Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that control the motion of an autonomous vehicle by rewarding or otherwise encouraging progress toward a goal, rather than simply rewarding distance travelled. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure can project a candidate motion plan that describes a proposed motion path for the autonomous vehicle onto a nominal pathway to determine a projected distance associated with the candidate motion plan. The systems and methods of the present disclosure can use the projected distance to evaluate a reward function that provides a reward that is positively correlated to the magnitude of the projected distance. The motion of the vehicle can be controlled based on the reward value provided by the reward function. For example, the candidate motion plan can be selected for implementation or revised based at least in part on the determined reward value.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that allow smooth movement of a mobile body. The information processing apparatus includes a position information acquisition unit, a posture information acquisition unit, a generation unit, and a mobile body controller. The position information acquisition unit acquires position information of a mobile body. The posture information acquisition unit acquires posture information of the mobile body. The generation unit generates a target trajectory to a target point, the target trajectory including a plurality of waypoints each including waypoint information including a position command value and a posture command value for the mobile body.

Abstract: A device that converts linear motion into electricity using the exiting movement of a system or equipment such as electric vehicles, motorcycle, or similar equipment. This device can replace the shock absorber of an existing electric vehicle generating electricity that can be used to charge the batteries extending the range of the vehicle. The device is simple an efficient and it comprises of a screw, a plurality of gears used to amplify rotation, a rotor that has magnets, and a stator that allows the coils to produce electricity.

Abstract: A route generator and method of operating the same including; calculating route traversal values for a plurality of blocks in a first group simultaneously, each block including a plurality of cells, traversal values being values that consider terrain movement cost data and data indicating progress towards a route endpoint on a per-cell basis, wherein the plurality of blocks are chosen such that the blocks in the first group fail to share any edges with other blocks in the first group.

Abstract: A system comprising one or more computing devices implements a vehicle information extraction service. The vehicle information extraction service enables customers to provide access to proprietary encoding protocols used by the customers to communicate over a bus of a vehicle, wherein the proprietary protocols are used by the vehicle information extraction service to perform vehicle information monitoring, while at the same time protecting the confidentiality of the proprietary protocols from being accessed by third parties. Also, the vehicle information extraction service enables streaming of relevant vehicle information corresponding to customer defined event criteria without requiring non-relevant vehicle information to be streamed, which would consume considerable network resources.

Abstract: A computing system can receive sensor data from one or more computing devices co-located with a vehicle, where the sensor data indicates a seating arrangement of one or more current passengers of the vehicle. The system can receive location data from the one or more computing devices co-located with the vehicle, and using the sensor data and the location data, the system determines a first route for the vehicle to travel to a start location of a requesting user such that a curbside seat of the vehicle is available for the requesting user. The system then transmits navigation instructions to the one or more computing devices co-located with the vehicle to provide routing directions corresponding to the first route.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for machine-learned models including convolutional neural networks that generate predictions using continuous convolution techniques. For example, the systems and methods of the present disclosure can be included in or otherwise leveraged by an autonomous vehicle. In one example, a computing system can perform, with a machine-learned convolutional neural network, one or more convolutions over input data using a continuous filter relative to a support domain associated with the input data, and receive a prediction from the machine-learned convolutional neural network. A machine-learned convolutional neural network in some examples includes at least one continuous convolution layer configured to perform convolutions over input data with a parametric continuous kernel.

Abstract: A management apparatus for a vehicle device, a vehicle and a server are provided. The management apparatus includes: a state determining unit, configured to determine a current state of the vehicle device; a first communication module, configured to transmit the current state of the vehicle device to at least one of a mobile terminal and a server and to receive a control instruction generated by the at least one of the mobile terminal and the server according to the current state of the vehicle device; and a controller, configured to control an action-executing unit of the vehicle device according to the control instruction to drive the vehicle device to execute an action.

Abstract: This disclosure presents an assisted driving vehicle system, including autonomous, semi-autonomous, and technology assisted vehicles, that can share sensor data among two or more controllers. A sensor can have one communication channel to a controller, thereby saving cabling and circuitry costs. The data from the sensor can be sent from one controller to another controller to enable redundancy and backup in case of a system failure. Sensor data from more than one sensor can be aggregated at one controller prior to the aggregated sensor data being communicated to another controller thereby saving bandwidth and reducing transmission times. The sharing of sensor data can be enabled through the use of a sensor data distributor, such as a converter, repeater, or a serializer/deserializer set located as part of the controller and communicatively coupled to another such device in another controller using a data interface communication channel.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method can accurately estimate and determine a friction coefficient of a brake friction material in real time taking into consideration current driving conditions of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a model generation device configured to generate a friction coefficient meta model to determine the friction coefficient based on information of an operation state of a brake using raw data acquired through a preceding test evaluation process.

Abstract: To provide navigation directions according to road surface types of road segments, a request for navigation directions from a starting location to a destination location is received. A set of candidate routes for navigating from the starting location to the destination location is identified. Then for each road segment within each candidate route, a road surface type for the road segment is determined. A route is selected from the set of candidate routes based at least in part on the road surface types of the road segments within the route. A set of navigation directions is provided for presentation on a client device for navigating from the starting location to the destination location via the selected route.

Abstract: To reduce the man-hours of software development when vehicle types are deployed an in-vehicle equipment control device includes a CPU and a memory. The CPU has an application layer, a middleware layer, and a device driver unit as software components. First communication packets on the application side and second communication packets on the device driver side are implemented in the middleware layer. The memory stores an internal mapping table that defines the connection relationships between the first communication packets and the second communication packets and an external mapping table that defines the direct communication routes between the first communication packets or the second communication packets and an in-vehicle network.

Abstract: A braking current management system for use in a towed trailer. The braking current management system comprises a battery health module configured to determine an amount of available battery current associated with the towed trailer and to generate therefrom an available current signal. The system further includes a trailer brake control module configured to receive the available current signal and, in response to the available current signal, to control an amount of current applied to a trailer brake associated with the towed trailer.

Abstract: A system may have system controls that are used in controlling the system. The system may have sensors that gather information on speed, orientation, and position. The sensors may also gather information on relative speed, information on risks of a collision, and other status information and operating environment information. Control circuitry may use light-based devices to display, information on speed, relative speed, status information, custom light information or other user-selected information, or other information on status and the operating environment.

Abstract: An electronic steering control apparatus to which a redundancy system is applied and which includes a first position controller and a second position controller. When communication is established between the first and second position controllers, the first position controller controls the position of a first motor based on command steering angles ?1 and ?2 from a control unit and feedback steering angles ?m1 and ?m2 from the first motor and a second motor, and the second position controller controls the position of the second motor based on the command steering angles ?1 and ?2 from the control unit and the feedback steering angles ?m1 and ?m2 from the first motor and the second motor.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a vehicle-mounted camera that is capable of capturing a high-quality image. [Solving Means] A vehicle-mounted camera includes an imaging device, a housing, and an optical system. The housing includes an accommodation portion that accommodates the imaging device, an outer face that is exposed to an outer space, an opening that causes the accommodation portion and the outer space to communicate with each other, and a functional portion that forms at least a portion of the outer face, the functional portion being a functional portion that absorbs visible light from among light entering from the outer space and off which infrared light from among the light entering from the outer space is reflected. The optical system causes light entering the opening from the outer space to be imaged onto the imaging device.

Abstract: A method for determining the position of a vehicle involves determining a plurality of position hypotheses by comparing landmark objects detected by a sensor system of the vehicle with landmark objects stored in a map, in particular in a map section. By analyzing all position hypotheses and filtering out all false information using probabilistic analysis, a position hypothesis with an integrity value is determined. A position hypothesis with a position accuracy sufficient in a predetermined way for determining the position of the vehicle is determined by filtering according to predetermined limit values.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for displaying operating data for a re-chargeable battery for an electric vehicle. The system comprises a re-chargeable battery for powering components of an electrical vehicle, a sensor that detects a present level of charge in the battery and a display. The display receives the present level of charge of the battery from the monitor and displays the present level of charge in the battery, a required level of endurance for the battery that is based on a planned operational parameter for the vehicle, a minimum level of charge in the battery that meets the required level of endurance, and an amount of time needed to re-charge the battery to achieve the minimum level of charge.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving control apparatus, a driving control method, and a program that can resolve a conflict between a deliberate action and a reflex action during determination of a next action in autonomous driving. During autonomous driving, a reflex action is determined as a simplified action on the basis of detection results detected by a variety of sensors provided in a vehicle, and a deliberate action ranked higher than a reflex action is determined through elaborate processing. A plurality of resolution modes are made available to deal with a possible conflict between the reflex action and the deliberate action, and by which of the resolution modes the conflict is resolved is specified in advance so that the conflict is resolved by the specified resolution mode. The present disclosure is applicable to motor vehicles that drive autonomously.

Abstract: A system for autonomously driving a vehicle along a road segment using map data including coordinate information of a landmark disposed along a road, includes at least one processor. The map data is distributable from a predetermined server to the vehicle in patch units, which are data sets for different areas. The processor is configured to: acquire a position of the vehicle based on a detection result of a positioning sensor mounted on the vehicle; and set a patch as a download target including a road which has a possibility that the vehicle passes through and is determined based on a current position of the vehicle.