# US 2021/0276567 A1 · Method for adapting a man-machine interface in a transportation vehicle and transportation vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0276567 A1 - Document ID: US20210276567A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/319,955 - Filed: 2017-06-28 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-03 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Ina OTHERSEN; Sebastian HINZMANN; Ina PETERMANN-STOCK; Amelie STEPHAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276567A1 ## CPC - B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention - B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor - B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver - B60K 35/29: Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions - B60W 40/08: related to drivers or passengers - B60W 50/085: {Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input} - B60W 60/0051: {from occupants to vehicle} - B60W 60/0059: {Estimation of the risk associated with autonomous or manual driving, e.g. situation too complex, sensor failure or driver incapacity} - B60K 35/26: using acoustic output - B60K 2360/172: Driving mode indication - B60K 2360/175: Autonomous driving - B60K 2360/186: Displaying information according to relevancy - B60W 2050/0075: {Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means} - B60W 2540/22: Psychological state; Stress level or workload - B60W 2540/221: Physiology, e.g. weight, heartbeat, health or special needs - B60W 2540/223: Posture, e.g. hand, foot, or seat position, turned or inclined - B60W 2540/225: Direction of gaze - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract A method for adapting a man-machine interface in a transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle is operated in at least one automated driving mode, wherein a degree of confidence of the driver is detected or determined, and wherein the man-machine interface is adapted as a function of the detected or determined degree of confidence. Also disclosed is a transportation vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for adapting a human-machine interface in a transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle is operated in at least one automated driving mode, the method comprising: detecting or determining a degree of confidence of the driver; and adapting the human-machine interface as a function of the detected or determined degree of confidence. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein fewer information and/or interaction prompts are output via the human-machine interface in response to a higher degree of confidence. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the degree of confidence is determined based on control actions and/or an evaluation of the viewing direction of a driver. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising moving a seat and/or a central console is as a function of the degree of confidence. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one graphical interface of at least one display unit is adapted as a function of the degree of confidence. ### Claim 6 A transportation vehicle that includes at least one automated driving mode, the transportation vehicle comprising: a human-machine interface; and an evaluation and control unit, which detects or determines a degree of confidence of the driver of the transportation vehicle, wherein the human-machine interface is adapted as a function of the detected or determined degree of confidence. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The transportation vehicle of claim 6, wherein fewer information and/or interaction prompts are output by the evaluation and control unit in response to a higher degree of confidence. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The transportation vehicle of claim 6, wherein the evaluation and control unit is designed so that the degree of confidence is determined based on control actions and/or an evaluation of the viewing direction of a driver. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The transportation vehicle of claim 6, the further comprising a seat that is moved into a rest position and/or with a moveable central console, wherein the evaluation and control unit is designed so that the seat and/or the central console is moved, or the ability to move is enabled as a function of a degree of confidence. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The transportation vehicle of claim 6, wherein the evaluation and control unit is designed so that at least one graphical interface of at least one display unit is adapted as a function of the degree of confidence.