Controlling access to an in-vehicle human-machine interface
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1. A system for a vehicle, comprising a computer comprising a processor and a memory, programmed to:
- determine that a driver'"'"'s hands are on a steering wheel;
detect human speech according to speech recognition processing included in a human machine interface (HMI) to determine that the driver is coaching a passenger concerning operating the HMI; and
disable all occupant access to the HMI based on identifying the coaching.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle computer is programmed to determine that a driver'"'"'s hands are at least one predetermined location in the vehicle, the at least one predetermine location including a location on a steering wheel, determine that a vehicle passenger is in a safe position with respect to a human-machine interface; and provide passenger access to the human-machine interface such that the passenger may access operations of the computer that are inaccessible to the driver.
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1. A system for a vehicle, comprising a computer comprising a processor and a memory, programmed to:
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determine that a driver'"'"'s hands are on a steering wheel; detect human speech according to speech recognition processing included in a human machine interface (HMI) to determine that the driver is coaching a passenger concerning operating the HMI; and disable all occupant access to the HMI based on identifying the coaching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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determining that a driver'"'"'s hands are on a steering wheel of a vehicle; detecting human speech according to speech recognition processing included in a human machine interface (HMI) to determine that the driver is coaching a passenger concerning operating the HMI; and disabling all occupant access to the HMI based on identifying the coaching. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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