Integrated and automated automotive brake/horn/light apparatus

An apparatus for automatically operating a vehicle horn and/or light system comprising:

• a threat detection system for detecting external threats secured in a vehicle;
• wherein the threat detection system comprises at least one sensor for detecting external threats;
• a controller secured in the vehicle, wherein the controller is connected to the threat detection system;
• a vehicle horn system for emitting audible signals secured in the vehicle;
• a vehicle light system for emitting visual signals from the front, side and/or back of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle light system is secured in the vehicle;
• and,
• a brake system secured in the vehicle, wherein detection of a threat by the threat detection system sends at least one signal to the controller, which sends at least one activation signal to the brake system to automatically activate the brake system, which sends a feedback signal to the controller during or after brake activation to send an activation signal to the horn and/or light systems to automatically activate one or both systems.

A method of automatically operating a vehicle horn system and a vehicle light system simultaneously comprising the steps of:

• providing a vehicle with a threat detection system for detecting external threats secured in the vehicle, wherein the threat detection system comprises at least one sensor for detecting external threats;
• providing a vehicle horn system for emitting audible signals secured in the vehicle;
• providing a vehicle light system for emitting visual signals from the front, side and/or back of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle light system is secured in the vehicle;
• providing a brake system secured in the vehicle;
• providing an electronic control unit secured in the vehicle connected to the threat detection system, the horn system, the light system and the brake system;
• detecting a threat with the threat detection system;
• sending a signal from the threat detection system to the electronic control unit;
• and,
• sending a first activation signal from the electronic control unit to the horn system and the light system to automatically and simultaneously activate the horn and light systems.