Patent classifications
B60S1/0825
Device and method for detecting wetness on a roadway
A detection device is provided for a motor vehicle (10) for detecting wetness (18) on a roadway (20). The detection device has a moisture-detection unit (12) and an evaluation unit (40) designed to determine wetness (18) on the roadway (20) on the basis of a moisture value (42) detected by the moisture-detection unit (12). The moisture-detection unit (12) is embodied as a sensor unit and is arranged at a rear region of the motor vehicle (10).
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIPER CONTROL BASED ON DRIVER GAZE DETECTION
A vehicle including a glazing, a wiper, a detection unit and a processor is disclosed. The detection unit may be configured to capture images of a vehicle interior portion and a vehicle surrounding. The processor may be configured to determine a precipitation intensity and that the vehicle may be in a stationary state. The processor may further determine that a user located in the vehicle interior portion may be looking out of the vehicle through the glazing based on inputs obtained from the detection unit, responsive to determining that the vehicle may be in the stationary state. The processor may further cause a wiper movement at a speed associated with the precipitation intensity, when the user may be looking out of the vehicle through the glazing.