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Vehicle information presenting apparatus

  • US 9,840,257 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2014
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle information presenting apparatus for use in an autonomous vehicle that switches driving control between autonomous driving control, in which the autonomous vehicle is driven autonomously, and manual driving control, in which the autonomous vehicle is driven manually by a driver, the vehicle information presenting apparatus comprising:

  • a driving attention level estimator configured to estimate a driving attention level of the driver; and

    an information presentation controller configured to switch image information to present to the driver according to the driving attention level of the driver estimated by the driving attention level estimator, whereinthe information presentation controller switches between autonomous driving system condition information and driving assistance information for transitioning from autonomous driving to manual driving.

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