Abstract: A car door handle that lies flush with the car door exterior surface prior to engagement is provided. Once engaged, the car door handle rotates out and away from the door. After the handle is fully deployed, a grip-through loop is presented to the user, thus simplifying door control.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises: a vehicle body having a front and a rear; a vehicle chassis supporting the vehicle body, the vehicle chassis including a chassis portion; a component attached to the front of the vehicle body; and a member comprising (i) an elongate portion having teeth, and (ii) an attachment portion attaching the member to one of the chassis portion or the component, wherein the member is configured for ratcheting of the teeth against an edge of the other of the chassis portion or the component due to relative movement between the component and the chassis portion.

Abstract: A half-bridge power supply comprises: a first switch electrically connected to an energy source and to a load; a second switch electrically connected to the energy source and to the load; and circuitry electrically connected to the first and second switches and configured to provide a dynamic dead time for the half-bridge power supply based on one of the first and second switches being turned off having forward current.

Abstract: A vehicle warning sign comprises: a reflective material for at least visible light; and at least one of (i) a heating element for detection by a thermal sensor or (ii) a corner reflector for detection by a radar, the corner reflector oriented substantially in a common direction with the reflective material.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: continuously monitoring, by an assisted-driving (AD) system using a sensor, surroundings of a vehicle being controlled by a driver; detecting, by the AD system using the sensor, a parking spot that is available; planning, by the AD system and in response to detecting the parking spot, a trajectory for the vehicle to park in the parking spot; and generating a prompt to the driver, by the AD system and in response to detecting the parking spot, to have the AD system handle parking of the vehicle in the parking spot, the prompt performed before the vehicle reaches the parking spot.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises: determining, by a computer system of a first vehicle, that a traffic standstill criterion is met, the traffic standstill criterion including that the first vehicle is stationary in traffic and that a second vehicle immediately in front of the first vehicle is also stationary; receiving, by the computer system, a camera output relating to a driver of the first vehicle, the camera output generated by a camera positioned in a passenger cabin of the first vehicle; assigning, by the computer system, a distraction level for the driver based on the camera output, the distraction level selected from among multiple distraction levels; determining, by the computer system, that a criterion for a drive-off event is met; and selecting, by the computer system and based on the distraction level assigned for the driver, a first alert level from among multiple alert levels regarding the drive-off event.

Abstract: A power distribution system is provided that ensures that a car is able to operate safely in an autonomous mode. The system includes multiple power rails, including a pair of safety critical power rails. Associated with each safety critical power rail is a safety switch, vehicle sensors (e.g., vehicle location and obstacle sensors), vehicle actuators (e.g., braking and steering actuators) and an autonomous control unit. If a fault is detected during vehicle initialization or general operation, the safety switch which detected the fault opens and that particular power rail is decoupled from the general purpose power rail as well as the remaining safety critical power rail. The remaining safety critical power rail is then able to provide power to a sufficient number of sensors, actuators and controllers to allow the car to safely and autonomously complete an emergency stop on the side of the road.

Abstract: A gateway system for a building comprises: a first relay to couple a first line of the gateway system to a first grid line of a power grid; a second relay to couple a second line of the gateway system to a second grid line of the power grid; a neutral line coupled to a neutral grid line of the power grid; a first electric-vehicle (EV) line coupled to the first line of the gateway system, the first EV line configured for being coupled to a first line of an EV charging connector; a second EV line coupled to the second line of the gateway system, the second EV line configured for being coupled to a second line of the EV charging connector, wherein the EV charging connector has no neutral line; and a balancing converter coupled to the first and second lines of the gateway system.

Abstract: An electric motor cooling system is provided that utilizes stator-integrated axial coolant channels and a coolant manifold centrally located within the stator to efficiently remove motor assembly heat. In order to increase the velocity of the coolant exiting the axial coolant channels, thereby improving end winding cooling uniformity, end laminations are integrated into the stator which restrict the flow of coolant from the axial coolant channels.

Abstract: Presenting first drawer area on a first display device in an instrument panel of a vehicle, the first drawer area presented in an extended state; presenting second drawer area on a second display device in the instrument panel of the vehicle, the second drawer area presented in a retracted state; receiving first transition command regarding the first and second drawer areas; and in response to receiving the first transition command: presenting the first drawer area in the retracted state on the first display device, wherein the first content is not visible in the first drawer area in the retracted state; and presenting the second drawer area in the extended state on the second display device, wherein the first content of the first application is visible in the second drawer area.