A vehicle having controlled exterior lighting is provided including a plurality of lighting devices oriented on the exterior of the vehicle to illuminate areas proximate to the vehicle, a plurality of sensors located on the vehicle for sensing a user relative to the vehicle and generating sensed signals indicative of the sensed user, and a transceiver for communicating with another vehicle. The vehicle also includes a controller processing the sensed signals generated by the plurality of sensors, and detecting the user proximate to the vehicle and tracking movement of the user proximate to the vehicle, the controller further activating one or more of the plurality of exterior lighting devices to selectively illuminate areas that track the user and further communicating with the other vehicle to illuminate the user with lighting devices on the other vehicle.


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    Title :

    Vehicle having exterior lighting control and method



    Publication date :

    2022-10-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F21W Index-Schema in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen F21K, F21L, F21S und F21V, betreffend den Gebrauch oder Einsatz von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystem , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K,  F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein



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