Abstract: Methods and systems for on demand logistics management are disclosed. An on-demand logistics system includes an electronic hardware processor configured to receive an on-demand request, the request indicating an on-demand location for an on-demand transaction, determine locations of a plurality of vehicles on a plurality of delivery routes, determine whether the on-demand location is within a threshold distance of at least one of the plurality of delivery routes based on the vehicle locations and assign the on-demand transaction to a vehicle based on the determination.

Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle includes an accelerometer, and a controller electrically coupled to the accelerometer and configured to respond to a signal indicative of an accident of the vehicle. The controller's response to the signal includes activating an emergency mode, requesting biometric data of occupants of the vehicle, and transmitting data identifying the vehicle, a location of the vehicle and a time of activation, and biometric data.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle and a driving controller configured to control acceleration/deceleration and steering of the vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation recognized by the recognizer, wherein the driving controller determines a search range or a setting range of a target position candidate when a lane change is made in accordance with a type of lane change when the driving controller causes the vehicle to make the lane change.

Abstract: A collision avoidance method and system for a mobile robot crossing a road. When a mobile robot approaches a road, it senses road conditions via at least one first sensor, and initiates road crossing if the road conditions are deemed suitable for crossing. As it crosses the road, the mobile robot senses, via at least one second sensor, a change in the road conditions indicating the presence of at least one hazardous moving object. In response to determining that at least one hazardous object in present, the mobile robot initiates a collision avoidance maneuver. A mobile robot configured to avoid collisions while crossing a road includes: at least one first sensor configured to sense road conditions, at least one second sensor configured to sense road conditions, and a processing component configured to carry out one or more collision avoidance maneuvers.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an object placement portion in which an object can be placed, an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving for automatically controlling at least one of acceleration or deceleration and steering of a vehicle, and an object placement controller configured to change the object placement portion from a first mode to a second mode in which the object placement portion is more easily used by an occupant of the vehicle than in the first mode in accordance with a control state of automated driving executed by the automated driving controller.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to vehicular navigation and localization. One embodiment extracts perceptual features from sensor data; extracts unrouted-map features from unrouted map data; combines the perceptual features and the unrouted-map features to produce first combined features data; outputs, based at least in part on the first combined features data, parameters of a probability distribution for one or more steering trajectories that are available to a vehicle; and performs a localization of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the parameters of the probability distribution.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for power-efficient location tracking is provided. The present invention may include, storing, by a first device, a first set of location data associated with a first segment mapping of a route, wherein the stored first set of location data is collected according to a group processing task. The present invention may include, receiving, from at least one second device, at least one second set of location data associated with at least one second segment mapping of the route, wherein the received at least one second set of location data is collected according to the group processing task. The present invention may include, mapping, based on combining the first set of collected location data and the received at least one second set of location data, a complete route including the first segment mapping and the at least one second segment mapping.

Abstract: An augmentation module is described for an automated guided vehicle (AGV) deployed in a facility and including a control module for controlling a drive mechanism based on navigational data received from a navigation sensor. The module includes a inter-module communications interface connected to the control module; a memory; and a processor connected to the communications interface and the memory. The processor is configured to: obtain an operational command; generate control data to execute the operational command; convert the control data to simulated sensor data; and send the simulated sensor data to the control module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle that is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; using, by the computing device, the vehicle trajectory and the at least one possible object trajectory to determine whether there is an undesirable level of risk that a collision will occur between the vehicle and the object; modifying, by the computing device, the vehicle trajectory when a determination is made that there is an undesirable level of risk that the collision will occur; and automatically causing the vehicle to move according to the modified vehicle trajectory.

Abstract: An active roll control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first actuator that is disposed adjacent to front wheels or rear wheels and is configured to adjust roll stiffness. A controller operates the first actuator in a reverse phase control manner in a roll angle increasing direction when a vehicle is in a low-friction turning driving state.

Abstract: A vehicle control device receives a collision detection signal indicating that a vehicle collides with an object from a collision detection device. The vehicle control device measures a distance that the vehicle moves from a collision point when the collision detection signal is received. The vehicle control device limits a running of the vehicle when the movement distance from the collision point exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and does not limit the running of the vehicle when the movement distance from the collision point is the predetermined value or less.

Abstract: Method for heating an exhaust aftertreatment system in a hybrid vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine and an electric machine, comprising the steps of measuring an exhaust condition for the function of the exhaust aftertreatment system, determining if the exhaust condition is below a predefined limit, applying a load from the electric machine on the internal combustion engine when the temperature is below the predefined limit, in order to increase the combustion engine torque, charging the battery system of the vehicle with power from the electric machine, and disconnecting the electric machine from the internal combustion engine when the exhaust condition for the function of the exhaust aftertreatment system is above the predefined limit. The advantage of the invention is that the heating of an exhaust aftertreatment system after a cold start of a hybrid vehicle can be improved, such that the exhaust emission of the vehicle can be minimized.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining that an adverse driving event is likely to occur and utilizing accident calculus algorithms to determine and cause vehicle driving actions necessary to mitigate consequences of the adverse driving event. After determining that an adverse driving event is likely to occur, a computing device my forecast consequences of the driving event. The computing device may determine potential evasive maneuvers that may be taken responsive to the adverse driving event. Additionally, the computing device may determine consequences associated with the potential evasive maneuvers and assign a weight relative to the consequence. The computing device may compare the potential driving maneuvers based on the weighted consequences to determine a driving maneuver to take.

Abstract: A system for a remotely controlled device to determine its location and orientation is disclosed. The system includes a remotely controlled device, at least one sensor connected to the remotely controlled device, the at least one sensor comprising a processor, and at least one emitter, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to receive the signal from the at least one emitter and the processor is configured to determine the location and orientation of the remotely controlled device.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a processor configured to determine a danger of collision between a user located within a specific distance from a first vehicle and a second vehicle that is traveling, warn the danger of collision through the first vehicle or a user terminal of the user according to the danger of collision, or control movement of the first vehicle, or transmit warning information to the second vehicle, and a storage configured to store information calculated by the processor.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to realize an M+ control which is suitable to a driving scene without depending on pedal operation information of a driver. A vehicle motion control device according to the invention sets an absolute value of deceleration generated in the vehicle in a period in which the lateral motion of the vehicle is predicted to be changed from a state where the vehicle takes the lateral motion to a state where the vehicle does not take the lateral motion to be smaller than that generated in a period in which the lateral motion of the vehicle is predicted to be changed from a state the vehicle takes one of right and left lateral motions to a state where the vehicle takes the other lateral motion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for UAV safety are provided. An authentication system may be used to confirm UAV and/or user identity and provide secured communications between users and UAVs. The UAVs may operate in accordance with a set of flight regulations. The set of flight regulations may be associated with a geo-fencing device in the vicinity of the UAV.

Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in algorithms, software, firmware, logic, or circuitry may be configured to process data to determine whether an object external to an autonomous vehicle is a person (e.g., such as a pedestrian) or other classification (e.g., such as a vehicle), and may be further configured to determine a position of the person relative to the autonomous vehicle. Logic may be configured to direct acoustic energy (e.g., via vehicular acoustic beam-forming) to an object external to the autonomous vehicle as an audible acoustic alert. The vehicle-related acoustic beam may be directed to a driver in another vehicle. Logic may be configured to track the motion of external objects, such as a pedestrian crossing from one side of the street to the other, and may correspondingly steer the direction of the vehicle-related acoustic beam(s) to track the person's movement.

Abstract: An object sensor test system includes a sensor and a test bench. The sensor includes a test interface configured to receive test data and at least one control signal, selectively inject the test data into a selected input of a processing chain based on the at least one control signal, and selectively extract processed test data at a selected output of the processing chain based on the at least one control signal. The test bench is configured to transmit the test data and the at least one control signal to the test interface, receive the processed test data from the sensor, compare the received processed test data with expected data to generate a comparison result, and determine that a segment of the processing chain is operating normally or abnormally based on the comparison result.

Abstract: A vehicle self-driving vehicle system comprises a self-driving vehicle and a remotely situated vehicle control device in data communication with vehicle and operable by a user situated outside of the vehicle. The vehicle comprises sensors and a processor configured to generate steering, acceleration and braking control signals. The vehicle has a GNSS receiver for determining a location of vehicle, a radiofrequency data transceiver, and a first-person view (FPV) camera for generating FPV images transmitted to the remotely situated vehicle control device. The processor is further configured to receive supplemental vehicle control input from the remotely situated vehicle control device, and wherein the processor is further configured to modify the steering, acceleration and braking control signals based on the supplemental vehicle control input.