Patent ID: 11904779
Assignee: WAYMO LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method of controlling an interior sensing system for a vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous driving mode, the method comprising:
actuating, by a processor of the vehicle, an infrared unit in response to an amount of ambient light within an interior area of the vehicle, the infrared unit being configured to illuminate a zone within the interior area of the vehicle;
initiating image capture by an image sensor disposed within the interior area of the vehicle, the image sensor being configured to capture images of the zone; and
based on imagery captured by the image sensor of the zone within the vehicle, the processor either (i) causing a system of the vehicle to perform a selected action, or (ii) determining how to present information within the interior area of the vehicle.