DRIVER ALERT SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE
A driver-alert system for an automated vehicle includes a display, and attention-detector, a hazard-detector, and a controller. The display is viewable by an operator of a host-vehicle. The attention-detector indicates when an operator is attentive to the display. The hazard-detector indicates when a hazard is present proximate to a travel-path of the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the attention-detector, the display, and the hazard-detector. The controller operates the display to warn the operator of the hazard only when the attention-detector indicates that the operator is attentive to the display.
1 . A driver-alert system for an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
a display viewable by an operator of a host-vehicle;
an attention-detector that indicates when an operator is attentive to the display;
a hazard-detector that indicates when a hazard is present proximate to a travel-path of the host-vehicle; and
a controller in communication with the attention-detector, the display, and the hazard-detector, wherein the controller operates the display to warn the operator of the hazard only when the attention-detector indicates that the operator is attentive to the display.
2 . The system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the system includes a camera configured to render an image of the hazard, and the controller displays the image on the display when the controller operates the display to warn the operator.