System including one or more touch-sensitive control surfaces on which control elements, which are arranged next to each other, are displayed. Using a control device with controller software, the control elements can determine amongst themselves via the controller software, when a respective control element should be active or deactivated when touched.

A determination is made as to whether a driver or a front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate a display device. If it is detected that only the driver would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a first operating mode in which a graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a driver-side display region of the display device. If it is detected that only the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a second operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed exclusively in a front-seat-passenger-side display region of the display device. If it is detected that the driver and the front-seat passenger of the motor vehicle both would like to operate the display device, the display device is put in a third operating mode in which the graphic user interface is displayed in the driver-side display region and at least part of the graphic user interface is additionally also displayed in the front-seat-passenger-side display region.

Provided are a vehicle instrument, a display method, and a vehicle speed monitoring display system. The vehicle instrument includes a display panel including an indicator structure used together with a scale on the dial for reading; a dial exposed by the display panel; and an actuating mechanism connected to the display panel and configured to control a movement of the display panel relative to the dial. The vehicle instrument has a first state, in which the display panel and the dial are in a first positional relationship, the display panel displays a first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in a second positional relationship; and a second state, in which the display panel and the dial are in a third positional relationship, the display panel displays the first pattern region, and the first pattern region and the dial are in the second positional relationship.

An operation input device including: a first detection section including a first detection surface that detects a position at which a detection target is touching or within a predetermined distance, the first detection section outputting a first signal representing the position; an operation control section that controls a first operation target based on the first signal; an operation determination section that outputs a second signal only when it has determined that the detection target has moved along the first detection surface; and a switching control section that switches the operation control section between an operation enabled state in which control of the first operation target is enabled, and an operation prevented state in which control of the first operation target is prevented, the switching control section switching from the operation prevented state to the operation enabled state in a case in which the second signal has been received.

An interchangeable operator interface system for a work vehicle has at least one controller, at least one operator interface device having a plurality of controls, and at least one interface device docking arrangement. The docking arrangement removably mounts different interface devices to alternatively physically connect them to the work vehicle and operatively couple them to the controller. Different operator interface devices have at least one common control that operates in a different mode of operation and/or in a different physical layout on the associated operator interface device. The controller is configured to effect an associated common change in state of an associated component of the work vehicle upon receiving a control input from the different common controls.

Systems, methods and computer program products that facilitate driver assist interface in a vehicle. A system can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable components. The computer executable components can include: a monitoring component that monitors driver operation of a vehicle, an analysis component that analyzes the driver operation of the vehicle, a recommendation component that generates real-time recommendations regarding improving at least one of driver turning, accelerating or braking of the vehicle, and an interactive display component that generates a real-time graphical user interface that visually represents the real-time recommendations relative to the driver's current operation of the vehicle.

A vehicle system includes a human machine interface (HMI) and a controller circuit. The HMI accepts inputs from a user. The controller circuit is configured to receive a first input from the user via the HMI, anticipate a potential second input from the user via the HMI, determine potential system failures based on at least one of an operating state of the system and the potential second input, determine, based on historical data, whether an input sequence comprising the first input from the user and the potential second input from the user is likely to impact performance of the system and or one or more components of the system, and if the input sequence is likely to result in the impact to the performance of the system and or the one or more components of the system, enact at least one countermeasure to avoid or reduce the impact.

A detection device is configured to detect an electrostatic capacitance between an operated member having a plurality of detection areas and an electrode having areas associated with the detection areas respectively. A control device is configured to determine whether an operation is performed to each of the detection areas based on whether the electrostatic capacitance exceeds a threshold value. At least one of the detection areas has a first area and a second area. The second area is located between the first area and another one of the detection areas. The control device determines that an operation is not performed to the at least one detection area having the first area and the second area in a case where the electrostatic capacitance detected for the second area exceeds the threshold value.

An input device is adapted to be installed in an operation control device equipped with a shaft portion and a grip portion. The shaft portion is configured to be rotatable about an axis extending in a reference direction. The grip portion is adapted to be gripped by a hand of a user and configured to rotate the shaft portion about the axis in accordance with a movement along with a travelling path to perform a steering operation. An operation receiving section is adapted to be disposed between the shaft portion and the grip portion when viewed from the reference direction, and configured to receive an operation with the hand for performing a controlled operation that is different from the steering operation. At least a part of the operation receiving section is adapted to be disposed ahead of a point located rearmost of the grip portion relative to the reference direction.

Systems and methods are provided herein for adaptive user input boundary support for remote vehicle motion commands. The systems and methods described herein may be used to allow more flexibility in continuous inputs provided to trigger commands to a vehicle to perform an autonomous function, such as Remote Park Assist (RePA). The systems and methods may allow RePA to continue even if the continuous input is not provided in the form of a perfect circle or if the continuous input drifts gradually over time.