A vehicle interface system is disclosed. The system includes a conductive textile 100 and circuitry 408. The conductive textile 100 is configured to provide user input information, wherein the user input information is in response to contact with the conductive textile. The circuitry 408 is configured to analyze the user input information, identify a user input based on the user input information, and determine an associated command based on the identified user input.

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.

An operation apparatus includes a detector that detects contact of a plurality of operating fingers on an operating surface, an area calculator that calculates an area of a detection region in the operating surface where the operating fingers have been detected, and a determiner that, after a state in which two operating fingers are detected has changed to a state in which one operating finger is detected, obtains a sum of areas of two detection regions where the two operating fingers are detected and an area of one detection region where the one operating finger is detected from the surface area calculator, and determines that an operation made by the two operating fingers is continuing when a continuation condition, in which the area of the one detection region is greater than or equal to the sum of the areas of the two detection regions, is established.

The present disclosure describes a vehicle implementing one or more processing modules. These modules are configured to connect and interface with the various buses in the vehicle, where the various buses are connected with the various components of the vehicle to facilitate information transfer among the vehicle components. Each processing module is further modularized with the ability to add and replace other functional modules now or in the future. These functional modules can themselves act as distinct vehicle components. Each processing modules may hand-off processing to other modules depending on its health, processing load, or by third-party control. Thus, the plurality of processing modules helps to implement a middleware point of control to the vehicle with redundancy in processing and safety and security awareness in their applications.

A mobile device is described herein that provides a user interface experience to a user who is operating the mobile device within a vehicle. The mobile device provides the user interface experience using mode functionality. The mode functionality operates by receiving inference-input information from one or more input sources. At least one input source corresponds to at least one movement-sensing device, provided by the mobile device, that determines movement of the mobile device. The mode functionality then infers a state of the vehicle based on the inference-input information and presents a user interface experience that is appropriate for the vehicle state. In one scenario, the mode functionality can also infer that the vehicle is in a distress condition. In response, the mode functionality can solicit assistance for the user.

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to recognize the drivers and/or passengers within the automobile. Based on the recognition, the vehicle may change a configuration of the automobile to match predetermined preferences for the driver and/or passenger. The configurations may also include the recognition of a unique set of gestures for the person. Further, the configuration can also include the tracking of health data related to the person.

A touch input device includes an outer portion provided with a plurality of areas, wherein a surface of each area is formed to be inclined downward from a mounting surface, and a center portion having a concave shape in the center of the outer portion, wherein the outer portion and the center portion are configured to allow touch input.

Systems/techniques that facilitate customizable safe touch control of vehicle operation are provided. In various embodiments, a system can enable generation of virtual icons representative of hardware-based components of a vehicle on a display. In various aspects, the system can receive touch input to activate the virtual icons and operate the associated hardware-based components of the vehicle through complex touch patterns that ensure touch activation and touch coordinates satisfy safety regulations and requirements. In various instances, the system can enable customization of the layout, visual representation, and labeling of the virtualized icons based on user preference through an interface on the vehicle display.

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a universal chassis that may be mounted in the head unit of a vehicle. The chassis may accept one or more modules that each have common dimensions. With a common form factor, the universal chassis is configurable as different modules with different functionality may be inserted into the chassis with ease.

The present disclosure describes a vehicle including a first wireless interface configured to communicate with an external computational device using a first wireless communication protocol, and a second wireless interface configured to communicate with the external computational device using a second wireless communication protocol that is different from the first wireless communication protocol. The vehicle further includes a network controller having a network selector configured to select either the first wireless communication protocol or the second wireless communication protocol for communication with the external computational device. The selection is based on one or more signals received at the network controller from the external computational device. The network selector selects the first wireless communication protocol to communicate with the external computational device at a first time, and selects the second wireless communication protocol to communicate with the external computational device at a second time different from the first time.