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

Claim 0:
1. An interior sensing system for a vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous driving mode, the interior sensing system comprising:
an image sensor disposed within an interior area of the vehicle, the image sensor being configured to capture images of a zone within the interior area of the vehicle;
an infrared unit configured to illuminate the zone within the vehicle during image capture by the image sensor; and
a processor operatively coupled to the image sensor and the infrared unit, the processor configured to:
actuate the infrared unit in response to an amount of ambient light within the interior area of the vehicle;
initiate image capture by the image sensor; and
based on imagery captured by the image sensor of the zone within the vehicle, either (i) cause a system of the vehicle to perform a selected action, or (ii) determine how to present information within the interior area of the vehicle.