AMBIENT LIGHT SENSING AND SAFETY FOR IN-VEHICLE DISPLAYS

摘要

Wireless telephones, Internet services, navigation devices, and sophisticated entertainment systems are receiving the attention of traffic safety authorities, since an estimated 20 per cent to 30 per cent of all crashes are related to driver distraction. While in-vehicle technologies can impair a driver's ability to drive safely, new safety measures such as ambient light sensing are being taken to further reduce driver distractions. As in-vehicle technologies such as navigation systems become more widely accepted, more and more users will come to depend on this technology as a daily part of driving. Since navigation systems are now integrated within vehicles, drivers who previously would not have used separate Global Positioning Systems (GPS) might now begin doing so because of the perception that in-vehicle operation is 'safe.'