Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting at least one object present on a motor vehicle, wherein by way of a control device, at least one camera image is captured by means of a camera, wherein a detection region of the camera is directed to an outer region of the motor vehicle, and partially or entirely to an outer surface of the motor vehicle. The invention proposes that for a clearance test in the at least one camera image, it is checked by an image analysis device of the control device, if at least one predetermined intrinsic structure of the motor vehicle is imaged, and in the event that at least one intrinsic structure cannot be found by the image analysis device, a blocking signal, which indicates that an object is present on the motor vehicle is generated.

Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided controlling a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes: monitoring an eye gaze of a driver of the vehicle; monitoring current traffic conditions surrounding the vehicle; predicting an intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver based on the eye gaze, a history of the eye gaze of the driver, and the current traffic conditions; and controlling, by the processor, the vehicle based on the predicted intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver.

Abstract: Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable storage media for airspace management within an airspace region at a node of a peer to peer network having a plurality of nodes and maintaining a blockchain containing a current deconflicted flight schedule for the airspace region. One method includes receiving requests for airspace reservations, each including flight plan data, from other nodes over the peer to peer network, compiling the flight plan data to identify conflicts between the requests and the current deconflicted flight schedule, validating the flight plan data of the requests that do not conflict with the current deconflicted flight schedule to generate validated airspace reservations, creating a block containing the validated airspace reservations and interlinking the block with the blockchain such that the blockchain contains a new deconflicted flight schedule for the airspace region for broadcast to the other nodes over the peer to peer network.

Abstract: A tire pressure system for a vehicle includes an inflation/deflation system that includes a compressor and a valve in fluid communication with four tires. Each of the four tires have a tire pressure. At least one sensor is configured to receive at least one of vehicle location data, vehicle environmental data and other sensor information. A controller is in communication with the inflation/deflation system and the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to select at least one of the four tires to adjust the tire pressure of the selected at least one of the four tires. The controller is configured to control at least one of the valve and compressor to achieve at least one of desired fuel economy and desired road control of the selected at least one of the four tires.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an operation unit operated by a driver; and a controller that causes a vehicle to turn according to a movement of the operation unit and causes a height of the vehicle to be changed. The controller causes the height of the vehicle to be changed according to an upward or downward movement of the operation unit.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for validating vehicle trajectories are provided. A vehicle controller can obtain a motion plan indicative of a trajectory including one or more state variables and one or more control variables. The vehicle controller can determine a dynamics defect value for the motion plan based at least in part on the one or more state variables, the one or more control variables, and a continuous-time dynamics function comprising a function indicative of a change in the one or more state variables and the one or more control variables over time. The vehicle controller can further determine the motion plan is dynamically consistent based at least in part on the dynamics defect value, generate one or more vehicle system control signals, and control the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the one or more vehicle system control signals.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a safety control method and a safety control system based on environmental risk assessment for an intelligent connected vehicle. The method includes: when a vehicle is in an automatic driving mode, acquiring environmental parameter information of the vehicle in a current driving environment; determining a target driving control parameter which meets a preset safe driving condition under the current environmental parameter; and managing a current automatic driving level of the vehicle by using the target driving control parameter.

Abstract: In an information processing device, a first acquirer acquires, from a user, plan information including a scheduled time and a destination. A second acquirer acquires a spare time. A third acquirer acquires travelling schedule information for enabling arrival at the destination earlier than the scheduled time by the spare time or more. A display controller displays, on a display unit, information regarding the travelling schedule information and the spare time.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer that is configured to recognize a peripheral situation of a vehicle and a driving controller that is configured to execute automated driving for controlling a speed and steering of the vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer. The recognizer is configured to recognize a real-time environment including a situation of a nearby vehicle or a situation of a nearby road on which the vehicle travels, and the driving controller is configured to shunt the vehicle to a shunt location to suspend the automated driving in a case where the real-time environment corresponds to a predetermined condition, and resume the automated driving in a case where the predetermined condition is resolved after the shunt.

Abstract: A Remote Trailer Maneuvering (RTM) system includes a mobile device app that identifies and processes environmental information from a photo, to identify obstacles such as walls, surrounding objects, etc. When the RTM system detects a boat, a trailer, and a boat ramp, it calculates a travel distance to drive the trailer into the water for unloading the boat. The RTM system identifies obstructions, outputs information and warnings, and prompts for information and user control feedback. Once the photo is processed, the RTM system sends control instructions to an RTM controller onboard the vehicle. The vehicle may send a responsive message to the mobile device indicating that the RTM system is ready to proceed with the maneuvering function. The RTM controller maneuvers the trailer, using an autonomous vehicle controller, to the target position using the control instructions.

Abstract: A velocity trajectory generation method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: setting starting point time, intermediate point time and terminal point time of a velocity trajectory to be generated, wherein the velocity trajectory includes a first velocity sub-trajectory and a second velocity sub-trajectory; generating multiple first velocity sub-trajectories corresponding to a starting point velocity between the starting point time and the intermediate point time, according to the starting point velocity and multiple intermediate point velocities; and generating, for each of the first velocity sub-trajectories, multiple second velocity sub-trajectories between the intermediate point time and the terminal point time according to multiple terminal point velocities. A velocity trajectory which is more in line with a human driving characteristic may be generated, the comfort level of a passenger may be improved, and an algorithm may be simplified.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a recognizer which is configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a host vehicle and a driving controller which is configured to perform automated driving on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer, wherein the driving controller is configured to perform passing control of causing the host vehicle to pass a preceding vehicle if at least one of a first condition according to a relative speed of the host vehicle with respect to the preceding vehicle and a second condition according to a type of the preceding vehicle is satisfied when the recognizer recognizes the preceding vehicle, and is configured to curb the passing control by changing at least one of the first condition and the second condition when a continuity of a first route on which the host vehicle is traveling decreases.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a communicator configured to communicate with a parking lot management device having a function of guiding a vehicle, a driving controller configured to perform driving control including at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle, and an abnormality determiner configured to determine the presence or absence of an abnormality in the parking lot management device. The driving controller is configured to perform the driving control based on guidance of the parking lot management device on the basis of information received by the communicator from the parking lot management device and to restrict the driving control based on the guidance of the parking lot management device in a case where the abnormality determiner determines that the abnormality has occurred in the parking lot management device.

Abstract: A vehicle speed control device 1 mounted in a vehicle comprises: a forward detection unit 121 that obtains the amount of time until a vehicle Vb to be overtaken that is traveling to the side of a host vehicle Va, in which the vehicle speed device 1 is mounted, is overtaken; a rearward detection unit 122 that obtains the amount of time until the distance between the host vehicle Va and a following vehicle Vc traveling rearward of the host vehicle Va reaches a prescribed rearward distance; and a speed control unit 123 that increases the speed of the host vehicle Va when the time until overtaking occurs is greater than the time until the prescribed rearward distance is reached.

Abstract: Autonomous vehicle operational management may include traversing, by an autonomous vehicle, a vehicle transportation network. Traversing the vehicle transportation network may include operating a scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance, wherein the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance is an instance of a scenario-specific operational control evaluation module, wherein the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module implements a partially observable Markov decision process. Traversing the vehicle transportation network may include receiving a candidate vehicle control action from the scenario-specific operational control evaluation module instance, and traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network based on the candidate vehicle control action.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize situations around a vehicle; a determiner configured to determine any of lanes included in a road on which the vehicle travels as a reference lane; and a driving controller configured to control at least one of a speed and steering of the vehicle according to the situations recognized by the recognizer and the reference lane determined by the determiner, wherein the determiner is configured to, when the vehicle moves from a first road to a second road different from the first road, among a plurality of lanes included in the first road, according to a relative position of a first reference lane determined at a time before the vehicle moves to the second road with respect to the plurality of lanes, determine a second reference lane on the second road.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method that can control a merge of an autonomous vehicle when other vehicles are present on the road. In one example, the method may include iteratively estimating a series of values associated with one or more vehicles in an adjacent lane with respect to an ego vehicle, identifying a trend associated with the one or more vehicles from the iteratively estimated series of values, determining merge intentions of the one or more vehicles with respect to the ego vehicle based on the identified trend over time, verifying the merge intentions against a simulated change in the trend, selecting a merge position of the ego vehicle with respect to the one or more vehicles within the lane based on the verified merge intentions, and executing an instruction to cause the ego vehicle to perform a merge operation based on the selected merge position.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.

Abstract: A driver authentication and safety system and method for monitoring and controlling vehicle usage by high-risk drivers. A centralized database comprising a software application can be accessed by an authorized user via a data communications network utilizing a remote computer in order to configure a desired operating profile that matches requirements of the high-risk driver. The operating profile can be loaded to a driver identification and data logging device in conjunction with the remote computer. A master control unit receives a unique identification code from the data logging device to authenticate the high-risk driver and to operate the vehicle within the desired operating profile. A slave control unit receives commands from the master control unit and generates a real time alarm signal if the driver violates the preprogrammed operating profile unique to the driver.