A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at structure at a side of a vehicle. The structure extends outward from a side of the vehicle so that the camera views at least rearward of the vehicle. The structure includes an air conduit having an air inlet at a forward portion of the structure and an air outlet at a rearward portion of the structure. The air conduit is adjustable between a closed state and an opened state. As the vehicle moves in a forward direction of travel, and with the air conduit in the closed state, airflow does not flow from the air inlet through the air conduit to the air outlet, and with the air conduit in the opened state, airflow flows through the air inlet and is directed from the air outlet toward a lens of the camera.

There is provided a system and method for monitoring snow or ice accumulation on a vehicle window by a user with a mobile device. The system includes a camera directed to at least a portion of a window in the vehicle. The system further comprises a heating element, a blower and vents. Images from the camera may be sent to a mobile device that can be displayed on a screen. These images can be used to determine the presence of snow or ice, and the amount of clearing of snow or ice that has been achieved after activation of the system.

A sensor cleaning system for a hydrogen vehicle includes hydrogen as fuel and includes a compression device configured to operate by a flow of the hydrogen, and one or more nozzles configured to spray a compressed fluid generated by the compression device onto a sensor.

Gas such as air can be expelled selectively (e.g., varied intensity/gas pressure, amount of gas expelled, direction, etc.) from one or more nozzles provided on a windshield wiper assembly. The amount, direction, speed, and/or pressure at which the gas is expelled from the nozzle can be selectively controlled according to the needs of the vehicle, as well as any conditions, e.g., environmental conditions, in response to which the vehicle's windshield wiper(s) are enabled. In this way, the accumulation, overflow, or runoff of fluid/debris near or at the A-pillars of the vehicle can be wiped away.

A cleaning apparatus for cleaning at least one viewing area of a motor vehicle, the cleaning apparatus may have at least one cleaning nozzle and an evaluation and control apparatus. The evaluation and control apparatus is configured to receive at least one sensor signal which comprises at least one piece of information on a motor vehicle environment condition and/or a motor vehicle parameter, to evaluate this information in order to determine an operation situation in this manner, to select a predetermined cleaning profile from a plurality of predefined cleaning profiles based on this information, and to control the at least one cleaning nozzle depending on the selected cleaning profile in order to clean the at least one viewing area.

A vehicle includes a glass clearing system that performs method of clearing a glass surface of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a glass surface. The glass clearing system includes a glass clearing device and a processor. The glass clearing device is configured for clearing a glass surface. The processor receives a signal from a remote device indicative of an instruction for operating the glass clearing device, selects the glass clearing device, and activates the glass clearing device to clear the glass surface based on the instruction.

A sensor cleaning system for an environment sensor mounted on a vehicle is proposed. A method of controlling the sensor cleaning system includes: analyzing driving environment of a vehicle; and instructing the sensor cleaning system to form an air curtain on an environment sensor when the driving environment is determined to be a predetermined setting environment.

A sensor cleaning system for a hydrogen vehicle includes hydrogen as fuel and includes a compression device configured to operate by a flow of the hydrogen, and one or more nozzles configured to spray a compressed fluid generated by the compression device onto a sensor.