In general, techniques are described for ensuring occupant awareness in vehicles. A device comprising a processor may be configured to perform the techniques. The processor may be configured to determine an event which will change an operating characteristic of the vehicle, and determine an extent of time remaining until an estimated occurrence of the expected event. The processor may also be configured to determine a process by which to inform the occupant of an operating context of the vehicle based on the determined extent of time remaining until the estimated occurrence the expected event, and perform the process by which to inform the occupant of the operating context of the vehicle. The device may also include a memory configured to store the process.
Ensuring occupant awareness in vehicles
2019-07-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS |