Smr Patents Sarl

Phillip McKenzie

Andreas Herrmann

Romeo Wieczorek

Simon Belcher

Oliver G Schmidt

Daniel Fritz

Ilka Rötzer

Peter Hein

Eugen Meier

Alexandru Dobrete

Andrea König

Adam Di Fiore

Marco Cid

Reinhold Langbein

Christopher Moase

An exterior rearview system for an autonomous vehicle includes a housing adapted for mounting to an exterior side of a vehicle, the housing holding at least one of a reflective element or display screen for displaying to a driver a rear or side image of the vehicle, one or more lighting modules disposed in the housing and providing an adaptive lighting sector which is adaptively controlled, and a control system configured to receive input data related to at least one of a user's intention using a tracking sensor and a user's retaking control of the autonomous vehicle.

Exterior rearview device with illumination functions and autonomous vehicles using same

An adaptive cornering light system for a motor vehicle includes an exterior mirror head, housing at least one lighting module that having a plurality of LEDs arranged in sectors to provide different lighting functionalities. One LED or light sector is provided for adaptively illuminating a cornering area that extends along the side of the vehicle toward the front of the exterior mirror head. This 'cornering LED' is adaptively activated if the speed of the vehicle is below a threshold speed, or in response to additional optional parameters such as steering angle, turn-signal blinker activation, and running lights activation. Another LED or light sector may be used as a security light to illuminate or display a message on the ground in the door area adjacent the side of the vehicle. Interior lights are also disclosed. User input may also control options for illumination.

Exterior rearview device with illumination functions

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Stuttgart, Germany

Phillip McKenzie