Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous vehicle in a supervised autonomous mode is disclosed. A supervised autonomous mode can include the steps of receiving a vehicle data from a vehicle, presenting vehicle data at a remote station, receiving a supervisor input from a supervisor input device at the remote station, converting the supervisor input into a nudge for the motion planner of the vehicle associated with the received first set of vehicle data, wherein the nudge at least includes information on how to modify one or more elements of the cost function of the motion planner and transmitting the nudge from the remote station to the motion planner such that the nudge at least temporarily updates a cost function based model of the motion planner based on the nudge.

Abstract: Systems and methods for routing rechargeable entities are described. A processor can receive input indicating a state of a charging network that includes charging stations, rechargeable entities and objects with assigned destinations. The processor can execute, for each object, a decision making process to model decision making by a reinforcement learning agent. The decision making can include applying a sequence of actions on the charging network to change states of the charging network. The processor can determine a sequence of states of the charging network based on results from application of the sequence of actions. The sequence of states can represent transitions of the rechargeable entities and the objects to complete delivery of the objects to the assigned destinations. The processor can generate routing data to direct the rechargeable entities to navigate among the charging stations and to be coupled with the objects according to the sequence of states.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus configured to store information of a first set of data items stored in a first vehicle, the data items of the first set being each assigned a respective priority value, obtain, for the first vehicle, a first set of future connectivity opportunities, each future connectivity opportunity comprising a future time and a location that the future connectivity opportunity is predicted to occur at, and send instructions to a vehicle application of the first vehicle, the instructions instructing the first vehicle to transmit at least one from among the first set of data items during at least one from among the first set of future connectivity opportunities.

Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous vehicle in a supervised autonomous mode is disclosed. A supervised autonomous mode can include the steps of receiving a vehicle data from a vehicle, presenting vehicle data at a remote station, receiving a supervisor input from a supervisor input device at the remote station, converting the supervisor input into a nudge for the motion planner of the vehicle associated with the received first set of vehicle data, wherein the nudge at least includes information on how to modify one or more elements of the cost function of the motion planner and transmitting the nudge from the remote station to the motion planner such that the nudge at least temporarily updates a cost function based model of the motion planner based on the nudge.

Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous vehicle in a supervised autonomous mode is disclosed. A supervised autonomous mode can include the steps of receiving a vehicle data from a vehicle, presenting vehicle data at a remote station, receiving a supervisor input from a supervisor input device at the remote station, converting the supervisor input into a nudge for the motion planner of the vehicle associated with the received first set of vehicle data, wherein the nudge at least includes information on how to modify one or more elements of the cost function of the motion planner and transmitting the nudge from the remote station to the motion planner such that the nudge at least temporarily updates a cost function based model of the motion planner based on the nudge.

Abstract: A method including: determining, based at least in part on plural data items originating in plural distinct sources, at least one estimated driving condition for each one of a plurality of road segments in a road network, each of the at least one estimated driving condition being determined for a future time interval; determining at least one route in the road network for a vehicle which includes a first road segment with a first estimated driving condition, determined for a first time interval, which satisfies a driving condition restriction for an automated system or automated feature of the vehicle, for an at least partially automated mode of the vehicle; and scheduling instructions for the vehicle including the at least one determined route such that the vehicle is capable of traversing the first road segment during the first time interval.

Abstract: An apparatus including an indicator and a video sensor arranged to generate sensor data dependent on a state of the indicator, control circuitry configured to select the state of the indicator, to process instructions received in the apparatus from a remote driving station, to provide to the remote driving station the sensor data and to at least one of: provide to the remote driving station an indication of the indicator's selected state to enable the remote driving station to detect a malfunction in the sensor data, and obtain an observation of the state of the indicator, based on the sensor data, and determine whether the observation and the selected state of the indicator are consistent, to detect a malfunction in the sensor data, wherein the apparatus is a remotely operated vehicle, or configured to be installed in one.

Abstract: An apparatus including an indicator and a video sensor arranged to generate sensor data dependent on a state of the indicator, control circuitry configured to select the state of the indicator, to process instructions received in the apparatus from a remote driving station, to provide to the remote driving station the sensor data and to at least one of: provide to the remote driving station an indication of the indicator's selected state to enable the remote driving station to detect a malfunction in the sensor data, and obtain an observation of the state of the indicator, based on the sensor data, and determine whether the observation and the selected state of the indicator are consistent, to detect a malfunction in the sensor data, wherein the apparatus is a remotely operated vehicle, or configured to be installed in one.

Abstract: A method including sending a challenge from the vehicle to a remote driving station, wherein the challenge causes an input device control unit to apply at least one output signal to a circuitry; receiving in a vehicle a response from the remote driving station, wherein the response indicates at least one input signal received by the input device control unit from the circuitry in response to the applied at least one output signal; and determining, by a vehicle control unit of the vehicle, at least one of the state of a manually operable input device and whether the circuitry is faulty based on the sent challenge and the received response.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing energy flow and freight transportation within a system. The system can include a plurality of mobile electric assets. The mobile electric assets can be self-propelled vehicles, non-self-propelled vehicles and non-vehicle electric assets. The management includes treating energy flow as a new dimension of a freight transportation system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method for controlling a fleet of at least two autonomous/remotely operated vehicles, wherein an embodiment of the method comprises: assigning to each of said at least two vehicles a predetermined route comprising a road segment which requires that a teleoperator of a remote operation station assists and/or drives the vehicle, determining a time overlap of the said road segments, and based on the determined time overlap, inserting a delay or a speedup in a preceding autonomous drive road segment of the predetermined route of at least one of said at least two autonomous/remotely operated vehicles so that said road segments no longer overlap in time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a vehicle system for an autonomous or semi-autonomous motor vehicle, and a perception system for managing a plurality of interconnected motor vehicles. More specifically, the vehicle system has a control unit for retrieving a relative position of an object in a surrounding environment of the vehicle by means of a sensory system and for retrieving a heading of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the control unit is configured to receive data from a different motor vehicle comprising the heading of the different motor vehicle and the position of the object relative to the different motor vehicle. The control unit is further configured to translate this external measurement to a local coordinate system in order to add redundancy to the measurement (and thereby accuracy) by utilizing a distributed system approach and therefore reduce the need for adding cost and complexity to each vehicle system in order to achieve increased accuracy.