A charging door provided with a projection lamp and a method of controlling projection of the same, includes a base, a charging door panel, a connection member, and a projection lamp module, wherein a charging port is formd in the base, and a vehicle is charged through the charging port, the charging door panel is pivotably mounted to the base, the connection member connects the base and the charging door panel with each other, and a mounting hole is formed in the connection member, and the projection lamp module is mounted in the mounting hole of the connection member, and the projection lamp module is electrically connected to a controller to be turned on or off according to a command signal of the controller and to project light of a predetermined color, based on a command signal of the controller.

A light strip for a vehicle panel is provided herein. The light strip includes a light-producing assembly. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the light-producing assembly and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by a light source of the light-producing assembly. An adhesive layer having one or more retroreflective beads embedded therein is disposed on the photoluminescent structure. An overmold material is disposed over a portion of the retroreflective beads.

A safety turn panel system comprising a base member configured to be attached to a tractor unit of a semi-trailer truck; an arm member rotationally attached to the base member; a sign attached to the arm member, wherein the sign includes flashing lights in a warning text configuration and at least one reflecting panel; and a remote control unit configured to control the sign from a deactivated to an activated position.

A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

A motor vehicle includes a surroundings lighting device with a plurality of projection modules for generating a light distribution on the ground in the surroundings of the motor vehicle. The plurality of projection modules includes a first projection module and a second projection module which are designed and arranged such that when operated the first projection module generates a first light distribution on the ground in the surroundings of the motor vehicle and the second projection module generates a second light distribution which overlaps with the first light distribution on the ground in the surroundings of the motor vehicle. The second light distribution covers a smaller surface area on the ground than the first light distribution and has a higher average illuminance on the ground than the first light distribution.

A vehicle control device configured to control a self-vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising: a first detection unit configured to detect a direction change of an oncoming vehicle; a second detection unit configured to detect another vehicle on a diagonally rear side of the self-vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a notification unit on the basis of detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit, wherein the control unit controls the notification unit to notify the other vehicle of the direction change of the oncoming vehicle in a case where the direction change of the oncoming vehicle has been detected and the other vehicle has been detected.

Described herein is a visual indication system implemented on a mobile machine. The visual indication system at least partially surrounds the mobile machine and includes a plurality of displayable regions. Objects surrounding the mobile machine are detected using an object detection sensor. A direction with respect to the mobile machine is detected for each of the objects. A current state of the mobile machine is determined. An object-directed indicator for each of the objects is generated based on the current state of the mobile machine. The object-directed indicator for each of the objects is displayed on the visual indication system at a particular displayable region based on the direction of the particular object.

A signaling device for increasing visibility of a mobile robot. The signaling device comprises a signaling section, a body section, and a base section. The invention also discloses a system for increasing visibility of a mobile robot. The system comprises a mobile robot, a signaling device attached to the mobile robot and a remote terminal configured to at least one of monitoring and controlling at least one of the mobile robot and the signaling device.

A vehicle messaging system for efficiently messaging other vehicle drivers. The vehicle messaging system generally includes a transparent member attached to a surface of a window of a motorized vehicle, a message attached to the transparent member, a light unit attached to the motorized vehicle and a control unit in communication with the light unit and a turn signal controller of the motorized vehicle. The control unit is programmed to automatically activate the light unit after the turn signal controller transitions from having a turn signal activated to having a turn signal deactivated. The light unit illuminates the message when the light unit is activated so that the message is viewable by a person outside of the motorized vehicle.

A method, system and non-transitory computer readable medium which monitor a road user in order to move the external position of the vehicle intent notification (eHMI) to another external position that can be seen by the road user based on the gaze direction of the road user. In some aspects, the eHMI notification displays the vehicle intent for a single autonomous vehicle. In another aspect, a group eHMI notification displays the trajectories for a plurality of autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles. Based on the gaze direction of the road user, the eHMI notification can be displayed on a single external position or on multiple external positions. Different eHMI notifications can be displayed at different external positions on the autonomous vehicle to provide information to more than one road user.