Method for displaying vehicle surroundings in a vehicle, and corresponding device
A method provides a display of vehicle surroundings in a vehicle by detecting the degree of automation at which the vehicle is operated, selecting a set of additional information from one of multiple possible sets of additional information on the basis of the detected degree of automation, wherein each set of additional information includes a different number of pieces of additional information, each piece of additional information describes a display option which visualizes the current state of the vehicle and the corresponding vehicle surroundings, and a set of additional information selected for a low degree of automation includes less additional information than a set of additional information selected for a degree of automation which is higher than the low degree of automation; and displaying a view of the surroundings of the vehicle. The additional information of the selected set of additional information is visualized in the displayed view.
1. A method for providing a display of vehicle surroundings in a vehicle, comprising:
detecting a degree of automation with which the vehicle is operated;
selecting a set of additional information from one of a plurality of possible sets of additional information on the basis of the detected degree of automation, wherein
each set of additional information comprises in each case a different number of pieces of additional information;
each of the pieces of additional information describes a display option which visualizes a current state of the vehicle in an associated vehicle environment; and
a set of additional information selected for a lower degree of automation comprises less additional information than a set of additional information selected for a higher degree of automation in comparison with the lower degree of automation; and
displaying a view of vehicle surroundings of the vehicle, the additional information of the selected set of additional information being visualized in the displayed view;
wherein displaying the view of the vehicle surroundings further comprises choosing a perspective of an observer of the vehicle surroundings in accordance with the detected degree of automation.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the perspective of the observer changes to an observation point located higher as the degree of automation increases.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the perspective of the observer changes from a driver's perspective to a bird's eye perspective as the degree of automation increases.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the set of additional information for a lowest possible degree of automation includes no additional information.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
one of four possible degrees of automation is detected, which are: (i) in particular manual driving, (ii) partly automated driving, (iii) highly automated driving, and (iv) fully automated driving.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one of the sets of additional information comprises a visualization option for displaying three-dimensional objects in the view of the vehicle surroundings.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein
a set of additional information selected for a low degree of automation comprises comparatively fewer visualization options for displaying three-dimensional objects than a set of additional information selected for a comparatively higher degree of automation.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein
each set of additional information is further assigned a different color scheme for displaying the view of the vehicle surroundings and/or the additional information.
9. A device for providing a display of vehicle surroundings in a vehicle, comprising:
a computing unit and associated memory storing program code which, when executed, causes the device to:
detect a degree of automation with which the vehicle is operated;
select a set of additional information from one of a plurality of possible sets of additional information on the basis of the detected degree of automation, wherein
each set of additional information comprises in each case a different number of pieces of additional information;
each of the pieces of additional information describes a display option which visualizes a current state of the vehicle in an associated vehicle environment; and
a set of additional information selected for a lower degree of automation comprises less additional information than a set of additional information selected for a higher degree of automation in comparison with the lower degree of automation; and
display a view of vehicle surroundings of the vehicle, the additional information of the selected set of additional information being visualized in the displayed view, and a perspective of an observer of the vehicle surroundings being chosen in accordance with the detected degree of automation.
10. A method for providing a display of vehicle surroundings in a vehicle, comprising:
detecting a degree of automation with which the vehicle is operated;
selecting a set of additional information from one of a plurality of possible sets of additional information on the basis of the detected degree of automation, wherein
each set of additional information comprises in each case a different number of pieces of additional information;
each of the pieces of additional information describes a display option which visualizes a current state of the vehicle in an associated vehicle environment; and
a set of additional information selected for a lower degree of automation comprises less additional information than a set of additional information selected for a higher degree of automation in comparison with the lower degree of automation; and
displaying a view of vehicle surroundings of the vehicle, the additional information of the selected set of additional information being visualized in the displayed view; wherein
at least one of the sets of additional information comprises a visualization option for displaying three-dimensional objects in the view of the vehicle surroundings.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
a set of additional information selected for a low degree of automation comprises comparatively fewer visualization options for displaying three-dimensional objects than a set of additional information selected for a comparatively higher degree of automation.