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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Jingyi Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Melissa Cefkin, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik Vinkhuyzen, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
An autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle body, at least one detector, at least one display and at least one controller. The at least one detector is configured to detect a presence of an external object within a vicinity of the vehicle. The at least one display is supported on the vehicle body. The at least one controller is programmed to determine the presence of the external object upon detection of the external object by the detector. The controller is further programmed to display a rationale indicator on the display to a remote party within the vicinity of the vehicle based on a detection result of the detector indicating the presence of the external object. The rationale indicator is an indication of an external condition occurring in the vicinity of the vehicle.