A steering wheel-based HMI system for a vehicle includes a steer-by-wire system and a control module. The steer-by-wire system includes a steering wheel and a torque feedback unit mechanically connected to the steering wheel. The control module is communicatively connected to the torque feedback unit. The control module is configured to identify a communication, gather information about user securement of the steering wheel, and operate the torque feedback unit to apply a supplementary torque to the steering wheel for haptically issuing the communication through the steering wheel. The supplementary torque has a magnitude that is scaled based on the information about user securement of the steering wheel.

A vehicle is electrically connected to one or more accessories. The vehicle includes at least one controller that may be configured to identify the accessory based on accessory identification information. The controller may also be configured to provide one or more commands to control an operation of the accessory.

The invention relates to a round instrument for a vehicle (1), comprising a vehicle interface (3) for transmitting signals (4) between the vehicle (1) and the round instrument (2), comprising an electrical controller (5) for processing at least one signal (4) transmitted from the vehicle (1) to the round instrument (2) via the vehicle interface (3) and for generating at least one piece of vehicle information (6) from the signal (4), comprising a communication interface (7) for communication between the round instrument (2) and a mobile device (8), in particular a smartphone, and comprising a front digital display (9) for displaying the at least one piece of vehicle information (6) and/or a piece of mobile information (10) received from the mobile device (8) via the communication interface (7).

The invention provides device, system, and method for projecting light in the interior of an automotive vehicle. The method includes sending data to the light projector regarding the lighting conditions in the interior of the automotive vehicle, using the data to modify some projection parameter of a light pattern, and projecting the light pattern.

The invention relates to a cab for a heavy-duty vehicle, such as a bus or truck, whereby at least three display screens are arranged inside the cab, each display screen having a display function, so that at least three different images, containing information for the driver, can be displayed, wherein all the screens are connected to one and the same communication network so that any signal can be transmitted through the network to the display screens and, accordingly, the display function of each screen can be modified.

A vehicle is electrically connected to one or more accessories. The vehicle includes at least one controller that may be configured to identify the accessory based on accessory identification information. The controller may also be configured to provide one or more commands to control an operation of the accessory.

A display method implemented using a display system for a vehicle, the method including the following steps: connecting said mobile terminal to the onboard display device; displaying, on the screen of the onboard display device, a graphical user interface comprising a first menu representing said plurality of applications as icons; generating a graphical user interface on the touch screen of the mobile terminal; and using the touch screen of the mobile terminal as a touchpad to navigate the first menu of the graphical user interface displayed on the screen of the onboard display device, a swiping gesture by a user's finger on the touch screen of the mobile terminal generating the display of movement of a marking area in the first menu of the graphical user interface displayed on the screen of the onboard display device, the marking area indicating the selection of an icon.

Embodiments are disclosed for a standardized car interface for cockpit controllers in vehicles. In one example, a system for coupling a vehicle cable for communication with components of an infotainment system, comprises: a housing, a domain controller, and a first connector interface including all connections for the domain controller. In the event that a first domain controller is exchanged for a second domain controller, a collection of user preferences may be transferred between the first domain controller to the second domain controller.

A mobile sensor apparatus includes a capture device for capturing vehicle movements of the vehicle and an interface for transmitting data relating to the vehicle movements to a head-worn visual output device. A display system includes the mobile sensor apparatus and the head-worn visual output device.

A vehicle instrument panel module is provided herein. The module includes a display portion including a display. A transition portion is disposed along a bottom section of the display portion. A register portion is disposed below the transition portion and has one or more airflow registers therein. The display portion, the transition portion, and the register portion each have at least one component that is integrally formed with the remaining portions of the module. A first electrical connector housing is formed with the module and configured to mate with a second electrical connector disposed within the vehicle.