Abstract: A system and method for an on-demand shuttle, bus, or taxi service able to operate on private and public roads provides situational awareness and confidence displays. The shuttle may include ISO 26262 Level 4 or Level 5 functionality and can vary the route dynamically on-demand, and/or follow a predefined route or virtual rail. The shuttle is able to stop at any predetermined station along the route. The system allows passengers to request rides and interact with the system via a variety of interfaces, including without limitation a mobile device, desktop computer, or kiosks. Each shuttle preferably includes an in-vehicle controller, which preferably is an AI Supercomputer designed and optimized for autonomous vehicle functionality, with computer vision, deep learning, and real time ray tracing accelerators. An AI Dispatcher performs AI simulations to optimize system performance according to operator-specified system parameters.

Abstract: A vehicle surrounding display apparatus comprises a display control means for displaying images, each of which corresponding to each of a plurality of display modes on a display screen. The display control means, when at a first mode, generates a first bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a first surrounding region thereof seen from a bird's-eye view to display this image in a first display area with a fixed size on the display screen and generates a first another image to display this image in a second display area with a fixed size on the display screen, and when at a second mode, generates a second bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a second surrounding region thereof wider than the first surrounding region to display this image in the first display area and generates a second another image to display this image in the second display area.

Abstract: A human-powered vehicle component includes a communication device and an electronic controller. The communication device is configured to communicate with a first electric component and a second electric component differing in type from the first electric component. The electronic controller is configured to be operable in a first control state to manage the first electric component and a second control state managed by the second electric component. The electronic controller is configured to be operable in the first control state upon determining the communication device can communicate with the first electric component but cannot communicate with the second electric component. The electronic controller is configured to be operable in the second control state upon determining the communication device can communicate with the second electric component.

Abstract: A method including operations to obtain a planned driving action for accomplishing a navigational goal of a host vehicle on a roadway, identify a planned trajectory for the host vehicle, corresponding to the planned driving action, identify, from sensor data representative of an environment of the host vehicle, an occluded location of a potential object that is occluded from view of the host vehicle, identify a possible trajectory of the potential object, based on possible movement of the potential object from the location into the roadway, identify an intersection of the planned trajectory for the host vehicle with the possible trajectory for the potential object, determine a safety action of the host vehicle to respond to the possible movement of the potential object, and apply the safety action to change the planned driving action of the host vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a transmission control unit that can select a restricted mode in which the range of a gear ratio of a transmission is restricted and an unrestricted mode in which the range of the gear ratio is not restricted, and controls the gear ratio in accordance with the selected transmission mode; and a lane change control unit that, if the unrestricted mode is selected in a case where a lane change request has been acquired, keeps the unrestricted mode and performs lane change control in which a host vehicle changes lanes, and if the restricted mode is selected in the case where the lane change request has been acquired, selects the unrestricted mode and performs the lane change control.

Abstract: A vehicle control device comprises an accelerator (22a) which a driver of a vehicle operates in order to accelerate the vehicle, and a controller configured to execute a limit control for imposing a limitation on a driving force, in such a manner that the driving force is prevented from becoming excessively large, when a predetermined limit condition is satisfied. The controller executes the limit control and a mistaken operation notification, when a mistaken operation state has been occurring. The controller executes a failure notification, when the mistaken operation state has not been occurring at a failure occurrence time point at which a control failure that the controller cannot execute the limit control has occurred. The controller continues executing the mistaken operation notification without executing the failure notification at the failure occurrence time point, if the mistaken operation state has been occurring at the failure occurrence time point.

Abstract: A method for performing an evasive maneuver with a commercial vehicle-trailer combination includes ascertaining that a collision between the commercial vehicle-trailer combination and a collision object is impending. The method further includes determining an evasion trajectory by which the commercial vehicle-trailer combination can evade the collision object without coming into contact with the collision object, determining a desired steering angle based on the evasion trajectory and activating an active steering system of the commercial vehicle-trailer combination in dependence on the determined desired steering angle such that the commercial vehicle-trailer combination moves along the evasion trajectory from a starting traffic lane to a target traffic lane so as to perform the evasive maneuver.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface having an electromagnetic transmitter and operable to receive tactile user input for control of a system of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a controller configured to modulate output having ultraviolet or infrared spectrum wavelength of the electromagnetic transmitter at a receiver capture rate to encode data into the output describing the control interface. The modulated output is responsive to a request.

Abstract: Provided are: a device and a method for controlling vehicle movement, with which it is possible to suppress causing uncomfortableness to vehicle occupants and causing unstable behavior during turning by automatic travel control; and a device and a method for generating a target course. In a vehicle capable of automatically controlling lateral acceleration occurring in the vehicle, the present invention controls the acceleration occurring in the vehicle such that jerk, which is the change over time of acceleration, becomes the greatest in a region where the lateral acceleration that occurs upon entering a curve is equal to or less than half the acceleration during normal turning, and the jerk decreases as the acceleration increases.

Abstract: A system and method for carrying out a remedial action based on monitoring driver attention of a vehicle driver. The method includes: obtaining driver attention sensor data from one or more driver attention sensors that are installed on the vehicle as onboard vehicle sensors; detecting a driver inattention event based on the obtained driver attention sensor data; determining one or more driver inattention metrics based on the obtained driver attention sensor data and in response to the detected driver inattention event; based on at least one of the driver inattention metrics, determining one or more remedial actions to be carried out; and carrying out the one or more remedial actions, wherein, when at least one of the one or more remedial actions is carried out, in-vehicle entertainment that is provided by one or more vehicle-user interfaces of the vehicle is restricted or prevented.

Abstract: A method for determining an idealized passing maneuver includes receiving first data values that represent a passing maneuver of a first vehicle to pass a second vehicle, requesting and receiving surroundings data values that represent instantaneous and/or future surroundings of the first vehicle and/or of the second vehicle, determining a surroundings model of the first vehicle based on the surroundings data values and on a digital map that represents the instantaneous and/or future surroundings of the first vehicle and/or of the second vehicle, determining an idealized passing maneuver for the first vehicle to carry out the passing maneuver based on the surroundings model, and providing the idealized passing maneuver in the form of second data values for receipt by the first vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a head vehicle and a tail vehicle that is towed by the head vehicle. Together the head vehicle and tail vehicle have a control subsystem for controlling among other things braking of the tail vehicle. The control subsystem includes a head unit in the head vehicle and a tail unit in the tail vehicle. The head unit further includes a head Inertial Measurement Unit (“IMU”) for measuring orientation and acceleration of the head vehicle, and the tail unit includes a tail IMU for measuring orientation and acceleration of the tail vehicle. With the IMUs, the control subsystem is able to determine relative pitch and orientation of the head vehicle and tail vehicle to control braking and reduce the risk of jackknifing. The tail unit further has wheel speed sensors and a Tire-Pressure Monitoring System (“TPMS”) for sensing wheel speed.

Abstract: Techniques are discussed for predicting locations of an object based on attributes of the object and/or attributes of other object(s) proximate to the object. The techniques can predict locations of a pedestrian proximate to a crosswalk as they traverse or prepare to traverse through the crosswalk. The techniques can predict locations of objects as the object traverses an environment. Attributes can comprise information about an object, such as a position, velocity, acceleration, classification, heading, relative distances to regions or other objects, bounding box, etc. Attributes can be determined for an object over time such that, when a series of attributes are input into a prediction component (e.g., a machine learned model), the prediction component can output, for example, predicted locations of the object at times in the future. A vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, can be controlled to traverse an environment based on the predicted locations.

Abstract: A cruise operation fuel efficiency improvement control method, the method may include detecting, by an engine control unit, a cruise Resume request during a coasting running state of a vehicle; controlling a NCC Cruise Control which performs a cruise torque control of the vehicle after performing a control of an Electronic Stability Control (ESC) which sets a vehicle speed to a cruise target speed followed by a control of a transmission control unit, when the coasting running is recognized as a Neutral Control Coasting (NCC); and controlling a SSC Cruise Control which performs the cruise torque control of the vehicle after performing the control of the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) which sets the vehicle speed to the cruise target speed followed by the control of the transmission control unit in a driving state of an engine, when the coasting running is recognized as a Start Stop Control (SSC).

Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to exception handling for a vehicle. For instance, a current trajectory for the vehicle and sensor data corresponding to one or more objects may be received. Based on the received sensor data, projected trajectories of the one or more objects may be determined. Potential collisions with the one or more objects may be determined based on the projected trajectories and the current trajectory. One of the potential collisions that is earliest in time may be identified. Based on the one of the potential collisions, a safety-time-horizon (STH) may be identified. When a runtime exception occurs, before performing a precautionary maneuver to avoid a collision, waiting no longer than the STH for the runtime exception to resolve.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle in which a running mode can be appropriately shifted without making a driver feel uncomfortable or feel a sense of slowness. A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first motor, a second motor, and a clutch that selectively transmits power between the engine and drive wheels. A controller shifts a running mode to the parallel hybrid vehicle mode in a case of accelerating the hybrid vehicle in the electric vehicle mode, if the drive force is greater than a maximum drive force generatable in the electric vehicle mode, and also greater than a required additional drive force as a variable corresponding to a running resistance against the hybrid vehicle running on a predetermined running road at a predetermined vehicle speed by a predetermined drive force that is set in advance based on the vehicle speed and the drive force.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a vehicle, includes a traveling control unit configured to control traveling of the vehicle including a course change, and a regulation unit configured to regulate a plurality of course changes of the vehicle within a predetermined period by the traveling control unit. Regulation by the regulation unit is changed based on a situation of the vehicle at the time of traveling.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting a load on at least one fork of a material handling vehicle. The systems and methods can comprise a housing; at least one sensor positioned within the housing; a sensor arm pivotally coupled to the housing; at least one sensor flag integral with or coupled to the inside of the sensor arm; and wherein when the sensor arm pivots inward toward the housing the at least on sensor flag triggers the at least one sensor to identify at least a first load position and a second load position.

Abstract: A vehicle on-board communication device is provided with a communication unit that transmits and receives via wireless communication between a host vehicle and other vehicles located in the vicinity thereof intention information relating to an intention of a vehicle occupant, an instruction unit that receives transmission instructions from an occupant of the host vehicle and causes the intention information to be transmitted to the communication unit, and a notification unit that notifies the occupant of the host vehicle about the intention information of an occupant of another vehicle received by the communication unit.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus, a control method, and a control system for an electric vehicle that can prevent or reduce an unnecessary torque fluctuation on a wheel not targeted for slip control. A control apparatus for an electric vehicle limits a torque to be output to a non-target wheel according to a torque output to a target wheel after target wheel slip control is started, and updates a limit value of the torque to be output to the non-target wheel when a fluctuation range of the torque output to the target wheel falls within a predetermined range during the limitation.