Abstract: An information processing method includes, for each of multiple images having an overlapping area, the multiple images being obtained by capturing a subject with respective multiple imagers whose shooting ranges overlap each other in part, detecting a position of a feature point of the subject in the overlapping area, trimming, at a position of a virtual line, an image of each of the multiple images in which the virtual line based on the position of the feature point is included in the overlapping area, and merging the multiple images to generate a single composite image.

Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle camera shield state determination device which determines a shield state of an external camera of a vehicle, the device determines whether or not shield is detected by image processing of a captured image, determines whether or not an object is close to the vehicle in an imaging direction of the external camera, based on a detection result of an external sensor of the vehicle, determines whether or not the external camera is in the shield state, based on a detection result of a shield detection unit and a determination result of a proximity determination unit, and even if shield is detected by image processing of the captured image, when it is determined that the object is close to the vehicle in the imaging direction of the external camera, it is not determined that the external camera is in the shield state.

Abstract: A drive device is provided. The drive device includes an electric motor, a power control device, an oil circuit that cools the electric motor with oil, a water circuit that cools the power control device with water, a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the oil circuit and the water circuit, and a control device. The control device drives the power control device for heat generation, when a temperature regarding the oil is equal to or lower than a first threshold value.

Abstract: A driver assistance device according to the present disclosure includes a recognition sensor and a processor. The recognition sensor includes a camera that captures an image of another vehicle on a road having two or more lanes intersecting with a traveling lane of a subject vehicle, and is configured to recognize a situation around the subject vehicle. The processor is configured to execute a driver assistance process of assisting collision avoidance between the subject vehicle and the another vehicle. The processor is configured to predict whether or not the another vehicle performs a lane change from a farther lane to a closer lane when viewed from the subject vehicle, based on other-vehicle traveling information which is traveling information of the another vehicle detected by the recognition sensor. The processor is configured to execute the driver assistance process in a mode according to a result of the prediction.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to the detection of lanes in a driving scene through segmenting road regions using an ontology enhanced to derive semantic context. In one embodiment, a method includes segmenting an image of a driving scene, independent of maps, by lane lines and road regions defined by an ontology and a pixel subset from the image has semantics of lane information from the ontology. The method also includes computing pixel depth from the image for the lane lines and the road regions using a model. The method also includes deriving 3D context using relations between the semantics and the pixel depth, the relations infer a driving lane for a vehicle from types of the lanes lines and the road regions adjacent to the driving lane. The method also includes executing a task to control the vehicle on the driving lane using the 3D context.

Abstract: An edge device for providing an HD map to a vehicle is provided. The edge device includes a controller programmed to: obtain a head pose of an occupant of a vehicle; obtain a location of the vehicle following an original route; analyze the head pose and the location of the vehicle to determine a potential route for the vehicle, the potential route being different from the original route, and transmit HD map information corresponding to the potential route to the vehicle in response to determining the potential route.

Abstract: A vehicle communication control device that communicates with a plurality of vehicles, the vehicle communication control device including: a database generated from data acquired from the vehicles; and a control unit that controls data acquired from the vehicles based on information regarding a state of an own vehicle acquired from the vehicles and a completeness of the database.

Abstract: The vehicle controller is programmed to make a communication attempt from the first communication device to an energy supply device when the energy supply device supplies energy to the energy storage device from an external energy supply device; supply energy with communication between the first communication device and the energy supply device when a response is received from the energy supply device to the communication attempt; and supply energy with communication between the second communication device and the energy supply device when no response is received from the energy supply device to the communication attempt.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active material composite particle comprising Si and having cycle characteristics under low constraint. The active material composite particle of the present disclosure comprises Si and a resin, wherein an area ratio of the resin in a surface layer portion of the composite particle is higher than an area ratio of the resin in a center portion of the composite particle when a cross-section of the composite particle is observed.

Abstract: A drive device includes: an electric motor; an electric motor temperature sensor that measures a temperature regarding the electric motor; a power control device; an oil circuit that cools the electric motor with oil circulated by an oil pump; an oil temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the oil; a water circuit that cools the power control device with water; a water temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the water; a heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the oil circuit and the water circuit; and a control device. The control device drives the power control device and the electric motor for heat generation when the temperature regarding the oil is equal to or lower than a first threshold value, and detects a failure based on transition of the temperature of the electric motor, transition of the temperature of the oil, and transition of the temperature of the water.

Abstract: Systems and methods for fast vehicular micro cloud formation are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor and having instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to receive an identifier of the vehicle and determine if the identifier matches the information in stored metadata. If the identifier matches the information in the stored metadata, the vehicle is allowed to join the vehicular micro cloud without performing a standard onboarding procedure. Otherwise, a standard onboarding procedure is performed to allow the vehicle to join the vehicular micro cloud.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a confirmation section that confirms, at a time of vehicle door locking, whether or not an information processing device configured to be used to perform the vehicle door locking, is inside the vehicle; a determination section that, in a case in which it has not been confirmed by the confirmation section that the information processing device is inside the vehicle, determines whether or not vibration or movement of the information processing device has been detected within a predetermined period of time from the door locking; and an actuation section that, in a case in which vibration or movement of the information processing device has not been detected by the determination section, actuates an alarm.

Abstract: A roll exchange mechanism for a reduction roll apparatus, capable of contributing to simplifying work for replacing a roller is provided. A roll exchange mechanism for a reduction roll apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a rail member disposed parallel to a rotation shaft of a roller of the reduction roll apparatus, a placement part disposed in a support frame of a roll unit and configured to be placed on the rail member, a receiving part disposed in an apparatus frame of the reduction roll apparatus and configured so that the rail member is placed thereon, and an opening formed in the apparatus frame of the reduction roll apparatus and configured so that the roll unit can be inserted therein and removed therefrom.

Abstract: The server includes a communication unit that acquires, by communication, information related to a performance in power control of electrified vehicle. In addition, the server includes a processor (control unit) that performs control to provide a privilege related to the communication service to the user of electrified vehicle based on the acquired information related to the track record.

Abstract: A holding device includes: a grip portion that holds a side surface of one side of a workpiece; a supporting portion that supports the grip portion and moves the workpiece; a detection unit that detects a force applied to the grip portion; and a control unit that controls an angle of the supporting portion with respect to the ground such that a force detected by the detection unit does not exceed a threshold value when the supporting portion moves the workpiece.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte sheet of the present disclosure comprises a nonwoven fabric and a solid electrolyte disposed inside the nonwoven fabric. The pore diameter of the nonwoven fabric is 15 ?m or less. The ratio of the pore diameter relative to a particle diameter of the solid electrolyte (pore diameter/particle diameter) is 5.0 or more.

Abstract: When information on a chemical substance is disclosed by a node of an upstream company (S11), a controller updates product composition data (S12) and determines whether or not the disclosed information on the chemical substance is to be kept secret (S13). When the controller determines that the disclosed information on the chemical substance does not have to be kept secret (NO in S13), it adds the information on the chemical substance (a restricted substance) received in S11 to update public data (S17) and generates transaction data including the public data and transmits the transaction data to a node of a target downstream company (S18).

Abstract: An inside handle may include: a handle body disposed in an opening and operated by a user; and a handle base that supports the handle body such that the handle body is capable of swinging around a rotation shaft parallel to the opening between an ordinary position and an operation position. The handle body may include: a design surface disposed along the opening when the handle body is at the ordinary position; an operation surface that extends from a distal end of the design surface relative to the rotation shaft to the interior of the opening, the operation surface forming a concave portion in which a finger of the user that operates the handle body is disposed; a pair of protection walls that is positioned on both sides of the concave portion formed by the operation surface and that extends from the design surface to the interior of the opening.

Abstract: An incentive providing system capable of letting a user behave in such a way that his/her stress level is lowered and thus reducing his/her stress is provided. The incentive providing system according to the present disclosure executes: processing for acquiring a stress level indicating a degree of stress of a user; and providing an incentive for a user in a case in which the stress level of the user is lower than a predetermined standard.

Abstract: A vehicle communication system, including plural control devices configured to carry out communication with one another, wherein a transmitting device and a receiving device each include a memory and a processor. The processor at the transmitting device generates first authentication information based on a message and the encryption key, and in a case in which there is an abnormality at the encryption key, transmits the predetermined authentication information and the message to the receiving device. The processor at the receiving device generates second authentication information based on the encryption key and the received message, collates the first authentication information and the second authentication information, and authenticates the message, and in a case in which, after starting-up of the receiving device, authentication has not succeeded even once, and the received first authentication information and the predetermined authentication information match, accepts the received message.