Abstract: A system for controlling travel of a vehicle includes a server configured to create a target parking location, and the vehicle configured to acquire state information of an actuator from a sensor, determine whether a behavior of the actuator is in a normal state based on the state information of the actuator, determine whether the vehicle is able to travel to the target parking location when it is determined that the behavior of the actuator is in an abnormal state, and request the server for a new target parking location when it is determined that the vehicle is not able to travel to the target parking location.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller (200), comprising input means (230) for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause a vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre, and control means (210) arranged to provide at least one mode for performing at least a portion of the defined manoeuvre, the mode being selectable from a plurality of modes including at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-in-vehicle mode and at least one mode corresponding to an occupant-out-of-vehicle mode, the mode being selectable in dependence upon the environment signal being indicative of a vehicle envelope suitable for the mode.

Abstract: A car includes: a left side and a right side; a first light emitter coupled to the left side of the car; a second light emitter coupled to the right side of the car; a first camera coupled to the left side of the car, the first camera configured to generate a first image; a second camera coupled to the right side of the car, the second camera configured to generate a second image; wherein the first camera and the second camera are located closer to a front end of the car than a back end of the car.

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector coating, a mirror back plate, and indicator element. The indicator element includes a circuit board and a light source. The indicator element includes a diffuser that diffuses light emitted by the light source. An icon is established through a metallic reflector coating disposed at the glass substrate. The icon includes a light-transmitting aperture. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the vehicle, and when the light source is activated, light emitted by the light source passes through a light-transmitting portion of a heater pad and through the light-transmitting aperture of the icon. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the vehicle and when the light source is activated, the icon is illuminated and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus and a parking management system for parking a vehicle is provided. The apparatus has a base member, a movable member including a support frame, support legs extending from the support frame, hinges secured to the base member and pivotably engaged with the legs, respectively, to allow the movable member to rotate relative to the base member, a driving mechanism, an information reader for reading user information, and a control unit. The control unit receives user information from the information reader and usage information from the server, and if the user information matches the usage information, sends an instruction to the actuator to cause an arm of the actuator to rotate the rotation lever, generating a force to move a support leg and drive the movable member to a position where the movable member allows the vehicle to park.

Abstract: A parking assist device capable of parking assistance that ensures high accuracy of a parking location is provided. A parking assist device that assists in performing an operation of parking a vehicle includes a parking-allowing location calculation unit that before the vehicle stops at a parking-allowing location, calculates and updates the parking-allowing location a plurality of times, and a parking route calculation unit that calculates a parking route. The parking route calculation unit sets a minimum turning radius for calculating the parking route, based on the amount of a shift between the parking-allowing location not updated and the parking-allowing location having been updated, and calculates the parking route, using the minimum turning radius. The minimum turning radius is set larger than the minimum value of a turning radius unique to the vehicle.

Abstract: A traffic light control system configured to provide instructions to a traffic light for testing performance of an autonomous vehicle as it approaches the traffic light includes a controller. The controller includes a transceiver in communication with the traffic light and a computer-readable memory storing a plurality of operation routines for the traffic light. The controller is configured to: select an operation routine of the plurality of operation routines on the computer-readable memory; and provide a control signal via the transceiver to the traffic light to control operation of the traffic light according to the selected operation routine. Controlling operation of the traffic light includes turning on or off at least one of a plurality of light emitters of the at least one traffic light and/or changing a brightness, frequency, or intensity of at least one of the plurality of light emitters of the traffic light.

Abstract: A context-aware safety device includes a wireless transceiver, a memory storing an application, and one or more processors. When executing the application, the one or more processors are configured to determine a context of a safety device, configure an alert based on the determined context, and broadcast the configured alert using the wireless transceiver.

Abstract: A collision avoidance device, includes a license plate frame, a first sensor mounted to the license plate frame to determine a distance of a following vehicle to the license plate frame and a second sensor mounted to the license plate frame to determine a velocity of the license plate frame, a logic circuit electrically coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, wherein the logic circuit, determines a safe trailing distance between the license plate frame and the following vehicle based upon the velocity of the license plate frame and determines whether the following vehicle is closer than the safe trailing distance to the license plate frame and a warning light is coupled to the license plate frame to illuminate the license plate frame if the following vehicle is closer than the safe trailing distance.

Abstract: A system includes one or more sensors to detect activities of a mobile object; and a processor coupled to the sensor and the wireless transceiver to classify sequences of motions into groups of similar postures each represented by a model and to apply the models to identify an activity of the object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle with an active parking assistant, comprising: determining a parking maneuver data set with at least one parking movement for a parking maneuver for parking in a parking space; determining a quality value representative of the parking situation of the motor vehicle in the parking space after the parking movement; comparing the quality value with a predetermined threshold value; providing the parking maneuver data set if the quality value is less than the threshold value; determining a further parking movement of the parking maneuver data set; determining a further quality value representative of the parking situation of the motor vehicle in the parking space after the further parking movement; and comparing the quality value with a predetermined threshold value if the quality value is greater than the threshold value.

Abstract: Described herein are examples of a computerized method that comprises: in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtaining data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The method may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the method may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision.

Abstract: An automated valet parking system is configured to acquire a first vehicle position, and acquire a second vehicle position, and determine whether a position failure about the first vehicle position of an autonomous vehicle is. The first vehicle position includes a first longitudinal position and a first lateral position, the second vehicle position includes a second longitudinal position and a second lateral position, and a longitudinal threshold is smaller than a lateral threshold. The automated valet parking system is configured to determine that the position failure is in at least one of a case where a difference between the first longitudinal position and the second longitudinal position is equal to or larger than the longitudinal threshold, and a case where a difference between the first lateral position and the second lateral position is equal to or larger than the lateral threshold.

Abstract: A target vehicle can be identified for sound recording. A microphone on the host vehicle is activated to record sounds emanating from the target vehicle. A host vehicle assist feature is operated to maintain a sound recording proximity to the target vehicle. Then the sounds emanating from the target vehicle are recorded while the host vehicle is within the sound recording proximity of the target vehicle.

Abstract: A collision avoidance assembly for reducing collisions with a semitrailer includes a rear and side facing alert modules, which are mountable to a semitrailer, and a control module, which is mountable in a cab of a semitruck engaged to the semitrailer. Each alert module comprises a sensor, a camera, and a speaker. The sensors detect and the cameras image an approaching vehicle. The speaker and the control module provide audible alerts to a driver of the approaching vehicle and an operator of the semitrailer, respectively, so as to facilitate collision avoidance.

Abstract: A portable biometric monitor includes a wearable member having a plurality of sensors incorporated therein. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is adapted to monitor a corresponding biometric indicator. A communications hub is in selective communication with the plurality of sensors. One of the wearable member and the communications hub includes a set of biometric parameters, wherein each biometric parameter of the set of biometric parameters includes a corresponding preferred range. When at least one of the sensors indicates that the corresponding biometric indicator is outside of the corresponding preferred range, the communications hub provides a status indicia corresponding to a proposed recommendation.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computing devices are described herein for monitoring a premises when residents or other users are present in order to detect patterns of activity at the premises. Such patterns may comprise, for example, a typical schedule indicating usage of one or more devices by one or more users of the premises. When a user is away or otherwise inactive, commands may be sent to various user devices to make it appear (e.g., to those outside the premises) as if the user is present by simulating and/or recreating the patterns that were previously detected.

Abstract: A detector for detecting the removal and/or insertion of a firearm out of and/or into a holster. The detector may transmit a message each time the firearm is removed from the holster. A recording system may receive the message and determine whether or not it will begin recording the data it captures. A detector may detect the change in a magnitude of an inductance and/or an impedance of a circuit to detect insertion and removal of the firearm into and out of the holster. A placement mode may be invoked to determine an optimal mounting location of the detector relative to the holster. The optimal mounting location may be a location of maximum sensitivity of the detector with respect to the weapon and/or a location wherein the measurements obtained via the detector exceed a threshold. The detector may provide indicia corresponding with the optimal mounting location.

Abstract: A parking assist apparatus of a vehicle includes an image recognition ECU and a vehicle control ECU. The image recognition ECU extracts characteristic points contained in an image of a surrounding region of the vehicle captured during a travel. The vehicle control ECU can register, as parking lot information, the position of a parking lot and a piece of information regarding characteristic points contained in an image of a scene of the entrance of the parking lot. The vehicle control ECU can automatically park the vehicle in the registered parking lot. The image recognition ECU extracts the characteristic points contained in the image of the surrounding region when the distance between the vehicle and the entrance of the registered parking lot is equal to or shorter than a threshold distance, and does not extract the characteristic points when the distance is longer than the threshold distance.

Abstract: An automated valet parking system includes a parking lot management server configured to: acquire information on a plurality of traveling coordinates arranged along a runway of a parking lot to an entrance of a target parking space based on a vehicle position of an autonomous driving vehicle, a position of the target parking space, and parking lot map information; generate a trajectory of the vehicle based on the information on the traveling coordinates and a result of detection from an in-vehicle external sensor; and determine whether the entrance of the target parking space is recognizable based on an object recognition range; and generate the trajectory that brings the vehicle closer to the target parking space so that the object for recognizing the entrance of the target parking space is included in the object recognition range when it is determined that the entrance of the target parking space is not recognizable.