Operation of vehicle window wipers based on perceived vehicle stops to drop off passengers
AssigneeToyota Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsHiromitsu Urano, Kentaro Ichikawa, Junya Ueno
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AssigneeToyota Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsHiromitsu Urano, Kentaro Ichikawa, Junya Ueno
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Systems, methods, and storage media for controlling wiper devices of a vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: remove, by one or more wiper devices, fluid or debris from viewing portals; generate output signals conveying passenger sensor information related to passenger actions; generate output signals conveying vehicle sensor information related to vehicle operations; determine, based on the output signal, the passenger sensor information; determine, based on the output signal, the vehicle sensor information; assess, based on the passenger sensor information or the vehicle sensor information, readiness of a passenger to depart the vehicle via an exit; and control, based on the readiness of the passenger to depart the vehicle via the exit, the one or more wiper devices.
A vehicle configured to control wiper devices, comprising of:
A method for controlling wiper devices of a vehicle, the method comprising of:
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