Some examples of an active-alerting apparatus (AAA) are disclosed. The AAA is configured to be associated with a standing vehicle. Some embodiments of the AAA can have a structure of a flag (AAF) other embodiments of AAA can have a structure of a triangle (AAT) other can have a structure of a folding triangle (FAAT). Examples of AAA can be associated to a window of the standing vehicle or to an adaptor for holding the AAA. The adaptor can be a pip that is associated with the back of the wagon and is configured to hold the AAA such that the AAA faces the coming traffic. The AAA can be associates with retro-reflecting red area, red-fluorescent area and one or more light sources, such as LEDs.

A traffic light display assembly includes a control panel that is positioned on a dashboard of a semi tractor. The control panel includes a camera for viewing a traffic light which the semi tractor is facing. A display unit is removably coupled to a back side of a semi trailer to be visible to traffic behind the semi trailer. The display unit is in remote communication with the control panel. Moreover, the display unit has a plurality of light emitters thereon each being associated with a respective light on the traffic light at which the semi tractor facing. Each of the light emitters is turned on when the associated light on the traffic light is turned on to communicate the status of the traffic light to the traffic behind the semi trailer.

A method of increasing awareness of vehicles and pedestrians passing by a vehicle. The method embodies a vehicular signage system incorporating a signage indicia and lighting movable between a low-profile position and one or a plurality of high-profile positions as well as a downward-emitting roadway light incorporated in the vehicular signage system. The vehicular signage system is placed along an upper portion of said vehicle to increase the awareness of drivers of other vehicles through the visibility of the signage indicia and lighting as well as the downward-emitting roadway light that illuminates the workspace along the road or ground.

An image projection apparatus that can be attached to a vehicle and can be effectively utilized for acquisition of road surface condition information, detection of a hidden vehicle, and the like is provided. The image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; an image projection unit that projects an image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and imaging means that acquires an image outside the vehicle, the image projection unit projects light in a wavelength band centered on a wavelength of 1.4 μm and the imaging means provides the information related to the vehicle by imaging an image projected based on the light in the wavelength band centered on the wavelength of 1.4 μm.

A notification method for notifying an object of information using a notification device or a light source device provided in a vehicle includes recognizing a plurality of objects based on a result of detection performed by an external sensor, giving a priority for the recognized objects, selecting a notification target from the recognized objects based on the given priority, associating the notification target with a region of the notification device, and performing notification for the notification target using the associated region of the notification device.

A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a vehicle; a driving controller configured to perform speed control and steering control of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; a communication unit configured to communicate with a terminal device of a user boarding the vehicle; a vehicle exterior notification unit configured to notify information regarding vehicle identification to the vehicle exterior; and a notification controller configured to cause the communication unit to transmit information for notifying the information regarding the vehicle identification to the terminal device and to cause the vehicle exterior notification unit to notify the information regarding the vehicle identification when the driving controller causes the vehicle to travel toward a position at which the user is located.

An exemplary automotive vehicle includes a first actuator configured to control acceleration and braking of the automotive vehicle, a second actuator configured to control steering of the automotive vehicle, a vehicle sensor configured to generate data regarding the presence, location, classification, and path of detected features in a vicinity of the automotive vehicle and a controller in communication with the vehicle sensor, and the first and second actuators. The controller is configured to selectively control the first and second actuators in an autonomous mode along a first trajectory according to an automated driving system. The controller is also configured to receive the data regarding the detected features from the vehicle sensor, determine a predicted vehicle maneuver from the data regarding the detected features, map the predicted vehicle maneuver with an indication symbol, and generate a control signal to display the indication symbol.

Ridehail seat reservation enforcement and user direction systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method can include receiving a ridehail request that includes a seat selection of a first seat of a ridehail vehicle, the first seat being access through a first door of the ridehail vehicle, activating an external notification feature of the vehicle prior to a user entering the ridehail vehicle when the user attempts to enter the ridehail vehicle on a side of the vehicle associated with the first seat, and activating an internal notification feature of the ridehail vehicle when the user attempts to sit in a second seat that is not the first seat.

A vehicle computing system may implement techniques to determine an action for a vehicle to take based on a detected object blocking a path (e.g., trajectory) of the vehicle. The vehicle computing system may detect the object based on sensor data and determine that a location associated with the object is at least partially within a drivable surface over which the vehicle plans to travel on a trajectory. The vehicle computing system may determine a likelihood that object will continue to block the path of the vehicle. Based in part on the likelihood that the object will continue to block the path, the vehicle computing system may determine to maintain a stopped position prior to the location to wait for the object to move or to modify the trajectory of the vehicle to circumnavigate the object.

A display device for a movable object includes: a display unit provided such that it is visible from outside a movable object; and a controller that causes the display unit to display information indicating a status of the movable object. The controller changes a display mode of the information displayed on the display unit in accordance with variation in the status of the movable object.