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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2025
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Christopher John Tarchala, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gypsy R. Modina, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Yuyan Chen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chanmi Lee, Torrance, CA (US);
Jaehyung Jo, Pasadena, CA (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control system for enhancing a vehicle driving experience is disclosed. The control system comprises a lighting system disposed within a vehicle and is at least configured to illuminate one or more locations on one or more passenger seats of the vehicle. The control system further comprises at least one sensor configured to generate an input signal indicative of a number of persons entering the vehicle and/or present within the vehicle. The control system further comprises a controller communicably coupled with the at least one sensor and the lighting system. The controller is configured to determine the number of persons entering the vehicle and/or present within the vehicle. The controller is further configured to control the lighting system to illuminate any one of a central location on a passenger seat from the one or more passenger seats or at least two locations on the one or more passenger seats.