A basic console user interface includes an indication that the computer system is attempting to connect to one or more external devices. When the connection is successfully established before a first threshold duration of time is reached, the display is updated with an enhanced console user interface.

A method, system, and devices for implementing a selectively lighted instrument cluster are disclosed herein. The aspects employ a light house layer (or collection of light house layers) using a combination of light and dark materials to provide individually lit indicia on a cover layer (i.e. applique layer) of an instrument cluster. The combination of light and dark layers selectively applied prevents light leakage into other non-intended portions on the viewable surface of the instrument cluster.

A vehicular display device according to the present invention includes a display panel, an information acquiring unit that acquires information on a vehicle; a navigation information acquiring unit that acquires navigation information; and a display controlling unit that displays the information on the vehicle and the navigation information on the display panel. When displaying map information contained in the navigation information behind the information on the vehicle displayed on the display panel, the display controlling unit displays at least two icons indicating positions included in the map information under route guidance in such a manner that the at least two icons do not overlap the information on the vehicle.

A vehicular display device includes a display panel and an electronic control unit. The display panel includes a main multi-display area configured to display a first content, and a sub multi-display area configured to display a second content. The electronic control unit is configured to receive one or more selection contents selected by a user, select a content to be displayed as one or both of the first content and the second content among a plurality of contents including the selection content, select the selection content as the first content or the second content depending on a situation of the vehicle, and display the selection content selected as the first content or the second content on the main multi-display area or the sub multi-display area.

A vehicle display system includes: an operation switch configured to be provided in a vehicle and to distinguish and detect a touch and an operation of an operator; a display device configured to be provided at a position at which the operator can visually recognize the display device; and a control device configured to display, on the display device, information regarding a function to be executed when an operation with respect to the operation switch is detected when the touch of the operation switch is detected.

The present disclosure provides a vehicle and method for controlling the same, by which a driving condition of the vehicle is determined and the distance to empty (DTE) of the vehicle is estimated based on the driving condition, thereby providing the driver with more accurate and practical DTE. The vehicle includes a power source that supplies power to a vehicle and a sensor that detects a driving condition of the vehicle. A controller estimates the DTE of the vehicle based on the detected driving condition and the power, and outputs the DTE of the vehicle through an output unit.

An in-vehicle alert apparatus includes an object information acquiring unit, a vehicle status information acquiring unit, a display unit, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit determines whether or not an alert target exists outside a field of view of a driver, and displays, as an alert screen, a single display screen when one alert target is selected, a whole display screen when two alert targets are selected and all of the two alert targets are determined to exist within the field of view of the driver, and an individual display screen when two alert targets are selected and an alert target having the highest alert degree is determined to exist outside the field of view of the driver.

An electronic meter cluster system for a vehicle. The system includes a display screen and a meter control module configured to control the display screen. For example, the meter control module is configured to control the display screen to display a meter for conveying information to a driver of the vehicle, the meter including numerals and a pointer needle. The meter control module arranges the needle relative to the numerals to convey information to the driver. Based on a change in the information being conveyed to the driver, the meter control module is configured to modify at least one of sharpness of the numerals, size of the numerals, one or more colors of the display, brightness of the needle, and length of the needle.

A dial gauge assembly includes a single circuit board that supports light emitting diodes for both illuminating a pointer and backlighting a liquid crystal display. The dial gauge assembly controls illumination of the pointer by switching on and off a plurality of segments disposed within the LCD.

A display apparatus for a vehicle is provided with a display unit and a display position control unit. The display unit is capable of displaying information at plural different display positions. In an autonomous driving state of the vehicle, the display position control unit detects a position of a steering wheel and an eye position of a driver. When the display position control unit determines that information displayed by the display unit is obscured by the steering wheel as seen by the driver, the display position control unit causes the information to be displayed at a display position that is visible to the driver.