Autonomous vehicle headlight deactivation
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- an autonomous driving sensor programmed to output an object detection signal representing an object near a host vehicle; and
a processor programmed to output a headlight activation signal to activate vehicle headlights in response to receiving the object detection signal and while the host vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes an autonomous driving sensor and a processor. The autonomous driving sensor is programmed to output an object detection signal representing an object near a host vehicle. The processor is programmed to output a headlight activation signal to activate vehicle headlights in response to receiving the object detection signal and while the host vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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an autonomous driving sensor programmed to output an object detection signal representing an object near a host vehicle; and a processor programmed to output a headlight activation signal to activate vehicle headlights in response to receiving the object detection signal and while the host vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle system comprising:
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headlights; an autonomous driving sensor programmed to output an object detection signal representing an object near a host vehicle; and a processor programmed to output a headlight activation signal to activate the headlights in response to receiving the object detection signal and while the host vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode and output a headlight deactivation signal to deactivate the headlights when the host vehicle is operating in the autonomous mode and when no objects are detected near the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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determining that a host vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode; detecting an object near the host vehicle; and activating vehicle headlights in response to detecting the object near the host vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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