Abstract: A vehicle side structure includes a side door and a pillar which includes at least a pillar reinforcement. In the vehicle side structure, an end portion, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of the side door incorporates a digital key sensor and has a protruding region, and the pillar reinforcement includes an outer wall facing outward in the vehicle width direction and having an indented region in which a part of a main surface of the outer wall is curved or bent so as to protrude inward in the vehicle width direction, a center concave bead extending along the vehicle vertical direction at the center, in the vehicle longitudinal direction, of the outer wall, and a center convex bead raised from a bottom surface of the center concave bead, in which a vertical length range of the center convex bead is overlapped at least partially with the indented region.

Abstract: An inattentive state determination device includes: a drowsiness predictor that derives drowsiness prediction data for predicting an occurrence of drowsiness in a person; a drowsiness and inattentiveness deriver that derives a degree of drowsiness and inattentiveness of the person; and an inattentiveness determiner that determines whether the person is in an inattentive state, based on the drowsiness prediction data and a current degree of drowsiness and inattentiveness.

Abstract: Provided is a method for use by a driving assistance apparatus that assists a transition from an autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is driven under autonomous control to a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver. The method includes: detecting an activity by the driver; detecting conditions of the driver; and determining a take-over request method which is a method of presenting, in the vehicle, a take-over request that informs the driver that the autonomous driving mode is going to be cancelled, the determining being based on at least the detected activity by the driver and the detected conditions.

Abstract: Provided is a method for use by a driving assistance apparatus that assists a transition from an autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is driven under autonomous control to a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver. The method includes: detecting an activity by the driver; detecting conditions of the driver; and determining a take-over request method which is a method of presenting, in the vehicle, a take-over request that informs the driver that the autonomous driving mode is going to be cancelled, the determining being based on at least the detected activity by the driver and the detected conditions.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an emergency core cooling system has: three active safety divisions each including only one motor-driven active safety system; one passive safety division including a passive safety system; an emergency power source disposed in each of the active safety divisions to supply electric power to the motor-driven active safety system; and an advanced passive containment cooling system disposed in the passive safety division. Only two active safety divisions each includes a low pressure flooder system that is commonly used with a residual heat removal system as the only one motor-driven active safety system. The other active safety division includes an air-cooled injection system as the only one motor-driven active safety system.

Abstract: Included are a speech recognition result obtainer that obtains a speech recognition result, which is text data obtained by speech recognition processing, a priority obtainer that obtains priority corresponding to each of a plurality of tasks that are each identified by a plurality of dialog processing based on the speech recognition result; and a dialog processing controller that causes a plurality of devices to perform the distributed execution of the plurality of dialog processing mutually different from each other. The dialog processing controller provides, based on the priority, control information in accordance with a task identified by the distributed execution to an executer that operates based on the control information.

Abstract: A housing includes a case made of a resin material and having an open side, and a cover that covers the open side of the case. Screw holes that are open toward the cover are formed in a side wall of the case. Through holes are formed in the cover at positions facing the respective screw holes. The cover is fastened to the case by screwing cover bolts into the respective screw holes through the respective through holes. Insertion holes are formed to extend through the side wall in an assembly direction of the cover with respect to the case. The housing is attached to an attachment target made of a metal material, by screwing attachment bolts into respective attachment holes in the attachment target through the respective insertion holes. The attachment bolts are formed to press the cover against the side wall when inserted in the respective attachment holes.

Abstract: An apparatus assesses an arousal level of a driver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include acquiring personal data of the driver, which are detected by one or more sensors when the vehicle is traveling. The operations also include developing, by machine learning with the acquired personal data, a model for estimating an arousal level to personalize the model to the driver, and determining the arousal level of the driver based on the personalized model.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for managing a plurality of target devices are provided. A voice command is received by an input associated with a first target device. The voice command includes first voice information and indicates an operation instruction. The first voice information includes identification information. The first target device is specified by referencing a database in which the identification information and a device ID of the first target device are associated. It is determined whether the voice command includes second voice information that identifies a second target device as an operation object for the operation instruction. When the second voice information is not included, the first target device is caused to execute the operation instruction. When the second voice information is included, a control command is transmitted to the second target device for causing the second target device to execute the operation instruction.

Abstract: In order to provide a polyethylene sealant film having great strength and good heat sealability, despite being thin, a multilayer polyethylene sealant film is produced by a method including coextruding and stretching a sealant layer formed of a low density polyethylene resin or linear low density polyethylene resin and an orientation layer including a polyethylene resin having a melting point higher than the sealant layer, by an inflation method at a temperature higher than the melting point of the sealant layer and higher than the Vicat softening temperature, but lower than the melting point of the orientation layer.

Abstract: An apparatus assesses an arousal level of a driver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include acquiring personal data of the driver, which are detected by one or more sensors when the vehicle is traveling. The operations also include developing, by machine learning with the acquired personal data, a model for estimating an arousal level to personalize the model to the driver, and determining the arousal level of the driver based on the personalized model.

Abstract: Provided is a method for use by a driving assistance apparatus that assists a transition from an autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is driven under autonomous control to a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver. The method includes: detecting an activity by the driver; detecting conditions of the driver; and determining a take-over request method which is a method of presenting, in the vehicle, a take-over request that informs the driver that the autonomous driving mode is going to be cancelled, the determining being based on at least the detected activity by the driver and the detected conditions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for managing a plurality of target devices are provided. A voice command is received by an input associated with a first target device. The voice command includes first voice information and indicates an operation instruction. The first voice information includes identification information. The first target device is specified by referencing a database in which the identification information and a device ID of the first target device are associated. It is determined whether the voice command includes second voice information that identifies a second target device as an operation object for the operation instruction. When the second voice information is not included, the first target device is caused to execute the operation instruction. When the second voice information is included, a control command is transmitted to the second target device for causing the second target device to execute the operation instruction.

Abstract: A housing includes a case made of a resin material and having an open side, and a cover that covers the open side of the case. Screw holes that are open toward the cover are formed in a side wall of the case. Through holes are formed in the cover at positions facing the respective screw holes. The cover is fastened to the case by screwing cover bolts into the respective screw holes through the respective through holes. Insertion holes are formed to extend through the side wall in an assembly direction of the cover with respect to the case. The housing is attached to an attachment target made of a metal material, by screwing attachment bolts into respective attachment holes in the attachment target through the respective insertion holes. The attachment bolts are formed to press the cover against the side wall when inserted in the respective attachment holes.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for assessing arousal level of a driver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include (A) acquiring driving mode information that indicates when a driving mode of the vehicle is in a first mode, in which travel control of the vehicle is performed by the driver, or in a second mode, in which at least a part of the travel control of the vehicle is automatically performed. The operations also include (B) determining whether the driving mode of the vehicle is in the first mode or the second mode, (C) executing first steps when the driving mode is determined as being the first mode, and (D) executing second steps when the driving mode is determined as being the second mode.

Abstract: A dynamic vibration absorbing device includes a tubular member having an annular shape. The dynamic vibration absorbing device also includes at least one elastic member disposed inside the tubular member so as to be non-rotatable relatively to the tubular member. The dynamic vibration absorbing device further includes at least one mass body disposed inside the tubular member so as to be rotatable relatively to the tubular member.

Abstract: Provided is a method for use by a driving assistance apparatus that assists a transition from an autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is driven under autonomous control to a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver. The method includes: detecting an activity by the driver; detecting conditions of the driver; and determining a take-over request method which is a method of presenting, in the vehicle, a take-over request that informs the driver that the autonomous driving mode is going to be cancelled, the determining being based on at least the detected activity by the driver and the detected conditions.

Abstract: A dynamic vibration absorbing device inhibits fluctuations in rotational velocity of a rotary member. The dynamic vibration absorbing device includes a tubular member having an annular shape, the tubular member including a slit extending in a circumferential direction. The dynamic vibration absorbing device also includes at least one elastic member disposed inside the tubular member, the at least one elastic member disposed to be non-rotatable relatively to the tubular member. In addition, the dynamic vibration absorbing device includes a support member including an attachment part, a support part and a coupling part, the attachment part attachable to the rotary member, the support part disposed inside the tubular member, the support part disposed to be rotatable relatively to the tubular member, the coupling part coupling the attachment part and the support part through the slit.

Abstract: An electronic control device includes a heating element, a circuit substrate, a heat radiation plate, and a heat radiation material. Connection terminals of the heating element are fixed to wiring patterns on a circuit principal surface of the circuit substrate with solder. Through holes are provided in the circuit substrate at portions spaced away from the distal ends of the connection terminals of the heating element by a distance equal to or smaller than a thickness of the circuit substrate. The heat radiation material applied between a circuit principal surface of the circuit substrate and the heat radiation plate is exposed to the circuit principal surface via the through holes. The heat radiation material exposed to the circuit principal surface covers the distal ends of the connection terminals fixed with the solder.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for assessing arousal level of a driver of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory storing a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include (A) acquiring driving mode information that indicates when a driving mode of the vehicle is in a first mode, in which travel control of the vehicle is performed by the driver, or in a second mode, in which at least a part of the travel control of the vehicle is automatically performed. The operations also include (B) determining whether the driving mode of the vehicle is in the first mode or the second mode, (C) executing first steps when the driving mode is determined as being the first mode, and (D) executing second steps when the driving mode is determined as being the second mode.