Abstract: A method of monitoring a driver of a vehicle includes positioning a cellular telephone within a vehicle such that a camera of the cellular telephone views a driver's head, executing application software on the cellular telephone to capture images of the head using the camera, categorizing a pose of the head from the captured images, and affecting at least one safety system of the vehicle based on the categorization.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one processor that receives an in-coming communication for a driver, routes the in-coming communication to a mail system in response to a driver workload exceeding a predefined value, and after a predetermined period of time following routing the in-coming communication to the mail system, generates a notification for the driver indicating that a communication was received in response to the driver workload being less than the predefined value at an expiration of the predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A method and system to automatically control turn signals in a vehicle equipped with a lane detection system. The method includes the steps of detecting a vehicle travel path, determining whether the vehicle is deviating from the travel path, determining whether to automatically activate the turn signal indicative of the change of the vehicle travel path, determining whether the vehicle has established a linear travel path after the passage of a predetermined even and deactivating the turn signal after the passage of a predetermined even after the vehicle has assumed a travel path. The system includes an ECU, a lane warning system, and an automatic turn signal switch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a night vision system human machine interface and particularly to an HMI display that provides enhanced road scene imagery from low resolution cameras.

Abstract: A vehicular mirror 12 having a first curved portion 18 and a second substantially planar portion 16. The first curved portion 18 is deployed in close proximity to the vehicle 10, thereby substantially eliminating the conventional “blind spot” while concomitantly providing a relatively wide field of view.

Abstract: A haptic seat notification system includes a plurality of motors located in a driver's seat and operative to provide a directional stimulus to a driver. A forward detection apparatus is used to detect vehicle lane departure and a vehicle speed sensor is used to detect vehicle overspeed conditions. When the vehicle crosses a lane edge, the system provides a lane departure stimulus to the driver. When the vehicle is overspeed, the system provides an overspeed stimulus to the driver. When the vehicle crosses a lane edge while being overspeed, the system provides a curve overspeed stimulus to the driver.

Abstract: A vehicular mirror 12 having a first curved portion 18 and a second substantially planar portion 16. The first curved portion 18 is deployed in close proximity to the vehicle 10, thereby substantially eliminating the conventional “blind spot” while concomitantly providing a relatively wide field of view.