Vehicle video displays
A vehicle and a method of operating the vehicle may include activating a first touch screen, mounted on an exterior of the vehicle, illustrating a keypad and activating a first privacy screen in the first touch screen; and activating a second touch screen, mounted on the vehicle exterior, displaying information without activating a second privacy screen in the second touch screen. The touch screens may have built-in heaters, produce ads based on user distance from the vehicle and provide countdown timers for ride-share vehicle departure time.
1. A method of operating a vehicle comprising:
activating a first touch screen, mounted on an exterior of the vehicle, illustrating a keypad and activating a first privacy screen in the first touch screen;
activating a second touch screen, mounted on the vehicle exterior, displaying information without activating a second privacy screen in the second touch screen;
unlocking a storage box located within the vehicle upon entering a predetermined code into the keypad;
mounting the first touch screen on a front door and the second touch screen on a rear door, with the second touch screen adjacent to the first touch screen when the front and rear doors are closed; and
providing a single advertisement across the first and second touch screens when the front and rear doors are closed, and providing different advertisement on the second touch screen than on the first touch screen when at least one of the front and rear doors are open.
2. The method of claim 1 further including, detecting a distance of a person from the second touch screen, and displaying the information on the second touch screen as an advertisement that is based on the detected distance.
3. The method of claim 1 further including, upon a person touching the second touch screen, the information on the second touch screen is transferred to a wireless phone of the person as the person enters the vehicle.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle and the information on the second touch screen includes displaying a countdown timer to vehicle departure.
5. The method of claim 1 further including heating at least one of the first and second touch screens.
6. The method of claim 1 further including, unlocking a door upon entering a second predetermined code into the keypad.
7. A method of operating a vehicle comprising:
activating first and second touch screens mounted on an exterior of the vehicle to display information;
detecting a distance of a person from the vehicle, with the information displayed based on the detected distance; and
mounting the first touch screen on a front door and the second touch screen on a rear door, with the second touch screen adjacent to the first touch screen when the front and rear doors are closed, and providing a single advertisement across the first and second touch screens when the front and rear doors are closed, and providing different advertisement on the second touch screen than on the first touch screen when at least one of the front and rear doors are open.
8. The method of claim 7 further including heating at least one of the first and second touch screens.
9. A method of operating a vehicle comprising:
activating first and second touch screens mounted on an exterior of the vehicle to display information;
upon a person touching a predetermined location on one of the first and second touch screens, transferring information from the first and second touch screens to a wireless phone as the person enters the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle and the information on one of the first and second touch screens includes displaying a countdown timer to vehicle departure;
mounting the first touch screen on a front door and the second touch screen on a rear door, with the second touch screen adjacent to the first touch screen when the front and rear doors are closed; and
providing a single advertisement across the first and second touch screens when the front and rear doors are closed, and providing different advertisement on the second touch screen than on the first touch screen when at least one of the front and rear doors are open.
10. The method of claim 9 further including heating at least one of the first and second touch screens.