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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2023
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Yukimi Murase, Toyota, JP;

Sho Masuda, Toyota, JP;

Tetsuya Ikuta, Miyoshi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/08 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 2360/171 (2024.01);
Abstract

A vehicle headlight system comprises a headlight that irradiates light in front of a host vehicle, a target detection section that is configured to detect a target present in front of the host vehicle, a display that is provided inside a vehicle cabin of the host vehicle, a first memory, a first processor that is coupled to the first memory, a second memory, and a second processor that is coupled to the second memory. The first processor includes a light irradiation control function that is configured to control light distribution of the headlight, based on a detection result by the target detection section. The second processor is configured to determine whether or not the light irradiation control function is in an active state, to control a display mode of the display so as to show a determination result, and in a case in which the light irradiation control function is in the active state, to control the display mode of the display so as to show, in addition to the determination result, a light distribution control state according to the light irradiation control function.


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