Vehicle illumination device, vehicle and illumination control system
US10663978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An illumination device provided in a vehicle capable of traveling in an automatic driving mode is provided with: an illumination unit configured so that light is emitted toward the outside of the vehicle; and an illumination control unit configured so that, on the basis of an illumination control signal transmitted from another vehicle capable of traveling in an automatic driving mode and provided with an illumination unit, the illumination state of the illumination unit corresponds to the illumination state of the illumination unit.
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