Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the protection of a first vehicle using a second vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a predicted distance to at least one object using an image acquired by a camera of a vehicle, inferring a contextual feature about the image, and in response to determining the contextual feature is associated with a correction factor, correcting the predicted distance using the distance correction factor.

Abstract: A system for the protection of an electronic device in a vehicle includes a housing, a capsule, a trigger mechanism, and a supply of expandable material. The electronic device is positioned within the housing. The trigger mechanism is coupled to the capsule. The supply of expandable material is configured to move from a compressed state to an expanded state. The supply of expandable material is positioned within the capsule in the compressed state and positioned surrounding the electronic device within the bladder in the expanded state.

Abstract: System and method for reducing latency and bandwidth usage include a reality device and one or more processors. The reality device includes a camera to operably capture a set of consequent frames of views external to a vehicle. The one or more processors are operable to select one or more frames of the set of consequent frames and skip rest of the set of consequent frames based on network quality metrics, user focus areas of a user, and a pending frame queue, and transmit the selected one or more frames to an edge server for performing a task on behalf of the vehicle.

Abstract: A storage receptacle assembly for a vehicle includes a lid support structure having a base, a wall extending from the base, and a slot having a first edge formed in the base and a second edge formed in the wall. A projection engagement structure is positioned below the slot and includes a floor, a shoulder extending upwardly from the floor, and a ramp extending upwardly from the shoulder. A lid includes a projection structured to extend into the slot and to reside above the ramp when the lid is positioned in a closed orientation. The projection is structured to contact the ramp, slide down the ramp to the shoulder, and slide off the shoulder into contact with the floor during rotation of the lid from the closed orientation to an open orientation. The lid may be maintained in any of multiple open orientations without lid props or similar devices.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving sensor data from a hardware sensor of a vehicle, where the sensor data comprises values of a route sensed as the vehicle is travelling on the route, identifying a speed limit of the route, generating a sequence of predicted speed limit offset values for the vehicle at future locations on the route based on execution of a machine learning model on the received sensor data and the identified speed limit of the route, determining a range estimation of the vehicle based on a current amount of charge of a rechargeable battery of the vehicle and the generated sequence of predicted speed limit offset values for the vehicle at future locations on the route, and displaying the range estimation on a user interface within the vehicle.

Abstract: System and method for reducing latency and bandwidth usage in reality devices include a reality device and one or more processors. The reality device includes a camera to operably capture a set of consequent frames of views external to a vehicle. The one or more processors are operable to monitor movements of one or more eyes of a user to obtain eye-tracking data using the reality device, identify an area of interest (AoI) in the frame based on the eye-tracking data, AoI history, or driving statistics of the user, crop the frame to obtain a reduced-size frame including the AoI in the frame, and transmit the reduced-size frame to an edge server for performing a task on behalf of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to grouping vehicles by adapting communication parameters for damping disturbances through messaging. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring sensor data and information from surrounding vehicles. The method also includes identifying traffic conditions for grouping with the vehicles on a road according to the sensor data and the information. The method also includes adapting communication parameters of messages for damping an environmental disturbance that includes factoring the traffic conditions and communicating the messages towards the vehicles until grouping parameters are satisfied, and the damping varies by vehicle positions among the vehicles.

Abstract: System and method for reducing latency and bandwidth usage include a reality device and one or more processors. The reality device includes a camera to operably capture a frame of a view external to a vehicle. The one or more processors are operable to send the frame to an edge server, receive object detection data from the edge server, wherein the object detection data includes object information in the frame, and instruct the reality device to render a mixed reality environment with the object detection data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a wireless power transfer device are described. A circuit can generate a first signal that indicates a voltage at a node between a first high-side (HS) transistor and a first low-side (LS) transistor in a switching converter falling below ground. The circuit can delay a gate-source voltage of a second LS transistor in the switching converter to generate a second signal. The circuit can merge the first signal and the second signal to generate a third signal. A controller can use the third signal to trigger a rising edge of a command signal to turn on the first LS transistor at a specific time. The first LS transistor being turned on at the specific time reduces a diode conduction time of a body diode of the first LS transistor.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving sensor data from a hardware sensor of a vehicle, where the sensor data comprises values of a route sensed as the vehicle is travelling on the route, generating a sequence of predicted speed values for the vehicle at future locations on the route based on execution of a machine learning model on the plurality of features, determining a range estimation of the vehicle based on a current amount of charge of the rechargeable battery and the generated sequence of predicted speed values at the future locations on the route, and displaying the range estimation on a user interface within the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using non-terrestrial network (NTN) nodes, such as low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, to provide location services. In one embodiment, a method includes establishing a communication link from a device to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) node. The method includes acquiring environmental characteristics associated with the device and the NTN node. The method includes determining whether a signal from the NTN node is a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) signal according to the environmental characteristics. The method includes computing a position of the device using the signal and a compensation parameter when the signal is NLOS. The method includes providing the position.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to be flat towed. The vehicle includes a body structure including a front side member support having an end portion and a bumper beam mounted to the end portion. The body structure further includes a front side member plate mounted to the end portion of the front side member support. A towing bracket can be mounted to the vehicle via the front side member plate. A nut fastener can be mounted to the front side member plate whereby a towing bracket adapter is threadingly (e.g., removably) coupled to the nut fastener. A towing bracket can be attached directly to the front side member plate (e.g., via a weld). A flat tow base plate can also be mounted to the body structure via a fastener (e.g., a bolt).

Abstract: System and method for reducing latency and bandwidth usage in reality devices comprises a reality device and one or more processors. The reality device operably collects behavior data of a user. The one or more processors operable to determine a level of computation offloading to an edge server based on the behavior data, and offload one or more tasks to the edge server based on the level of computation offloading.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a target device has entered a transport and has initiated a transport event at a target location, applying permissions, associated with the target device, to the transport event, determining a transport event modification has occurred, when the transport has stopped moving for a predetermined period of time and one or more transport operations have occurred, prior to arriving at a transport event destination, determining whether the permissions permit the transport event modification, and notifying one or more registered devices associated with the target device of the transport event modification.

Abstract: A system is provided for use with over-the-air (OTA) analytic data corresponding to OTA aggregate data associated with an OTA push of a software update to a plurality of devices. The system includes: a data receiver configured to receive the OTA aggregate data; a memory having instructions stored therein; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the system to: store the received OTA aggregate data into the memory; analyze the OTA aggregate data to determine an optimized time period for the OTA push; predict a future OTA push time period based on the optimized time period; and generate a future OTA push instruction based on the predicted future OTA push time period.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a data communication module (DCM) in a vehicle is unable to send a message, routing the message from the DCM to a device detachably connected to the vehicle, and sending, by the device detachably connected to the vehicle, the routed message to a device external to the vehicle.

Abstract: A flush assembly for a plumbing fixture, the assembly comprising a sprayer body, wherein the sprayer body comprises a bottom wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, the sprayer body is configured to be in fluid communication with a water source, and the sprayer body bottom wall comprises a first outlet through which flush water is delivered during a flush cycle. The first outlet may comprise a slot shape and/or an arc slot shape. The flush assembly provides a large flush profile.

Abstract: Estimating fuel consumptions of a vehicle is disclosed. A first fuel consumption value in a first time interval is estimated using fuel-sender resistance data. A second fuel consumption value in a second time interval is estimated using fuel-injected mass data. At least the first fuel consumption value and the second fuel consumption value are combined to obtain a fuel consumption value. The fuel consumption value is then output.

Abstract: A system for monitoring performance of a rope includes a drawn form factor that has a plurality of radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices (e.g., embedded therein). The form factor is integrated into a core portion of the rope. Each RFID device is configured to transmit a corresponding message to at least one receiver in response to an interrogation initiated by at least one transmitter. The messages enable the determination of at least one characteristic of the rope based on a spatial relationship of the plurality of RFID devices and a timing of the received messages.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a portion of memory in a transport for storing sensitive temporary data, setting a hardware threshold of a maximum number of reads of the data from the portion of memory, and clearing the data from the portion of memory with a hardware-enabled trigger in response to the maximum number of reads is reached.