Vehicle user interface

A vehicle gesture control system configured to improve at least one of safety and comfort during driving of a host vehicle, the host vehicle comprising an adaptive cruise control or autonomous drive arrangement configured to control velocity of the host vehicle and distance between the host vehicle and another vehicle, the vehicle gesture control system comprising:

• a plurality of sensors configured to detect gestures performed by a driver on the surface of a steering wheel grip in the host vehicle, the steering wheel grip comprising a circular tube surrounding a steering wheel that rotates about a steering column;
• and
• a processor receiving outputs from said sensors and connected to a memory unit storing instructions for the processor to activate a plurality of features of the adaptive cruise control or autonomous drive arrangement, in response to a respective plurality of different gestures detected by said sensors, one of the gestures comprising movement of the driver's thumb around a lateral section of the steering wheel grip that faces the driver.