A method for accessing an electronic device of a vehicle driver outside the vehicle including providing a vehicle which assists the vehicle driver by at least one driver assistance system while driving the vehicle and providing an electronic device of the vehicle driver outside the vehicle which communicates with the vehicle. The method includes the reproduction inside the vehicle of data contents which are stored on the electronic device of the vehicle driver outside the vehicle while the at least one driver assistance system is active. The disclosure enables a vehicle driver to perform personal tasks via one of his/her personal electronic devices during the assisted driving of a vehicle.

The present disclosure provides an autonomous vehicle and associated interface system that includes multiple vehicle interface computing devices that provide redundant vehicle commands. As one example, an autonomous vehicle interface system can include a first vehicle interface computing device located within the autonomous vehicle and physically coupled to the autonomous vehicle. The first vehicle interface computing device can provide a first plurality of selectable vehicle commands to a human passenger of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle interface system can further include a second vehicle interface computing device that provides a second plurality of selectable vehicle commands to the human passenger. For example, the second vehicle interface computing device can be the passenger's own device (e.g., smartphone). The second plurality of selectable vehicle commands can include at least some of the same vehicle commands as the first plurality of selectable vehicle commands.

A safety device comprising: an image data analyzer configured to receive data representing an image for display on a vehicle display; to identify a safety-relevant part of the image based on the data; to determine a value representing the identified safety-relevant part of the image; and a safety checker configured to compare the value with a reference value; wherein the safety device is configured to implement a first mode of operation if the comparison of the value with the reference value is within a comparison range; and to implement a second mode of operation different from the first mode of operation if the comparison of the value with the reference value is outside the comparison range.

A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided, wherein an operating state of a lighting apparatus of the ego vehicle is detected, and a driver information display is generated and output. The driver information display comprises a graphic ego object which represents the ego vehicle. In this context, the ego object comprises a rear depiction of the ego vehicle, wherein the ego object is generated depending on the detected operating state.

Disclosed is a technique of controlling display of travel related information on an indicator provided in a vehicle that can be switched between non-monitoring-obligation automated driving and monitoring-obligation driving. The non-monitoring-obligation automated driving is automated driving without a surrounding monitoring obligation. The monitoring-obligation driving is driving with the surrounding monitoring obligation. In the method, the travel related information displayed during the non-monitoring-obligation automated driving is reduced compared to the travel related information displayed during the monitoring-obligation driving. Reduction of the travel related information is suppressed based on an identified vehicle situation during the non-monitoring-obligation automated driving.

A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle; a display control unit that is configured to set the information displayed at the display surface and a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface; a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin; and a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other.

A device for controlling a vehicle and a method for outputting platooning information are provided. The device includes a display, a communication device, and a processor connected to the display and the communication device, and the processor is configured to receive information on an image of a region ahead and platooning state information from a leading vehicle through the communication device during platooning, synchronize the information on the image of the region ahead with a vehicle location when a platooning state is a stable state based on the platooning state information, and output the synchronized information on the image of the region ahead on the display.

A method for adjusting a video image in a vehicle equipped with a driving video recording device, and a vehicle using same, are disclosed. The method may include obtaining, by a camera module of the driving video recording device, video data corresponding to a video depicting surroundings of the vehicle. The method may also include obtaining, by a processor of the driving video recording device, a gravity vector acquired using a G sensor of the driving video recording device. The method may additionally include determining, by the processor, an adjustment value according to the gravity vector acquired using the G sensor. The adjustment value may include one or both of a pitch adjustment value or a roll adjustment value. The method may further include adjusting, by the processor, the video data using the adjustment value to generate adjusted video data. The method may also include displaying, by a head unit of the vehicle, the adjusted video data together with navigation information on a screen.

Methods and devices are provided for use in a vehicle. Driving information of the vehicle is obtained. The driving information includes transmission state information of the vehicle and information for an autonomous driving function. When the transmission state information indicates a position other than drive, a size of an exposed region of a first display is controlled to be a first size. When the transmission state information indicates drive and the driving information indicates that the autonomous driving function is enabled, the exposed region of the first display is controlled to be a second size that is less than the first size. When the transmission state information indicates drive and the driving information indicates that the autonomous driving function is disabled, the exposed region of the first display is controlled to be less than the second size.

An electronic device including a display device is provided. The display device includes a sharing area, a junction area, and a privacy area. The junction area is positioned between the sharing area and the privacy area. The display device includes a privacy panel. A transmittance of the privacy panel corresponding to the sharing area is greater than a transmittance of the privacy panel corresponding to the junction area, and the transmittance of the privacy panel corresponding to the junction area is greater than a transmittance of the privacy panel corresponding to the privacy area.