Systems, apparatus and methods implemented in algorithms, hardware, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle (e.g., another vehicle, a pedestrian, road debris, a bicyclist, etc.) may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to implement interior active safety systems to protect passengers of the autonomous vehicle during a collision with an object or during evasive maneuvers by the autonomous vehicle, for example. The interior active safety systems may be configured to provide passengers with notice of an impending collision and/or emergency maneuvers by the vehicle by tensioning seat belts prior to executing an evasive maneuver and/or prior to a predicted point of collision.

A roof assembly for an autonomous work vehicle includes a roof panel having an outer surface. The roof assembly also includes a lighting assembly having a light-transmissive panel and a light source. The light-transmissive panel is coupled to the roof panel, the light-transmissive panel has an outer surface, the outer surface of the roof panel completely surrounds the outer surface of the light-transmissive panel, and the light source is configured to emit light through the light-transmissive panel. The light source is configured to receive a signal from a controller indicative of a selected status indication of a group of status indications and to emit the light based on the selected status indication, the group of status indications correspond to a respective group of operating states of the autonomous work vehicle, and the selected status indication corresponds to a current operating state of the group of operating states.

A vehicle lighting system is provided herein. A spotlight is coupled to a vehicle and is configured to project light in a target direction. A controller is configured to wirelessly send command signals to the spotlight. A user-input device is in communication with the controller and is provided on a steering wheel of the vehicle. The command signals are based on user-input and control at least one of an aim direction and a light activation of the spotlight.

A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for use in an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector and a mirror back plate disposed at the rear side of the mirror reflective element. A heater pad is disposed between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate and has a light transmitting portion that is aligned with an aperture of the mirror back plate. A blind spot indicator module includes a body portion and a connector portion extending laterally from the body portion. Light emitted by at least one light emitting diode passes through the light transmitting portion of the heater pad and through a light-transmitting portion of the mirror reflector and exits the mirror reflective element to provide a visual icon visible to a driver of the vehicle who is driving the vehicle and who is viewing said mirror reflective element.

An apparatus and method to automatically and individually, simultaneously, and/or sequentially operate a horn system, a light system and/or a braking system of a vehicle. A threat detection system secured in the vehicle detects threats and sends one or more signals, directly or indirectly, to the braking, horn and/or light systems to activate those systems to improve delivery time of safety and/or emergency warning signals to third party vehicles and pedestrians. The systems can be connected directly via relay, or may incorporate an intermediary electronic control unit or controller to coordinate operation of the systems. A deactivation device enables a driver to disconnect the threat detection system from the horn, light and braking systems to permit manual control of those systems. A second deactivation device permits the driver to disconnect coordinated control of the brake, horn and/or light systems from the threat detection system.

A system for operating an automated vehicle in a crowd of pedestrians includes an object-detector, optionally, a signal detector, and a controller. The object-detector detects pedestrians proximate to a host-vehicle. The signal-detector detects a signal-state displayed by a traffic-signal that displays a stop-state that indicates when the host-vehicle should stop so the pedestrians can cross in front of the host-vehicle, and displays a go-state that indicates when the pedestrians should stop passing in front of the host-vehicle so that the host-vehicle can go forward. The controller is in control of movement of the host-vehicle and in communication with the object-detector and the signal-detector. The controller operates the host-vehicle to stop the host-vehicle when the stop-state is displayed, and operates the host-vehicle to creep-forward after a wait-interval after the traffic-signal changes to the go-state when the pedestrians fail to stop passing in front of the host-vehicle.

Vehicle systems for providing alerts of opening doors are disclosed. A system includes a camera configured to output image data of a vehicle occupant, an external environment sensor configured to output an external environment sensor output signal, one or more processors communicatively coupled to the camera and the external environment sensor, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. The system receives the image data of the vehicle occupant, predicts whether a door of the vehicle is going to be opened based on the image data of the vehicle occupant, determines whether an object is present based on the external environmental sensor output signal, and generates an alert in response to predicting that the door of the vehicle is going to be opened and determining that the object is present.

A signal lighting device may be provided. The signal lighting device may be used in conjunction with existing vehicle safety lighting features. The device may emit a high intensity flashing amber or yellow light to signal that a lead vehicle is either braking, slowing or stopping. The addition of the subject invention outlined within these documents is a natural and long overdue companion device-to a vehicles current brake and emergency lighting systems. The signal lighting device may utilize LEDs independently housed and controlled by a microcontroller. The device may be mounted, adhered of attached to a center of the vehicle location in the rear of the vehicle. The device may be designed for use on passenger cars, light trucks, motorcycles, RV's, OHRV's, trailers, campers, commercial vehicle and the like.

A signal lighting device may be provided. The signal lighting device may be used in conjunction with existing vehicle safety lighting features. The device may emit a high intensity flashing amber or yellow light to signal that a lead vehicle is either braking, slowing or stopping. The addition of the subject invention outlined within these documents is a natural and long overdue companion device-to a vehicles current brake and emergency lighting systems. The signal lighting device may utilize LEDs independently housed and controlled by a microcontroller. The device may be mounted, adhered of attached to a center of the vehicle location in the rear of the vehicle. The device may be designed for use on passenger cars, light trucks, motorcycles, RV's, OHRV's, trailers, campers, commercial vehicle and the like.

Determining contextual priority of an autonomous vehicle and whether the passengers have a genuine event based on priority input, which is greater than a threshold and is classified as an emergency, activating the notification system to alert other vehicles.