Vehicle lighting system, vehicle, inter-vehicle communication system and vehicle system

A vehicle lighting system provided in a vehicle, comprising:

• a first lighting unit configured to visually present a message to outside of a vehicle;
• a first lighting control unit configured to control the first lighting unit;
• a second lighting unit configured to emit a light pattern toward an object present outside the vehicle;
• and
• a second lighting control unit configured to control the second lighting unit,
• wherein the second lighting control unit is configured to control the second lighting unit such that the second lighting unit emits the light pattern toward the object when the first lighting unit visually presents the message to the outside of the vehicle.

A vehicle system provided in a vehicle, comprising:

• a lighting unit configured to visually present a first message to outside of a vehicle;
• a lighting control unit configured to control the lighting unit;
• a light transmission unit configured to emit a first light in a first wavelength band associated with a predetermined auditory message toward a light reception unit mounted on another vehicle present outside the vehicle;
• and
• a light transmission control unit configured to control the light transmission unit,
• wherein the light transmission control unit is configured to control the light transmission unit such that the light transmission unit emits the first light toward the light reception unit when the lighting unit visually presents the first message to the outside of the vehicle.

An inter-vehicle communication system comprising:

• a first vehicle;
• and
• a second vehicle,
• wherein the first vehicle includes:
• a lighting unit configured to visually present a first message toward outside of the first vehicle;
• a lighting control unit configured to control the lighting unit;
• a light transmission unit configured to emit a first light in a first wavelength band toward the second vehicle;
• and
• a light transmission control unit configured to control the light transmission unit,
• wherein the second vehicle includes:
• a light reception unit configured to receive the first light;
• a light reception control unit configured to specify a predetermined auditory message associated with the first wavelength band from among a plurality of auditory messages;
• and
• an in-vehicle speaker configured to output the specified predetermined auditory message to an occupant of the second vehicle, and
• wherein the light transmission control unit is configured to control the light transmission unit such that the light transmission unit emits the first light toward the light reception unit when the lighting unit visually presents the first message to the outside of the first vehicle.