Method and apparatus are disclosed for speed-dependent dark-mode for police vehicles. An example vehicle includes a speed sensor for measuring a vehicle speed and a cabin. The cabin includes interior lamps and a dark-mode switch for activating a dark mode. The example vehicle also includes a controller that, when the dark mode is active, is configured to deactivate the interior lamps when the vehicle speed is less than a threshold and activate the interior lamps at a predetermined lowest luminance level when the vehicle speed is equal to or greater than the threshold.
SPEED-DEPENDENT DARK-MODE FOR POLICE VEHICLES
2020-08-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 / 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 |
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