An industrial vehicle includes a vehicle body, a driver compartment provided in the vehicle body, an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle existing behind the vehicle body, a warning generator configured to generate a warning, and a control device configured to control the warning generator. The warning generator is positioned at least in front of the driver compartment. The control device actuates the warning generator when the obstacle detector detects an obstacle behind the vehicle body that is moving rearward.

A collision avoidance method for a vehicle includes monitoring a lateral distance between the vehicle and a target vehicle while the vehicle is travelling within a first lane and the target vehicle is travelling within an adjacent second lane, activating a warning on the vehicle and automatically adjusting operation of the vehicle to increase the distance between the vehicle and the target vehicle when the lateral distance between the vehicle and the target vehicle is less than the threshold distance while the vehicle is travelling within the first lane. Automatically adjusting operation of the vehicle may include one or both of steering the vehicle laterally away from the target vehicle and adjusting a longitudinal velocity of the vehicle. A related collision avoidance system is also provided.

The present disclosure relates to a head lamp system of a vehicle and an operating method thereof, and includes a vehicle sensor for detecting driving situations of a vehicle, a first Digital Micro mirror Device (DMD) module and a second DMD module that include a plurality of micro-mirrors, and a module controller for controlling the plurality of micro-mirrors included in the first and second DMD modules based on signals provided from the vehicle sensor.

A self-assembling network is configured to automatically and dynamically connect devices used in operations carried out on or near roads bearing vehicle and pedestrian traffic. An automatic, ad hoc network connecting existing and new devices can be used to enhance safety by gathering and exchanging safety critical information. In some cases, existing equipment can be augmented with a network controller and radio frequency communications to permit the devices to join a wireless local network and exchange information over the network. New devices, including wearable devices, can be configured to act as nodes on the wireless local network. Establishing the relative position of vehicles, sensors, wearables, and other nodes on the disclosed ad hoc wireless network allows the coordination of functions based on position.

A method for visualizing a crossing over a road for a road user wanting to cross the road. At least one vehicle driving on the road stops and projects an image pattern onto the road for the road user crossing the road. The vehicle projecting the image pattern communicates with another vehicle driving on the road. The first vehicle projecting the image pattern on a first lane informs the other vehicle in at least one further lane at least indirectly about the road user wanting to cross the road and the image pattern which is projected or still to be projected, and it requests the other vehicle to stop and for its part to project an image pattern onto its lane in addition to the image pattern of the first vehicle or at least indirectly reports back to the first vehicle that it should also take over the projection on its lane.

Among other things, techniques are described for expressive vehicle systems. These techniques may include obtaining, with at least one processor, data associated with an environment, the environment comprising a vehicle and at least one object; determining an expressive maneuver including a deceleration of the vehicle such that the vehicle stops at least a first distance away from the at least one object and the vehicle reaches a peak deceleration when the vehicle is a second distance away from the at least one object; generating data associated with control of the vehicle based on the deceleration associated with the expressive maneuver; and transmitting the data associated with the control of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to decelerate based on the deceleration associated with the expressive maneuver.

The present invention provides a vehicle comprising: a detection unit configured to detect an obstacle invading a predetermined region in front of a self-vehicle; and an output control unit configured to control output of an alarm to the obstacle in a case where the obstacle is detected by the detection unit.

Provided are an apparatus and method for selectively selecting and controlling interior and exterior displays of a vehicle. The apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive driving environment information, a memory configured to store a program for controlling interior and exterior displays of a vehicle according to a driving environment, and a processor configured to execute the program. The processor controls at least one of the interior and exterior displays to selectively project display information in consideration of the driving environment information by transmitting a control command signal for the at least one of the interior and exterior displays.

A system for alerting a user includes a first device for vehicle-to-pedestrian communication. The first device is operable by a pedestrian. The system further includes a vehicle operable by a driver including a second device for vehicle-to-pedestrian communication. The system is configured to provide an alert via at least one of the first device and second device to at least one of the driver and the pedestrian.

A component for a vehicle configured to drive on a roadway is a control unit that is configured to detect a road user on the roadway, ascertain a portion of the roadway in which the road user can move, and prompt a communication unit of the vehicle to generate an optical output, where via the optical output the road user is indicated the portion of the roadway in which the road user can move.