Transitioning displays in autonomous vehicles to increase driver attentiveness

A infotainment system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a memory;
• a wireless communication interface;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the wireless communication interface, and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• providing visual infotainment information to be displayed on a first display when the infotainment system is operating in a first display mode;
• determining whether a change in state or operation of the vehicle is within a predetermined threshold variance while the infotainment system is operating in the first display mode;
• initiating transition from the first display mode to a second display mode in response to determining that the change in state or operation of the vehicle is within the predetermined threshold variance;
• and
• providing the visual infotainment information for rendering to a second display different from the first display when the infotainment system is operating in the second display mode in a manner configured to guide an operator's attention to an external environment of the vehicle.

An infotainment system for a vehicle, comprising:

• means for providing visual infotainment information to be displayed on a first display when the infotainment system is operating in a first display mode;
• means for determining whether a change in state or operation of the vehicle is within a predetermined threshold variance while the infotainment system is operating in the first display mode;
• means for initiating transition from the first display mode to a second display mode in response to determining that the change in state or operation of the vehicle is within the predetermined threshold variance;
• and
• means for providing the visual infotainment information to be displayed on a second display different from the first display when the infotainment system is operating in the second display mode in a manner configured to guide an operator's attention to an external environment of the vehicle.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of an infotainment system for a vehicle to perform operations comprising:

• providing visual infotainment information to be displayed on a first display when the infotainment system is operating in a first display mode;
• determining whether a change in state or operation of the vehicle is within a predetermined threshold variance while the infotainment system is operating in the first display mode;
• initiating transition from the first display mode to a second display mode in response to determining that the change in state or operation of the vehicle is within the predetermined threshold variance;
• and
• providing the visual infotainment information for rendering to a second display different from the first display when the infotainment system is operating in the second display mode in a manner configured to guide the operator's attention to an external environment of the vehicle.