A defogging system includes: a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a vehicle speed; a first heater arranged outside a field of view of an imaging device and configured to heat a window; a second heater arranged inside the field of view of the imaging device, arranged to be in contact with the window, and configured to heat the window; and a controller configured to control the first heater and the second heater. The controller is configured to determine whether the vehicle is stopped based on a detection result of the vehicle speed sensor, activate the first heater and the second heater in a case where a first condition is satisfied, the first condition including a condition that the vehicle is stopped, and activate only the first heater in a case where a second condition is satisfied, the second condition including a condition that the vehicle is traveling.

A wiper system includes a wiper blade to wipe a windshield, an angle sensor, and a motor. The motor drives the wiper blade to reverse a wipe operation of the wiper blade at a reversal position based on the angle sensor, such that rotation of the motor when the wiper blade moves to a released position is reversed to rotation of the motor when the wiper blade moves to a standby position. A first heating element is installed near a front pillar and generates heat when energized. A determiner determines whether snow accumulates on a surface of the windshield based on an operation of the wiper system. A controller controls energization of the first heating element and energizes the first heating element on determination of the determiner that snow accumulates on the surface of the windshield.

An anti-fogging film, an anti-fogging component, an adjustment method therefor and a vehicle-mounted device, the anti-fogging film including: a conversion film layer and an excitation film layer, which is located on the conversion film layer; the conversion film layer carries out reversible conversion between a hydrophilic state and a hydrophobic state according to characteristic parameters of the excitation film layer.

A control device for a vehicle heater includes: a camera; a heater configured to heat a portion of the window glass located in front of the camera; a temperature sensor configured to acquire a camera temperature; an illuminance acquisition unit configured to acquire an illuminance outside the vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine that a control prohibition condition to prohibit execution of the heater energization control is satisfied when the camera temperature is equal to or larger than a prohibition threshold temperature, execute the heater energization control when execution of the heater energization control is requested, prevent execution of the heater energization control when the control prohibition condition is satisfied, and when the illuminance is lower than a threshold illuminance, set the prohibition threshold temperature to be lower than when the illuminance is equal to or larger than the threshold illuminance.

An automatic window shade assembly includes a plurality of shade units that is each integrated into a vehicle and is aligned with a respective one of a plurality of windows in the vehicle. Each of the shade units inhibits sunlight from passing into the vehicle when the shade units are deployed. Each of the shade units exposes the windows when the shade units are stored. Additionally, each of the shade units is in wireless communication with a personal electronic device to remotely control each of the shade units. A heating unit is integrated into a respective shade unit to defrost a windshield in the vehicle. A control is integrated into the vehicle for controlling operational parameters of the heating unit and each of the shade units.

A coated glazing useful for vehicles includes a first glass substrate, and a heatable coating formed on the first glass substrate, the heatable coating including at least one heatable layer, at least one dielectric layer, and at least one integrated portion of a heatable layer and a dielectric layer, wherein the integrated portion is formed in a differential heating area of the heatable coating, for variably heating the first glass substrate for deicing wiper park areas or any other heating desirable areas.

A windshield heating device includes: a heating wire that heats a first part of a windshield of a vehicle, the first part being located in front of a camera; a glass heating apparatus that heats a second part of the windshield, the second part including the first part; and a control unit that controls energization to the heating wire and the glass heating apparatus. The control unit is configured: to determine whether energization to the glass heating apparatus is performed when heating of the first part is requested; to control so that energization to the heating wire is performed when it is determined that the energization to glass heating apparatus is not performed; and to control energization to the heating wire so that an amount of energization to the heating wire is reduced when it is determined that energization to the glass heating apparatus is performed.

A heater for vehicular sensors is configured to pass sensing energy and thereby permit placement of the heater directly over the sensing area in the path of the sensed energy. In this way, direct heating of the sensing area is provided minimizing the energy necessary to prevent icing and improving deicing speed.

An individual air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes: a driver's seat air conditioning module and a passenger seat air conditioning module sequentially provided with an evaporation core and a heater core; a first channel that passes through the evaporation core and is connected to an indoor outlet; a second channel that passes through the evaporation core and the heater core and is connected to the indoor outlet; and a temperature control door that opens and closes the first channel and the second channel.

A vehicle control system includes a vehicle-mounted imaging section configured to image surroundings of a vehicle, a vehicle-mounted imaging assist section configured to assist so as to increase the clarity of an imaging region of the imaging section, a recognition section configured to recognize surrounding conditions of the vehicle based on an image captured by the imaging section, an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving in which at least one out of speed control or steering control is controlled automatically based on the surrounding conditions of the vehicle recognized by the recognition section, and an assist controller configured to adjust an operation of the imaging assist section when the automated driving is being implemented by the automated driving controller.