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AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTomohiko KANEKO, Junichi MORIMURA, Shun MARUYAMA, Ryoma HIRAIKE, Satoshi OMI
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A vehicle display device having a processor that controls a display unit provided in the host vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute following processes, generating a display content, causing the display content to display on the display unit visible from at least one other vehicle existing around a host vehicle, determining an autonomous driving level of the other vehicle, adjusting the display content and generating a first display content according to the degree of manual driving included in autonomous driving level, and causing the display unit to display the first display content.
A vehicle display device having a processor that controls a display unit provided in the host vehicle, wherein the processor is configured to execute following processes:
A display control method executed by a computer which controls the display unit provided in the host vehicle;
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Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor: instruments characterised by the…
Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles: input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle,…
Using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays: display screens
Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor: characterised by the type of the…
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Present disclosure relates to a vehicle display device and a display control method capable of displaying display contents outside the vehicle.
JP2021-157678A (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2021-157678) describes a vehicle in which display contents having an advertising effectiveness are displayed on a display unit provided in the vehicle. The vehicle described in JP2021-157678A includes the display unit which are provided on outer surfaces of the vehicle and display the advertisements, and a control unit that controls a display mode of the display contents of the display unit.
According to the technique described in JP2021-157678A, in case of the driver of the other vehicle traveling around the vehicle gazes at the display contents, there is a possibility that the driving of the other vehicles are affected.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a position of a display unit provided in the host vehicle.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a positional relationship between a host vehicle traveling in a plurality of lanes and other vehicle.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, a host vehicle 10 is configured to be able to communicate with at least one other vehicle Mn (n is any natural number) existing in the surroundings based on vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The host vehicle 10 is provided with a vehicle display device 11 for displaying display contents such as advertising to the other vehicle Mn. The vehicle display device 11 includes, for example, a detection unit 12 that acquires data necessary for traveling. The vehicle display device 11 includes a determination unit 14 that executes a determination process using the detection data acquired by the detection unit 12. The vehicle display device 11 includes a display unit 16 that displays the display contents adjusted by the determination unit 14. The vehicle display device 11 includes a storage 18 that stores predetermined data.
The detection unit 12 includes, for example, communication interfaces that can wirelessly communicate with the other vehicle Mn, and sensors that acquire information around the host vehicle 10. The detection unit 12 performs vehicle-to-vehicle communication with the other vehicle Mn via the communication interface, and acquires datum related to the other vehicle Mn. The detection unit 12 may communicate with the other vehicles Mn via the network W. For example, the detection unit 12 acquires datum related to the traveling condition of the other vehicle Mn via the communication interface. The data relating to the traveling condition includes, for example, data relating to an autonomous driving level for performing autonomous traveling, data relating to a traveling mode for performing traveling assistance, and position data of the other vehicle Mn.
The autonomous driving level is, for example, defined in a predetermined stage, and a degree of manual driving included in each stage and a traveling area corresponding to each stage are set. In the traveling mode, for example, various functions for supporting the traveling of the vehicle are set. In the traveling mode, functions such as a following traveling following a vehicle, a deviation prevention assistance for preventing a vehicle from deviating from a lane, and a rear-end collision prevention support for a vehicle are set.