A vehicle includes an image sensor configured to acquire a surrounding image; a sensor configured to detect at least one of a vehicle state or a surrounding condition of the vehicle; an external display disposed on an outer side of the vehicle; and a controller configured to identify whether a predetermined situation occurs based on at least one of the acquired surrounding image or an output value of the sensor, and configured to control at least one of a flicker frequency or a flicker pattern of the external display to display information on the occurring situation when the predetermined situation occurs.

A system and method for detecting abnormal motor vehicle operation and providing notification and alerts to third parties, comprising: an impediment proximity detection subsystem including sensors at least mounted at external surfaces of said vehicle, said impediments consisting of at least fixed and moving objects external to said vehicle; a vital sign detection subsystem installed in said vehicle, including driver monitoring sensors and providing a measure of at least driver pulse rate and hand location; a controller installed in said vehicle, for receiving and processing sensor produced signals; an alarm subsystem installed in said vehicle, producing at least one of a visual or vibrational signal; a cloud interface subsystem including at least a WiFi transceiver installed in said vehicle, and a Google Cloud IoT Service or equivalent, and a vehicle to vehicle communication subsystem installed in said vehicle, using the BroadR-Reach standard for automotive Ethernet or its evolving equivalents.

A vehicle hazard alert assembly for increasing safety during an automobile accident includes a plug is electrically coupled to an OBD-II port in a vehicle. A motion sensing unit is electrically coupled to the plug and the motions sensing unit includes an accelerometer. Thus, the motion sensing unit can sense acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. Moreover, the motion sensing unit communicates an alert signal to the plug when the motion sensing unit senses motion of the vehicle that is consistent with collision avoidance maneuvers. The plug communicates the alert signal to the computer module thereby facilitating the computer module to turn on the hazard lights of the vehicle. In this way the motion sensing unit alerts oncoming motorists of a potential collision hazard.

A vehicle hazard alert assembly for increasing safety during an automobile accident includes a plug is electrically coupled to an OBD-II port in a vehicle. A motion sensing unit is electrically coupled to the plug and the motions sensing unit includes an accelerometer. Thus, the motion sensing unit can sense acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. Moreover, the motion sensing unit communicates an alert signal to the plug when the motion sensing unit senses motion of the vehicle that is consistent with collision avoidance maneuvers. The plug communicates the alert signal to the computer module thereby facilitating the computer module to turn on the hazard lights of the vehicle. In this way the motion sensing unit alerts oncoming motorists of a potential collision hazard.

A vehicle lighting system includes an illuminated grille assembly. The illuminated grille assembly includes a plurality of grille bars each having at least one light source. A control system is configured to control the illuminated grille assembly to emit combinations of lighting effects from the plurality of grille bars for indicating a plurality of visually distinctive operating behaviors of the vehicle.

A vehicular collision avoidance system includes a remote communicator disposed exterior and remote from the vehicle and operable to communicate information regarding location and motion of the remote communicator relative to the vehicle. A receiver at the vehicle receives a communication from the remote communicator, and a control at the vehicle includes a processor that processes information communicated by the remote communicator and received at the receiver. The control, responsive to processing communicated information, determines the location and motion of the remote communicator relative to the vehicle. A side sensing device is disposed at a side of the vehicle and operable to capture data, which is processed to determine approach of the remote communicator to the vehicle. Data captured by the side sensing device and information communicated by the remote communicator are processed at the control to determine a potential collision between the remote communicator and the vehicle.

A warning signal controlling device for blind zones when vehicles making a lane change is provided. The device is disposed inside each inner side of each rearview mirror of the vehicle, and comprises a lens masked by PMMA which is black and opaque, a mirror utilizing a light guide made of PMMA which is transparent, and a base assembly consisting of LED lamps, a PCB board and a base. The lens and the mirror are obtained by two-color molding, the PCB board is secured to the base, LED lamp holders are provided on the PCB board, the LED lamps are secured in the corresponding LED lamp holders and the base assembly is secured to the lens by ultrasonic welding.

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector, a mirror back plate, a heater pad and a blind spot indicator module. The 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. The blind spot indicator module includes a body portion and a connector portion extending from the body portion. Light emitted by at least one light emitting diode of the blind spot indicator module 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.

A behavior control method for controlling a behavior of a vehicle comprising: specifying a blind-spot region as blind-spot of an environment recognition portion along a travel route for the vehicle; determining a jump-out possibility of a moving object to the travel route from the blind-spot region; performing a possibility reduction behavior to lower the jump-out possibility, in response to that the jump-out possibility is confirmed; and performing a travel behavior compliant with the travel route after starting the possibility reduction behavior.

Systems, apparatus, and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data and sensory input in real-time to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle may be a potential collision threat to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be configured to deploy one or more bladders positioned external to the autonomous vehicle to absorb forces from an impact to the vehicle by the object. A perception system of the vehicle may receive a sensor signal and generate object data associated with the object. A planner system of the vehicle may process the object data to predict an impact time and an impact location on the vehicle. The planner system may cause a drive system of the vehicle to maneuver the vehicle to position an impact-absorbing structure and/or one or more bladders of the vehicle to coincide with the predicted impact location.