A vehicle and a method of controlling the vehicle capable of removing contamination of a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) surface mounted on the vehicle are provided. The vehicle may include: Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) configured to detect an object and a terrain around the vehicle; and a cleaning nozzle device configured to inject cleaning liquid and compressed air to a passage of laser pulses on a LiDAR surface.

A heating system for a windshield of a vehicle, in which a fan unit is configured to produce a hot air flow at the inner side of the windshield. In order to enable efficient heating of a windshield of an electric vehicle, there is provision for the heating system to have an at least predominantly transparent partition unit, which in a shielding position is secured in the vehicle in such a manner that it is arranged in the longitudinal vehicle direction between at least a predominant portion of the windshield and an inner region which is provided for passengers, whereby the hot air flow can be guided at least partially in a heating region between the windshield and the partition unit.

This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife configured to clear a sensor housing of debris. The air knife may be attached to a bearing comprising a bearing ring. The system may also include a motor, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the bearing ring around the sensor housing.

A vehicle includes a rear window having hydrophobic portion, and a non-hydrophobic portion below the hydrophobic portion. A rear wiper system is mounted adjacent to a top of the rear window and includes a pivotable nozzle and a blower to direct an airstream through the nozzle onto the rear window.

The invention relates to a cleaning device (10) for an environment recognition device (100) of a vehicle, the environment recognition device (100) comprising a sensor (104) having a vision window (106) to be cleaned, wherein the cleaning device (10) comprises at least one first cleaning element (12) designed as a spray nozzle (14) for applying a cleaning liquid (1) to the surface of the vision window (106), and comprising at least one second cleaning element (32) designed as a nozzle for generating compressed air that acts on the vision window (106).

A photographing device for a vehicle and relates to the field of automatic driving technology is disclosed. The specific solution is that the photographing device includes a seat; a camera mounted on the seat; a lens holder mounted on the seat and rotatable relative to the seat; a transparent lens mounted on the lens holder and arranged opposite to the camera; and a driving assembly connected with the lens holder to drive the lens holder to rotate relative to the base.

A cleaning device for a surface, such as a windshield of a vehicle, includes an active positioning system and a cleaning head. The active positioning system is configured to deploy from a storage position hidden from view within a covered storage space and to position the cleaning head upon the windshield. The active positioning system includes a first extension member and a second extension member that move relative to one another to position the cleaning head, and also move the cleaning head across the windshield along a path. The cleaning head can have a brush portion configured to agitate debris from the window, and a drying portion configured to dry the window after cleaning. The cleaning device can be controlled via a touch-screen display in the vehicle, enabling a user to direct that specific portions of the windshield be cleaned as desired.

A steam air wiper system that is used in particular for a front windshield of a four-wheel vehicle and demonstrates excellent practicality in terms of both function and cost. In the present disclosure, high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor V is jetted from jetting devices toward a front windshield. This steam air wiper system is provided with: jetting devices that jet high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor in a conical and spiral shape toward an object from which rain and snow are to be removed; and an air supply means provided with an induction heating type heating device that has a multi-tube structure, and supplies the water vapor to the jetting devices.

A cleaning device for a surface, such as a windshield of a vehicle, includes an active positioning system and a cleaning head. The active positioning system is configured to deploy from a storage position hidden from view within a covered storage space and to position the cleaning head upon the windshield. The active positioning system includes a first extension member and a second extension member that move relative to one another to position the cleaning head, and also move the cleaning head across the windshield along a path. The cleaning head can have a brush portion configured to agitate debris from the window, and a drying portion configured to dry the window after cleaning. The cleaning device can be controlled via a touch-screen display in the vehicle, enabling a user to direct that specific portions of the windshield be cleaned as desired.

A low-profile ventilation system is provided for a motor vehicle. That low-profile ventilation system includes an inlet duct having an inlet-free top wall, a sidewall and a bottom wall. A recirculating air inlet is provided in the sidewall. A fresh air inlet is also provided in the sidewall. A related method of providing a low-profile ventilation system is also provided. The method includes providing an inlet duct with an inlet-free top wall and both a fresh air inlet and a recirculating air inlet, wherein the recirculating air inlet has first and second laterally opposing openings in a sidewall of the inlet duct.