensor data.

A system includes a camera aimed externally to a vehicle, a window of the vehicle, a projector positioned to project on the window, and a computer communicatively coupled to the camera and the projector. The computer is programmed to, upon receiving data from the camera indicating a first person outside the vehicle, instruct the projector to project an image on the window depicting a second person inside the vehicle.

Methods and systems are provided for detecting and responding to dangerous road users. In some aspects, a process can include steps for receiving sensor data of a detected object from an autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object is exhibiting a dangerous attribute, generating output data based on the determining of whether the detected object is exhibiting the dangerous attribute, and updating a machine learning model based on the output data relating to the dangerous attribute.

A cockpit module for a vehicle comprises an instrument panel located in a partial section of a front in a vehicle, and having a plurality of mounting holes inclined inward by a preset width, and a display configured to allow a mounting shaft formed at a connection end with the instrument panel to pass through the mounting holes of the instrument panel step by step to absorb the corresponding impact when an external impact is applied to a front of the display.

A method for providing one or more of a rear or a side view of a vehicle includes generating a video stream of images subsequently captured by at least one camera of the vehicle or of a virtual mirror device of the vehicle, processing the generated video stream, and displaying the generated video stream on at least one screen of a display unit of the vehicle or of the virtual mirror device.

A vehicle dashboard assembly includes a dashboard panel, a display support, a display and a display cover. The dashboard panel has a display receiving space. The display support is coupled to the dashboard panel. The display is removably and reinstallably attached to the display support. The display cover is movably coupled relative to the dashboard panel between a closed position and an open position. The display cover includes a first cover portion for covering a front side of the display and a second cover portion for covering one edge of the display. The first cover portion surrounds a screen of the display while in the closed position to define a display opening for viewing the screen. The first and second cover portions are movable as a unit between the closed and open positions.

An information processing device acquires question information. The information processing device acquires vehicle state information representing a state of the vehicle. The information processing device acquires answer information in response to the question information, the answer information including an image for display. The information processing device, in a case in which the vehicle state information represents that the vehicle is traveling, stores the answer information in a storage. The information processing device, in a case in which the information processing device acquires vehicle state information representing that the vehicle is stopped, outputs the answer information stored in the storage.

A method for effective vehicle identification and communication between riders of transportation network companies (TNC), and the vehicles that are being designated to the riders. Accordingly, a system used to execute the method of the present invention conveys the information of the rider on a display device on the designated vehicle of the rider, so as to notify the rider before getting into the designated vehicle. Additionally, the present invention also helps assist blind people by conveying audio messages, such as pipe messages or announcing their names. Further, the present invention provides riders the ability to send an emergency alert, thereby ensuring a safer ride. Furthermore, the present invention enables TNCs to utilize the display device as a trade dress and as an optional platform for other media advertisements.

The present disclosure provides a vehicle control method, an apparatus and a system, applied to a terminal control device in a vehicle. The terminal control device is in communication connection to a human-machine interface device, and the vehicle comprises a plurality of executive mechanisms. The method comprises: when a start instruction for a target function is monitored, receiving current gesture data sent by the human-machine interface device; and when the current gesture data meets a preset condition, generating a target control instruction according to the current gesture data, and sending the target control instruction to a target executive mechanism for the target executive mechanism to execute an operation corresponding to the current gesture data.

According to the present disclosure, a drunk driving prevention system including: an alcohol detection unit configured to detect a driver's inebriation through the breath test device provided in a vehicle; a computation unit configured, when the driver is detected to be in a drunk state by the alcohol detection unit, to compute a driving-possible time at which the drunk state is resolved in the future so that driving is possible; and a notification unit configured to output the driving-possible time or whether or not driving is possible through an infotainment system of the vehicle or a driver's terminal is disclosed.