Vehicle display control device, vehicle display control system, and vehicle display control method
A state identification unit identifies an automated driving related state, which is at least one of a traveling state of a vehicle related to an automated driving and a state of a driver of the vehicle. A passenger display control unit controls display on a second display provided to the vehicle and different from a first display exclusive for the driver. The second display is visible to a passenger of the vehicle other than the driver. A passenger request acquisition unit acquires a request from the passenger. The passenger display control unit causes the second display to display a passenger side graphic that indicates the automated driving related state, which is identified by the state identification unit, using at least one of a text and an image.
1 . A vehicle display control device for a vehicle configured to perform automated driving, the vehicle display control device comprising:
a state identification unit configured to identify an automated driving related state, which is at least one of a traveling state of the vehicle related to the automated driving or a state of a driver of the vehicle;
a passenger display control unit configured to control display on a second display provided to the vehicle and different from a first display, the first display being provided to the vehicle and exclusive for the driver, the second display being visible to a passenger of the vehicle other than the driver;
a passenger request acquisition unit configured to acquire a request from the passenger; and
a driver display control unit configured to control display on the first display, wherein
the passenger display control unit is configured to cause the second display to display a passenger side graphic that indicates the automated driving related state, which is identified by the state identification unit, using at least one of a text and an image,
the passenger display control unit is configured to
cause the second display not to display the passenger side graphic, when the passenger request acquisition unit does not acquire a request from the passenger to display the passenger side graphic, and
cause the second display to display the passenger side graphic, when the passenger request acquisition unit acquires the request from the passenger to display the passenger side graphic,
the driver display control unit is configured to cause the first display to display a driver side graphic that indicates the automated driving related state, which is identified by the state identification unit, using at least one of a text and an image, and
the passenger display control unit is configured to cause the second display to display the passenger side graphic, which is a portion of a display content extracted from the driver side graphic.
2 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the passenger display control unit is configured to cause the second display to display, in addition to the passenger side graphic, which is the portion of the display content extracted from the driver side graphic, a passenger side graphic showing, by using at least one of a text and an image, the automated driving related state.
3 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the passenger display control unit is configured to cause the second display to display, as the automated driving related state, at lest one of
information, which enables to compare a current inter-vehicle distance with a target inter-vehicle distance,
information, which enables to distinguish a vehicle to be followed as a following target,
information on automation level of the vehicle,
information on whether the automated driving is implemented, and
information explaining that the driver takes over the driving.
4 . The vehicle display control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the passenger display control unit is configured to cause the second display to display, as the information, which enables to compare the current inter-vehicle distance with the target inter-vehicle distance, a text, which indicates the current inter-vehicle distance and the target inter-vehicle distance.