An in-cabin monitoring system includes a camera which captures an image of an inside of a cabin of a vehicle, a light source which irradiates the inside of the cabin with light, and a controller which controls the camera and the light source. The light source is capable of emitting first light which is light to be emitted when checking whether a person is present using the camera and second light which is stronger than the first light. The controller captures an image of the inside of the cabin using the camera while causing the light source to emit the second light, before the person gets in the vehicle and after the person gets out of the vehicle.

An amusement vehicle, retrofittable hardware gamification attachment, and method for simulating power-ups in-game virtual vehicle enhancements and virtual weaponry for improved racing experience are disclosed. Amusement vehicle comprises sensor-specific transmitters/receivers for communicating with other amusement vehicles moving in amusement environment. Amusement vehicle comprises a processor simulating power-ups in-game virtual vehicle enhancements and virtual weaponry based on sensor-specific signals transmitted to or received from other amusement vehicles. Power-ups and virtual weaponry are simulated by increasing/decreasing speed, causing damage, providing temporary protection from damage, freezing weaponry, and deactivating weaponry the amusement vehicle for pre-defined time corresponding to sensor-specific signals transmitted to or received from other amusement vehicles in gaming event of amusement environment. Amusement vehicle comprises cameras for capturing still images/video of amusement vehicle and surroundings. An adaptive video system (AVS) processes, transmits, and displays still images/video on a display screen of amusement vehicle and display device external from amusement environment.

A system connected to an external computing device running a program thereon alert a third party during an emergency, the system including a discreet notification device removably disposed on at least a portion of a steering wheel of a vehicle running the program thereon, the discreet notification device including a body, a primary emergency button disposed on at least a portion of the body to transmit an emergency signal to the external computing device to make an emergency call based on determination of at least one of an intentional press and an accidental press of the primary emergency button, and a deactivation button disposed on at least a portion of the body, and a foot notification device disposed on at least a portion of a floor of the vehicle running the program thereon, the foot notification device including another body, and a secondary emergency button removably disposed on at least a portion of the another body to transmit the emergency signal to the external computing device to make the emergency call to at least one third party in response to depressing the secondary emergency button.

An armrest module for a motor vehicle. The armrest module includes an armrest arm able to support the arm of an occupant of the motor vehicle, the armrest arm extending primarily in a longitudinal direction (X); a pad, the pad being pivotable relative to the armrest arm about two axes (A1, A2) which are perpendicular to each other, the two axes (A1, A2) also being perpendicular to the longitudinal direction (X) of the armrest arm; and a human-machine interface provided by the pad.

A vehicle virtualization system includes a terminal device, one or more in-vehicle devices, and a determination unit. The determination unit acquires terminal configuration information about a hardware configuration of the terminal device and in-vehicle configuration information about a hardware configuration of the in-vehicle device. The determination unit determines a virtual configuration of the terminal device and the in-vehicle device on the basis of the acquired terminal configuration information and the acquired in-vehicle configuration information, the virtual configuration being required for predetermined processing. The determination unit generates setting information for implementing the determined virtual configuration, and transmits the setting information to the terminal device and the in-vehicle device. The terminal device and the in-vehicle device each change settings thereof on the basis of the setting information received from the determination unit.

An upper column cover includes a final positioning part, an initial positioning part, and a guide part. The final positioning part positions a camera in a state where the camera is arranged at a final assembly position at which a lens of the camera is arranged in an opening. The initial positioning part positions the camera in a state where the camera is arranged at an initial assembly position at which the lens of the camera is separated from a top wall portion and a suspended wall portion. The guide part guides the camera in a process in which the camera is moved from the initial assembly position to the final assembly position while regulating a movement of the lens of the camera in upward, downward, rightward, and leftward directions with respect to the upper column cover.

A camera device for a vehicle for driver observation, the camera device having a lens holder having a lens and a plurality of soldering pins, the soldering pins being situated on a side of the lens holder opposite the lens, in order to enable a soldering of the lens holder onto a circuit board.

The present invention relates to a driver airbag apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus having a configuration in which a driver airbag module (20) is mounted on a hub (12) of a steering wheel (10) and a display (30) is mounted on a front side of the airbag module (20), wherein an airbag cover (400) is lift-opened upward by deployment pressure of an airbag cushion (200), an opening angle of the airbag cover (400) is limited by a configuration of an opening angle limiter (500) provided in an airbag housing (100) and the airbag cover (400), and deployment direction of the airbag cushion (200) is controlled by the airbag cover (400) having a limited opening angle so that that airbag cushion may avoid the display (30) and deploy toward the driver through a space (13) between the display (30) and a rim (11) of the steering wheel (10).

A vehicle steering wheel is provided that includes a rim having a core structure, a plurality of heaters surrounding at least a portion of the core structure to define a plurality of heating zones, at least one sensor for sensing location of a user's hand on the steering wheel, and a controller controlling the plurality of heaters to activate one or more of the heaters based on the sensed location of the hand.

A trucker's portable workstation has an elongated box member with lower and upper sections. Both the upper and lower sections have interior compartments for storing important documents and office supplies. Each of the lower and upper section compartments also have a rotatably hinged cover. The exterior of one cover provides a writing surface and a calculator and a writing pad are located on the exterior of the second cover. The bottom of the box member has non-skid surface material.