Abstract: A taxi or other vehicle summoned by someone who needs a ride can be remotely controlled to announce its presence by the person who summoned the taxi or other vehicle. Using a cell phone, a user establishes a wireless communications link between his or her cell phone and a cell phone in the taxi or other vehicle. A second wireless link between the taxi-located cell phone and the vehicle's control bus enables commands to be sent to the vehicle's horn, lights and other annunciators from the user's cell phone. Images of the requesting user can also be sent to the taxi-located cell phone.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a driver analyzer and a driver assistance system, both of which are coupled to a controller. The controller includes a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for causing the controller to determine a level of attentiveness of a driver of the automotive vehicle and to adapt a response of the driver assistance system in response to the determined level of attentiveness.

Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller includes a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing the controller to illuminate at least one of the plurality of lights corresponding to a location of a hazard detected by the hazard detection system.

Abstract: A precipitation detector, a single actuation of a switch or the departure of a drive triggers operation of a motor to close a window, sun roof or convertible top. In order to prevent injury to a person who might be nearby the vehicle when the motor operates, humanoid detectors monitor the area around a vehicle and detect whether a person is nearby and who could thus be injured by a computer-controlled operation of the window, sun roof or top. The operation of a power window, sun roof or convertible top is stopped or inhibited when a person is detected near the vehicle in order to prevent the person from being injured by the closure of with window, sun roof or top.

Abstract: A safe driving system for alerting a driver within a vehicle is provided. The system includes a driver assistance device configured to perform at least one of the following: automatically braking the vehicle if the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of a second vehicle and providing blind spot assistance. The system also includes a controller configured to track a driver's face with an interior camera resulting in tracked driver's face data. The controller is configured to determine whether the driver is distracted based on the tracked driver's face data. The controller is configured to activate the driver assistance device if the driver is distracted and the hazard detecting device detects at least one of the second vehicle or a third vehicle in the blind spot of the driver. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle and a non-transitory machine-readable medium that provides instructions are also provided.

Abstract: A method of controlling stability of a vehicle comprises monitoring vehicle information with an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit determines if a rear collision from a second vehicle approaching from a rear direction is likely. A first response signal is sent to at least one vehicle system from the electronic control unit prior to the rear collision. The at least one vehicle system changes state based upon the first response signal to prepare the vehicle for the rear collision.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a driver analyzer and a driver assistance system, both of which are coupled to a controller. The controller includes a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for causing the controller to determine a level of attentiveness of a driver of the automotive vehicle and to adapt a response of the driver assistance system in response to the determined level of attentiveness.

Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a plurality of lights linearly arranged substantially around an interior perimeter of the vehicle. A controller is controllably coupled to the plurality of lights, such that the controller is operable to control the plurality of lights. A hazard detection system is communicatively coupled to the controller.

Abstract: A method of controlling stability of a vehicle comprises monitoring vehicle information with an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit determines if a rear collision from a second vehicle approaching from a rear direction is likely. A first response signal is sent to at least one vehicle system from the electronic control unit prior to the rear collision. The at least one vehicle system changes state based upon the first response signal to prepare the vehicle for the rear collision.