FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle capable of performing automated driving.

BACKGROUND

In recent years, the development of automated driving vehicles has been accelerated. In 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) adopted the definition of automated driving level of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and classified the automated driving level into no driving automation (level 0), driver assistance (level 1), partial driving automation (level 2), conditional driving automation (level 3), advanced driving automation (level 4), and full driving automation (level 5).

In the level 0, a human driver does everything. In the level 1, an automated system in a vehicle can occasionally assist a human driver to perform some driving tasks. In the level 2, the automated system of the vehicle can effectively perform some driving tasks, and the human driver monitors a driving environment and keeps performing the rest of the driving tasks. In the level 3, the automated system effectively performs some driving tasks and monitors a driving environment in some cases, and the human driver is prepared to regain control in response to a request made by the automated system. In the level 4, the automated system can perform driving tasks and monitor a driving environment. The human does not have to regain control, but the automated system can operate only under certain circumstances and conditions. In the level 5, the automated system can perform all driving tasks under all conditions that the human driver can perform driving.

In the levels 4 and 5, a human is not read data to be involved in driving. The level 4 is automated driving in a dedicated space or a restricted area, and the level 5 is automated driving in which an area is not restricted. As of 2017, the level 1 is widely used, and the level 2 is partially used. In the level 3, a human is requested to perform driving as necessary while an automated driving system takes the lead in driving.

The levels 1 to 3 require an interface between the automated driving system and the driver in the vehicle. A main notification from the automated driving system to a driver is to present the driver with a behavior of a vehicle determined by the automated driving system. The driver can prepare for the next behavior of the vehicle on the basis of the presented behavior. In the level 3, the automated driving system is required to notify the driver of a request for switching from the driving led by the automated driving system to the driving led by the driver.

There is a technique in which occupants can have a meeting or the like in a vehicle cabin while automated driving is being performed (Toyota Motor Corporation's image video site, Internet (https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/jp/detail/19063599)), and a partition curtain that makes each occupant's private space comfortable (JP-A-2011-37423), and a seat rotation mechanism (JP-A-2016-166017), and the like are disclosed.

SUMMARY

The above documents propose movement of the partition (curtain) and rotation of the seat to make the inside of the vehicle comfortable, but are not sufficient yet since it has been proposed to realize various activities in the vehicle with the introduction of automated driving.

The present disclosure provides a vehicle in which an occupant of the vehicle can perform various activities while the vehicle is traveling.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including a vehicle body that includes a vehicle cabin; at least one wheel that is disposed along a predetermined one direction in the vehicle body; a seat that is disposed inside the vehicle cabin; a first planar member that is fixed to the vehicle body, separates the vehicle cabin from an outside of the vehicle, is disposed further toward the outside of the vehicle than the seat in the predetermined one direction, and has a first transmittance for visible light; a second planar member that is allowed to be disposed between the first planar member and the seat, and has a second transmittance for visible light that is smaller than the first transmittance; and an input device, in which the second planar member is disposed between the first planar member and the seat in a case where a predetermined input is performed on the input device.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including at least one rotatable wheel; a first seat on which a first occupant can be seated, a second seat on which a second occupant can be seated; a first armrest that is disposed along an advancing direction of the wheel in at least a part of the periphery of the first seat and on which at least a part of the arm of the first occupant can be placed; a second armrest that is disposed along the advancing direction of the wheel in at least a part of the periphery of the second seat and on which at least a part of the arm of the second occupant can be placed; a first touch panel that is disposed inside the first armrest; a second touchscreen that is disposed inside the second armrest; a first cover that is disposed to overlap the first touchscreen and covers at least a part of the first armrest; and a second cover that is disposed to overlap the second touchscreen and covers at least a part of the second armrest, in which the first seat and the second seat are disposed along the advancing direction of the wheel, in which a first backrest of the first seat and a second backrest of the second seat can be disposed to face each other, and in which, in a case where at least the first backrest of the first seat and the second backrest of the second seat are disposed to face each other, the first touchscreen can receive input for at least an item of the vehicle, and the second touchscreen can receive input for at least the item of the vehicle.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including at least one rotatable wheel; a seat on which an occupant can be seated; an armrest that is disposed along an advancing direction of the wheel in at least a part of the periphery of the seat and on which at least a part of the arm of the occupant can be placed; a touchscreen that is disposed inside the armrest; and a cover that is disposed to overlap the touchscreen and covers at least a part of the armrest, in which the seat is rotatable about a rotation shaft along a direction perpendicular to a plane formed by an advancing direction of the wheel and a rotation axis direction of the wheel, in which the armrest is not moved with rotation of the seat, and in which the touchscreen is disposed at a position away from a position of the rotation shaft of the seat in the advancing direction in the armrest.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle including at least one rotatable wheel; at least one seat on which an occupant can be seated; an armrest that is disposed along an advancing direction of the wheel in at least a part of the periphery of the seat and on which at least a part of the arm of the occupant can be placed; a light emitting device that is disposed inside the armrest and can emit predetermined light; a touchscreen that is disposed to overlap the light emitting device in the armrest; and a cover that is disposed to overlap the light emitting device and the touchscreen, has a predetermined transmittance for the predetermined light, and covers at least a part of the armrest, in which the touchscreen can detect a position of the occupant's finger along a predetermined plane formed by an advancing direction of the wheel and the rotation axis direction of the wheel, and in which the cover covers the entire surfaces of the light emitting device and the touchscreen, and covers at least 50% of an upper surface of the armrest.

According to the present disclosure, since the second planar member having a smaller transmittance than that of the first planar member is disposed between the first planar member and the seat, visible light passing through the first planar member is blocked, and thus, the intensity of light such as sunlight from the outside of the vehicle body is reduced, so that the periphery of the second planar member becomes a calm environment. It becomes difficult to see the outside scenery, and thus it becomes easier to concentrate on work or the like.

According to the present disclosure, since the touchscreens are respectively provided in the armrests in which the arms can be placed around the seats of the facing occupants, facing occupants can input various items of the vehicle, and thus the comfort in a living mode is improved.

According to the present disclosure, since the touchscreen is disposed at a position away from the position of the rotation shaft of the seat in the advancing direction in the armrest, an occupant can performs various operations on the vehicle even though the seat is rotated.

According to the present disclosure, the cover covers the entire surfaces of the light emitting device and the touchscreen, and also covers at least 50% of the upper surface of the armrest, and thus a unified design feeling is improved.

