Indicator System For A Driver Assistance System

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system (100) for controlling a driver assistance system indicator system of a vehicle (10). The control system is configured to: set a driver assistance system indication mode of the driver assistance system indicator system to a high indication mode at the start of a drive cycle, wherein the driver assistance system indicator system is configured to indicate operation of the driver assistance system of the vehicle. The control system is configured to output a mode indicator signal to cause a display screen (314, 422) to display, in the field of view of a driver of the vehicle looking at the road ahead, a mode indicator (318, 424, 426) to indicate that the driver assistance system indication mode is set to the high indication mode. The control system is configured to receive at least one input signal indicative of a user input made to an input element (316, 432) located at the steering wheel (420) of the vehicle and indicative of a request to change the driver assistance system indication mode from the high indication mode, and in dependence on the at least one input signal, change the driver assistance system indication mode from the high indication mode to a different indication mode by disabling one or more of the plurality of operation indicators in accordance with the different indication mode. The control system is configured to output a mode change signal configured to cause the display screen (314, 422) to change the mode indicator to indicate that the driver assistance system indication mode is set to the different indication mode.

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