Patent ID: 8950542
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B60K,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for driver-vehicle interaction in a vehicle, comprising a first and a second key arrangement, each key arrangement comprising a soft key arrangement and a corresponding display key arrangement, the soft key arrangements adapted for location proximate a steering wheel of the vehicle and the display key arrangements adapted for location proximate a dashboard of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a plurality of function modes, at least one of the function modes having a set of options selectable therein to affect a behavior of the vehicle in the at least one function mode, the plurality of function modes being grouped into a first set associated with driving modes of the vehicle and a second set associated with infotainment modes of the vehicle, the first set of function modes and the options selectable therein being operatively controllable using only the first key arrangement and the second set of function modes and the options selectable therein being operatively controllable using only the second key arrangement.