Patent ID: 9221341
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60K,G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle operation input apparatus comprising: a display having a screen; a sensor configured to detect a hand position; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not a hand of a driver has been removed from a steering wheel, and after determining that the hand of the driver has been removed from the steering wheel in a situation where an operation menu is not displayed on the screen, control the display such that the operation menu is displayed on the screen, wherein the display is a touch panel display configured to detect touch, and wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether or not a host vehicle is traveling on a straight road or whether or not a road ahead of the host vehicle in an advancement direction is a straight road, and after determining that the hand of the driver has been removed from the steering wheel and the host vehicle is traveling on a straight road in a situation where the operation menu is not displayed on the screen or determining that the hand of the driver has been removed from the steering wheel and the road ahead of the host vehicle in the advancement direction is a straight road in a situation where the operation menu is not displayed on the screen, control the display such that the operation menu is displayed on the screen.