Abstract: An apparatus includes a visual display to be viewed by a vehicle occupant. At least one drone includes a camera. A controller is configured to receive images from the camera on the at least one drone and generate an overhead view of the vehicle based on the images received from the at least one drone and display the overhead view on the visual display.

Abstract: Improved passenger access and suspension systems for passenger buses, and controllers configured for use therewith; and passenger buses incorporating such systems and controllers. Integration of access ramp, door, suspension, charge interface, and other systems provides improvements in fully- or semi-automatic deployment of features such as passenger doors and ramps, and charge interface components, as well as navigation to passenger access points.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically communicating an identification signal from a vehicle controller of a vehicle that may include receiving trip data from a dispatch controller based on the identification signal that is communicated. Software of the vehicle controller may be updated at a determined time based on the trip data that is received, and movement of the vehicle may be controlled based on movement allowance signals received by the vehicle controller and used by the software of the vehicle controller during the movement of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is permitted to enter into segments of one or more routes.

Abstract: A system and method generate a trip plan for a trip of a vehicle system along a route. The usage of an engine during the trip is determined based on engine operational parameters, energy storage device operational parameters, and one or more objectives of the trip desired to be achieved. The usage of the energy storage device during the trip is also determined based on the engine operational parameters, the energy storage device operational parameters, and the one or more objective, including when to charge or discharge the energy storage device during the trip.

Abstract: A system includes a stationary infrastructure element including a camera mounted to the infrastructure element and an infrastructure server. The infrastructure server includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a request from a movable vehicle, the request identifying a data anomaly including at least one of (1) a sensor of the vehicle collecting data below a confidence threshold or (2) a geographic location outside a geographic database of the vehicle, to actuate the camera to collect image data of one of the vehicle or the geographic location, to identify geo-coordinates of the vehicle or the geographic location based on identified pixels in the image data including the vehicle or the geographic location, and to provide the geo-coordinates to the vehicle to address the data anomaly.

Abstract: A method for operating an automated vehicle includes controlling by one or more computing devices an autonomous vehicle; receiving by one or more computing devices sensor data from the vehicle corresponding to moving objects in a vicinity of the vehicle; receiving by one or more computing devices road condition data; and determining by one or more computing devices undesirable locations related to the moving objects. The undesirable locations related to the moving objects for the vehicle are based at least in part on the road condition data. The step of controlling the vehicle includes avoiding the undesirable locations.

Abstract: A vehicle may receive sensor data captured by a sensor, determine that the sensor data represents an object in the environment, and determine a collision probability associated with a predicted collision between the vehicle and the object. Based at least in part on the collision probability, a position of a headrest of the vehicle may be determined relative to a head of an occupant of the vehicle. The headrest may be adjusted in one or more directions prior to occurrence of the predicted collision to minimize injury to the occupant due to the collision.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence device mounted on a vehicle is provided. A sensing unit acquires a gyroscope sensor value, an acceleration sensor value, a GPS sensor value, and a proximity sensor value. If the acquired data satisfies a predetermined reference value, a processor inputs the acquired sensor values to an artificial intelligence model, acquires whether an impact requiring self-diagnosis occurs and impact direction information as a result value, selects an ECU module to perform self-diagnosis according to the acquired result value, and performs self-diagnosis.

Abstract: Among other things, techniques are described for managing power of electronic devices of a vehicle. For example, a vehicle includes a power source, a power distribution unit configured to control power to at least one electronic device from the power source, a first processor configured for communicating power commands to the power distribution unit, wherein the power distribution unit includes a second processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions stored in computer-readable medium for carrying out operations including adjusting a power distribution from the vehicle power source to the electronic device in accordance with policy data.

Abstract: Provided is a station for an unmanned aerial robot includes a control box having a landing surface formed with a guide mark which guides a landing point of the unmanned aerial robot, an elevator disposed in the control box and movable vertically, and a landing stand coupled to the elevator and have a height of a highest point located at least above the landing surface during vertical movement. The present disclosure can be linked with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, devices related to 5G services and the like.

Abstract: A control method of an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes generation of a virtual sensation of gear shifting of an electric vehicle capable of freely, directly changing and adjusting variables related to generation of the virtual sensation of gear shifting to provide drivers with preferred virtual sensation of gear shifting. The virtual sensation of gear shifting is generated according to driver's driving input values and vehicle conditions based on variable values related to the virtual sensation of gear shifting generation preset by a driver to simulate multi-speed gear shifting that the driver may sense when shifting in a vehicle having a multi-speed transmission, while driving an electric vehicle without the multi-speed transmission.

Abstract: A computing system includes: a control unit is configured to: communicate with a vehicle telematics monitoring system including a statistical database, request an efficiency data, from the vehicle telematics monitoring system, calculate a threshold for the efficiency data, process diagnostic information for a flow, an intake air pressure, an intake air temperature, rotations per minute (RPM), or a combination thereof, calculate an efficiency model based on the diagnostic information; and a communication unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to: communicate a message, when the efficiency model is less than or equal to the threshold, indicating an air filter should be replaced and the message is for displaying on a device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an engine and a torque converter are presented. In one example, slip of a torque converter is adjusted via at least partially closing or opening a torque converter clutch in response to vehicle vibration. The vehicle vibration may be based on road surface conditions and an actual total number of operating cylinders of the engine.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving indications from a plurality of transports, by a server, of another transport in proximity to the plurality of transports, forming a consensus, by the server, from the indications from the plurality of transports, and transmitting, by the server, a notification to one or more of the other transport and a device associated with the other transport, in response to the consensus. Each indication includes an identifier of the other transport and an identification of one or more ways the other transport is being operated in a different manner than intended.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by one or more processors and via a sensor, a signal representing operational characteristics of a device included in an aircraft; determining, by the one or more processors and based on the signal, a partial discharge intensity value; receiving, by the one or more processors and via an environmental sensor, at least one environmental measurement of the device; modifying, by the one or more processors and based on the at least one environmental measurement, the partial discharge intensity value to determine a modified partial discharge intensity value; and responsive to determining that the modified partial discharge intensity value satisfies a threshold, outputting an alert signal for the device.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to determine preferred delivery points within a parcel that are available to receive an aerial delivery of an item. For each delivery point a plurality of criteria scores may be determined for various criteria based on a processing of parcel data, image data, and/or sensor data corresponding to the parcel. The criteria may be aerial navigation related criteria or user preference criteria. The criteria scores may then be used to determine a suitability score for each delivery point. In some implementations, a user may specify a preferred delivery point and/or indicate one user criteria as more important than another criteria.

Abstract: An apparatus for visual navigation of a UAV includes a geo-fiducial mat and a plurality of geo-fiducials. The geo-fiducial mat includes a landing pad region that provides a location for aligning with a landing pad of a UAV and a survey point. The geo-fiducials are each specified for a unique directional and offset position in or about the landing pad region relative to the survey point. The geo-fiducials each includes a two-dimensional (2D) pattern that visually conveys an alphanumerical code. The 2D pattern has a shape from which a visual navigation system of the UAV can visually triangulate a position of the UAV.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to determine and rank large areas encompassing many parcels (e.g., neighborhoods, cities, towns) for aerial item delivery availability, without the use of image data of the areas. In some implementations, publicly available two-dimensional parcel maps that indicate parcel boundaries and outlines of structures on those parcels may be obtained and processed. For example, parcels within the area may be processed to determine deliverable area shapes, such as rectangles, within the parcel, excluding the area of the structure. A determination is then made as to whether one or more of the deliverable area shapes exceed a deliverable area threshold. If one or more of the deliverable area shapes of the parcel exceed the threshold, the parcel is considered to be available for aerial item delivery. This processing may be done for all parcels within an area or all customer parcels of customers of a service within the area (or any other selection criteria).

Abstract: Brake control systems are disclosed herein. A brake control system comprises a first set of analog-to-digital converters in electrical communication with a first set of brake input mechanism sensors and a second set of analog-to-digital converters in electrical communication with a second set of brake input mechanism sensors. The first and second sets of analog-to-digital converters comprise one or more of different hardware and different software for differentially manipulating sensor outputs received from the brake input mechanism sensors.

Abstract: A method includes providing a fixture including a target in a field of view of a sensor mounted to a vehicle. The target is detectable by the sensor. The fixture includes a first rangefinding device and a second rangefinding device spaced from the first rangefinding device. The method includes measuring a first angle and first distance from the first rangefinding device to a first known point on the vehicle; measuring a second angle and second distance from the second rangefinding device to a second known point on the vehicle; determining a position and orientation of the target in a coordinate system relative to the vehicle based on the first angle, the first distance, the second angle, and the second distance; and calibrating the sensor based on the position and orientation of the target.