In-Vehicle Display Feedback for Automated Driving Readiness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicles with automated driving capabilities do not effectively communicate to drivers whether they are capable of performing automated driving, leading to confusion and potential safety risks when conditions for automated driving are not met.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle display control device and method that identifies conditions for automated driving and displays images on an in-vehicle display to indicate whether the vehicle can perform automated driving, using a condition identification unit and display control unit to present images indicating satisfaction or non-satisfaction of these conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automated driving capability is implemented without visual feedback, then the vehicle can perform automated driving operations, but driver confusion and safety risks increase due to lack of clear capability communication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a visual feedback system through display devices that show icons and images indicating whether the vehicle can perform automated driving. The display control unit receives capability information from the automated driving control unit and presents it to the driver in an intuitive visual format, resolving the information loss problem while maintaining safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The display control unit acts as an intermediary between the automated driving control unit and the driver. It translates internal capability states into visual representations that the driver can understand, effectively bridging the communication gap without adding complexity to the core automated driving system.
2Loss of information
If visual feedback systems are added to indicate automated driving capability, then driver understanding and safety improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit serves multiple functions: it receives capability information from the automated driving control unit, processes this information, and outputs visual representations through display devices. This multi-functional approach avoids adding separate dedicated components for each function, thereby limiting complexity increase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the capability indication function with the existing display system in the vehicle. Rather than creating a completely separate feedback system, the invention integrates the visual feedback into the vehicle's existing display infrastructure, reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A vehicle is configured to perform automated driving in which a vehicle-side system is capable of performing all driving tasks. A condition identification unit is configured to identify whether a condition for performing the automated driving is satisfied. A display control unit is configured to cause a display device, which is to be used in an interior of the vehicle, to display a condition presentation image that is at least one of an image, which indicates that the vehicle satisfies the condition for performing the automated driving, or an image, which indicates that the vehicle does not satisfy the condition for performing the automated driving, according to an identification result of the condition identification unit.