Automatic signaling system for vehicles

摘要

An automatic signaling system for a vehicle having a turn signal light, includes a sensor configured for sensing at least a portion of a lane, and a processor coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to activate the turn signal light of the vehicle based at least on a signal received from the sensor. A method for activating a turn signal light of a vehicle includes sensing at least a portion of a lane in which the vehicle is traveling, and automatically activating a turn signal light of the vehicle based at least on the sensed portion of the lane.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
an automatic signaling system configured to automatically activate a turn signal of a vehicle based at least in part on an input from a sensor indicating an intersection or a lane boundary; and a user control coupled to the automatic signaling system; wherein the user control is selectively operable to place the automatic signaling system in a first state or a second state; wherein when the automatic signaling system is in the first state, the automatic signaling system is configured to automatically activate the turn signal light of the vehicle on behalf of a driver of the vehicle; and wherein when the automatic signaling system is in the second state, the automatic signaling system does not automatically activate the turn signal light of the vehicle on behalf of the driver of the vehicle.