Large mirror inside an autonomous vehicle
AssigneeActive Knowledge Ltd.
InventorsGil Thieberger, Ari M Frank
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Abstract
A large mirroring element is located in front of an occupant who sits in a front seat of an autonomous on-road vehicle. The large mirroring element provides the effect of reflecting light arriving from the occupant's direction. Optionally, a camera takes video of the outside environment in front of the occupant, sends the video to a computer that generates a representation of the outside environment in front of the occupant at eye level, and a display located in front of the occupant presents the representation to the occupant.
Claims20
An autonomous on-road vehicle providing the effect of a large front mirror, comprising:
- a compartment;
- and
- a mirroring element located in front of an occupant who sits in a front seat of the compartment;
- wherein the mirroring element captures at least 10×10 degrees of the occupant's forward field of view from the horizon to at least 10° below the horizon during normal driving, and provides an effect of reflecting more than 25% of the light arriving from the occupant's direction.
An autonomous on-road vehicle providing the effect of a large front mirror, comprising:
- a compartment comprising a front seat;
- a camera, physically coupled to the vehicle, configured to take images of an occupant who sits in the front seat;
- a computer configured to generate, based on the images, a video that shows a mirror effect;
- a communication module configured to transmit the video to a head-mounted display (HMD) worn by the occupant;
- and
- the HMD is configured to present the video to the occupant, such that the occupant sees a representation of his or her reflection when looking forward at eye level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.