Abstract: A vehicle door provided with a weatherstripping includes a sash. The sash includes a first member designed to extend along a roof of a vehicle body, and a second member designed to extend along a pillar of the vehicle body. The weatherstripping includes a first linear section designed to extend along the roof, a second linear section designed to extend along the pillar, and a corner section coupling the first linear section and the second linear section to each other. The first member is obtained through roll forming. The second member is obtained through press forming in such a manner as to include the corner. The second linear section and the corner section lie on the second member. The first linear section and the second linear section are each provided on a side near the corner section with a movement preventing member configured to prevent the weatherstripping from moving.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a target unit and an intermediate unit including a first unit and a target unit that mediates communication between a communication apparatus and the target unit. The first unit includes at least one first processor and at least one first memory. The second unit includes at least one second processor and at least one second memory. The intermediate unit includes at least one third processor and at least one third memory. The first memory includes a first receive memory. The second memory include a second receive memory smaller than the first receive memory. The third processor performs: transmitting a first message from the communication apparatus to the first unit without dividing the message when a destination is the first unit; and generating divided messages by dividing the first message and successively transmitting the messages to the second unit when the destination is the second unit.

Abstract: An intake and exhaust system includes an engine, an exhaust flow passage, a catalyst, and a control apparatus. The exhaust flow passage is coupled to the engine. The catalyst is disposed in the exhaust flow passage and configured to purify exhaust gas. The control apparatus includes one or more processors, and one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: before the engine is started up, execute scavenging control that causes the exhaust gas remaining in the engine and the exhaust flow passage to flow to pass through the catalyst before being discharged; and before the engine is started up, execute warming control that warms up the catalyst, based on a degree of purification of the exhaust gas by the catalyst during execution of the scavenging control.

Abstract: A battery temperature regulating apparatus includes an onboard battery, a temperature regulating plate, a heat exchanger including a container and a first internal passage, first to third passages, a radiator, a valve, a temperature sensor, and a control device including a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to execute, in cooperation with a program included in the memory, a process including determining whether a temperature of the onboard battery is higher than an upper threshold of a proper temperature range, determining whether a heat source is in the container at least based on the temperature of a first heat medium detected by the temperature sensor, and if the temperature of the onboard battery is higher than the upper threshold and that the heat source is in the container, controlling the valve in such a way as to allow the first heat medium to flow through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A vehicle traveling control apparatus is configured to be applied to a vehicle and includes a traveling environment data acquiring unit and a traveling controller. The traveling controller includes a preceding vehicle recognizing unit, a curve curvature detecting unit, and a vehicle speed keep controlling unit. The preceding vehicle recognizing unit is configured to recognize a preceding vehicle, based on traveling environment data acquired by the traveling environment data acquiring unit. The curve curvature detecting unit is configured to detect a curvature of a curved road, based on the traveling environment data or road map data. The vehicle speed keep controlling unit is configured such that, in a case where the preceding vehicle recognizing unit loses track of the preceding vehicle, the vehicle speed keep controlling unit cause the vehicle to travel on the basis of a preceding-vehicle-following vehicle speed that is before losing track of the preceding vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device is configured to issue a command to change at least a behavior of a vehicle in accordance with a change in a driving situation of the vehicle, and includes a vehicle condition detection device, an image capture device, a display device, and an arithmetic control device. The vehicle condition detection device is a slope angle detection sensor to measure a slope angle of a road surface on which the vehicle is driving. The image capture device is configured to capture an image of an area ahead of the vehicle. The display device is configured to display an image in a vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The arithmetic control device is configured to display the image of the area ahead of the vehicle on the display device when an amount of change in the slope angle measured by the vehicle condition detection device exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a first traveling motor, a second traveling motor, and a control system. The first traveling motor is coupled to a first wheel of a vehicle. The second traveling motor is coupled to a second wheel of the vehicle. The control system is configured to decrease a power running torque of the first traveling motor and increase a power running torque of the second traveling motor in a case where a first distance from the vehicle to a contact predicted spot or a contact object is less than a first threshold during traveling of the vehicle, and increase a regenerative torque of the first traveling motor and increase a regenerative torque of the second traveling motor in a case where a second distance from the vehicle to the contact object is less than a second threshold that is less than the first threshold during the traveling.

Abstract: A battery system comprises a battery pack, an equalization unit, and a battery ECU. The battery pack includes a plurality of blocks connected in series. The equalization unit performs equalization control to equalize the plurality of blocks in voltage. The battery ECU obtains a determined equalization time, and controls the equalization unit to end the equalization control when the equalization time has elapsed since the equalization control was started.

Abstract: A processor of a control device of a vehicle performs control to set a first switch to an on state such that power generated by a solar photovoltaic power generation device is supplied to a high-voltage battery while the vehicle is in a ready-to-travel state; in response to a transition from the ready-to-travel state to a parked state, derives a predicted idle time indicating a predicted value of a time for which the vehicle is left idle; determines whether the predicted idle time is longer than a specific time including a polarization elimination time for eliminating polarization of the high-voltage battery; and when it is determined that the predicted idle time is longer than the specific time, performs control to set the first switch to an off state and a second switch to an on state such that the power is supplied to the low-voltage battery.

Abstract: A front bumper includes a bumper body, a bumper inner, and a first electronic device. The bumper body is exposed to the outside of the vehicle. The bumper inner is located inside the bumper body and configured to fix the bumper body to a body of the vehicle. The first electronic device is located between the bumper body and the bumper inner. The bumper inner includes an inner body facing at least a part of the first electronic device in a first direction, and at least one columnar portion located adjacent to first the electronic device in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and extending in the first direction from the inner body toward the bumper body. The length in the first direction of the at least one columnar portion is greater than the length in the first direction of the first electronic device.

Abstract: An automatic brake control apparatus for a vehicle is configured to control a brake device of the vehicle in a control of a driving assist system of the vehicle. The automatic brake control apparatus includes electronic control units. The electronic control units include a first electronic control unit and are communicably coupled to each other and configured to exchange data with each other. The first electronic control unit is configured to control the driving assist system. The first electronic control unit is configured to send, to one or more of the electronic control units, an instruction that controls the brake device and that includes a first instruction for controlling a behavior of the vehicle and a second instruction that has an instruction content different from an instruction content of the first instruction.

Abstract: A vehicle with an emergency reporting function includes a vehicle communicator, an emergency reporting switch, a user interface, and a processor. The vehicle communicator transmits an emergency report about an emergency involving the vehicle to a server to make a request for an emergency response. The processor generates an emergency report and causes the vehicle communicator to transmit the emergency report if the vehicle is involved in an emergency. If the emergency reporting switch is manually operated by an occupant of the vehicle upon occurrence of the emergency, the processor presents emergency category items to allow the occupant to select a category item among the emergency category items on the user interface, generates the emergency report based on a manual operation about the category item selected by the occupant, and causes the vehicle communicator to transmit the emergency report based on the manual operation.

Abstract: A vehicle with a pet protection function includes a pet guard body, a first air-bag device, and a controller. The pet guard body is disposed in a vehicle compartment of the vehicle on which a pet is to be loaded in such a manner that the pet guard body partitions a vehicle compartment into a front portion and a rear portion. The first air-bag device is configured to be deployed behind the pet guard body. The controller is configured to deploy the first air-bag device upon contact of the vehicle.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a traveling state detector, an occupant monitoring detector, an emotion determination processor, an environment recognizer, and a driving assistance processor. The emotion determination processor determines an emotion of an occupant of the vehicle, based on outputs of the traveling state detector and the occupant monitoring detector. The driving assistance processor performs driving assistance control including one or both of information presentation to the occupant and traveling assistance control on the vehicle, in accordance with an output of one or more of the traveling state detector, the emotion determination processor, and the environment recognizer. The emotion determination processor determines multiple kinds of emotions less suitable for driving than a normal emotion.

Abstract: A lane-dividing line recognition apparatus for a vehicle includes a processor that calculates relative coordinates of a tentative complementary point extracted from data on a lane-dividing line recognized in each predetermined cycle, based on image of a traveling environment in front of the vehicle, calculates a first lane-dividing line complementary point, based on the relative coordinates and traveling information on the vehicle, and calculates a second lane-dividing line complementary point, based on the relative coordinates and absolute position data on the vehicle.

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication device communicably to a vehicle, target units including a first target unit and a second target unit, and an intermediate unit that mediates communication between the communication device and the target units. The intermediate unit includes one or more intermediate unit processors and one or more intermediate unit memories coupled to the one or more intermediate unit processors.

Abstract: Provided is a lamp lighting control system including a turn lamp, a position lamp configured to provide a light-emitting face included in a light-emitting face provided by the turn lamp, an accessory lamp configured to provide a light-emitting face at least partially identical to the light-emitting face provided by the turn lamp, and a lighting control unit that is configured to control lighting states of the turn lamp, the position lamp, and the accessory lamp. The lighting control unit is configured to turn off the accessory lamp in a case where the position lamp is turned on and the turn lamp is turned on, and turn on the accessory lamp in a case where the position lam is turned on and the turn lamp is turned off.

Abstract: A driving takeover control apparatus is equipped in a vehicle capable of travelling by automated driving and controls a driving takeover operation at a transition from high automated driving to low automated driving. The apparatus includes a driver operation device, a vehicle driving device, an alertness detecting device, a computation control device, and an output limiting device. A driver operates the driver operation device to steer the vehicle and adjust a vehicle speed. The vehicle driving device steers the vehicle and adjusts the vehicle speed based on an operation amount given to the driver operation device. The alertness detecting device is detects an alertness level of the driver at the transition. The computation control device drives the output limiting device to perform an output limitation operation if the alertness level is a certain level or lower. The output limiting device limits an output of the vehicle driving device.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes at least one processor and a storage medium configured to store a program to be executed by the at least one processor. The program includes at least one command. The at least one command causes the at least one processor to execute a key lock-out prevention process of controlling a lock mechanism of a door of a vehicle into an unlocked state in a case where a key that operates the lock mechanism is positioned inside the vehicle, and a vehicle protection process of controlling the lock mechanism into a locked state without executing the key lock-out prevention process in a case where, after automatic stop of the vehicle, an occupant present inside the vehicle is not detected and the key is positioned inside the vehicle.