An automatic driving vehicle includes a touch panel that displays various buttons. An operator can input a drive control instruction in relation to the automatic driving vehicle, with the buttons displayed on the touch panel. In addition to the touch panel, the automatic driving vehicle includes a mechanical door switch for opening and closing an automatic door and a mechanical ramp switch for extending and retracting an automatic ramp, both being disposed spaced apart from the touch panel.

Systems and methods are described for an adaptive user interface system for a vehicle with an automatic vehicle system. The adaptive user interface system includes a display and an electronic controller. The controller is configured to generate a graphical user interface indicative of operation of the automatic vehicle system, output the graphical user interface on the display, monitor an indicia of a driver's comfort level, and determine, based on the monitored indicia, when the driver is not comfortable with the operation of the automatic vehicle system. In response to determining that the driver is not comfortable with the operation of the automatic vehicle system, the electronic controller modifies the graphical user interface to provide an increased level of detail.

A display input device including: a display panel provided for the display panel; and a control unit that recognizes user operation content, recognizes a drag operation whereby a predetermined start area in the display panel is touched and, while said touch is continued, the touch position is slid towards a predetermined end area, recognizes arrival at the touch position end area as a power supply OFF command that instructs a power supply to turn OFF, and causes processing for turning off the power supply when a power supply OFF command is recognized.

A push button-equipped touch panel includes a touch panel, a cover panel and a push button part. The cover panel is disposed on an operation surface side of the touch panel and has a through hole. The push button part is disposed in the through hole of the cover panel.

An operation device for an autonomous vehicle includes a touch panel configured to display at least one of a start button and a deceleration button, a notification button, and a tab switch on the same screen, the autonomous vehicle being autonomously drivable, the start button being a button for starting driving of the autonomous vehicle in an autonomous drive mode, the deceleration button being a button for decelerating the autonomous vehicle during the autonomous drive mode, the notification button being a button for performing notification to an outside of the autonomous vehicle, and the tab switch being a switch for displaying or enlarging an equipment control button group for controlling equipment mounted on the autonomous vehicle.

One or more embodiments include systems and methods for regulating control of a vehicle infotainment system. In one embodiment, a vehicle computing system includes a user interface which has one or more output components and one or more input components. Software executing in memory of the vehicle computing system may be programmed with rules to reduce driver distraction such as preventing inputs or outputs during vehicle operation. Inputs may be intercepted from the one or more input components of the user interface. Additionally or alternatively, outputs may be intercepted to the output components of the user interface. The intercepted inputs or intercepted outputs may be evaluated for one or more violations based on the rules. If the one or more violations are detected, the inputs or outputs may be prevented during vehicle operation.

A work machine includes a control device that controls the work machine and: stores, in a storage, a plurality of types of setting information that are set for setting items relating to functions of the work machine; among the types of setting information, associates one or more types of selected setting information with one another, as one lower group, and stores a plurality of such lower groups; and among the lower groups stored in the storage, associates one or more selected lower groups with one upper group, and stores a plurality of such upper groups.

A display control system using a knob includes an input part to receive a touch input signal for a display area, a memory to store a display control program according to the touch input signal, and a processor to execute the program, such that the processor moves a position of a knob to perform function control of an area of the display to which the touch input signal is applied.

Embodiments relate to a method, apparatus, and computer program for stabilizing a user's interaction with a touchscreen in a vehicle. The method comprises populating an interface of the touchscreen display with a plurality of elements. Each element of the plurality comprises an active area for registering a touch interaction by the user. The method further comprises determining a focus area of the user on the interface and comparing the focus area with the active areas of the plurality of elements to determine a focused set comprising at least one element that exceeds a likely selection threshold. The method continues by adjusting the active areas of the plurality of elements to reduce the likely selection threshold of at least one element in the focused set.

An automobile vehicle information system includes a touchscreen having a touchscreen capacitive sensing grid. The touchscreen displays graphics and detects touch events using the touchscreen capacitive sensing grid. A virtual touchscreen and display device is in communication with and receives the touch events detected by the touchscreen via a first digital communication link. The virtual touchscreen and display device generates graphics and maps touch coordinates to intended functions. A location of a failed virtual switch is mapped by the virtual touchscreen and display device based on screen coordinates provided by the touchscreen, the virtual touchscreen and display device generating a switch failure signal identifying the failed virtual switch. A control unit diagnoses the switch failure signal and generates a default action according to a virtual switch type.