Vehicle side lighting arrangement
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side;
a first passenger door located at the first side, a forward wheel located at the first side, and a rear wheel located at the first side;
a first light capable of emitting light in a first color from the first side between the rear of the vehicle and the rear wheel;
a second light capable of emitting light in a second color from the first side between the rear wheel and the front of the vehicle;
a controller in communication with the first light and the second light;
an exterior sensor that provides data to the controller, which determines whether an object is approaching the first side of the vehicle; and
the controller causes the first light to emit light in the first color and the second light to emit light in the second color, when the controller determines that an object is approaching the first side, while the vehicle is in a reverse movement state, to provide a visual warning to an operator of the vehicle or to the object approaching the first side, or both, that the object is approaching the first side.
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Abstract
A vehicle comprising: a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side; a first light capable of emitting light from the first side; a controller in communication with the first light; an exterior sensor that provides data to the controller, which determines whether an object is approaching the first side of the vehicle; and the controller causes the first light to emit light from the first side, when the controller determines that an object is approaching the first side. The first light is capable of emitting flashing light in a first color; and the controller causes the first light to emit flashing light in the first color, when the controller determines that an object is approaching the first side.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side; a first passenger door located at the first side, a forward wheel located at the first side, and a rear wheel located at the first side; a first light capable of emitting light in a first color from the first side between the rear of the vehicle and the rear wheel; a second light capable of emitting light in a second color from the first side between the rear wheel and the front of the vehicle; a controller in communication with the first light and the second light; an exterior sensor that provides data to the controller, which determines whether an object is approaching the first side of the vehicle; and the controller causes the first light to emit light in the first color and the second light to emit light in the second color, when the controller determines that an object is approaching the first side, while the vehicle is in a reverse movement state, to provide a visual warning to an operator of the vehicle or to the object approaching the first side, or both, that the object is approaching the first side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle comprising:
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a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side; a passenger door located at the first side, the passenger door comprising an interior door handle and a door handle sensor; and a light capable of emitting light from the first side; and a controller in communication with the door handle sensor and the light; wherein the controller causes the light to emit light from the first side when the controller, based on data from the door handle sensor, determines that a hand of a passenger is touching the interior door handle, to provide either a visual warning to another moving vehicle that the passenger door will open or a visual reminder to the passenger to look for another object that is traveling in a path that the first door would impede if opened, or both. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle comprising:
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an interior, a front, a rear, a first side, a second side, and a first passenger door at the first side; a first light capable of emitting light from either the first passenger door or below the first passenger door; and a controller in communication with the first light; wherein the controller causes the first light to emit light blinking light alternating between a first color and a second color from either the first passenger door or below the first passenger door when the controller determines that the vehicle intends to turn in a direction of the first side, to provide visual warning that the vehicle intends to turn in the direction of the first side. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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