Abstract: A system for pairing a passenger having a mobile device with a vehicle is provided. The system includes a link manager located remote from the vehicle, wherein the link manager receives information from a fleet of vehicles and a plurality of passengers. The system also includes vehicle location determining means which generate vehicle location information for the vehicle, and a first wireless communication device which communicates vehicle location information to the link manager and mobile location determining means which generates mobile location information for the mobile device, and a second wireless communication device which communicates mobile location information to the link manager. The link manager matches the mobile location information with the closest matching vehicle location information received.

Abstract: A method for controlling a synchronizer of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises an engine unit, a transmission unit configured to selectively couple with the engine unit and to couple with at least one of a plurality of wheels of the vehicle, a synchronizer configured to adjust a power transmission between the transmission unit and the wheels. The method comprises acquiring an operation mode and operation parameters of the vehicle and controlling the synchronizer to adjust the power transmission between the transmission unit and the wheels based on the operation parameters. A vehicle including a controller configured to control the synchronizer according to the method is also provided. The vehicle further includes a first motor generator configured to adjust a rotating speed of the synchronizer according to a speed of the vehicle, and a second motor generator configured to drive at least one of wheels of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electric power steering apparatus, the electric power steering apparatus and a vehicle equipped with the same. The method includes detecting an upper-side angle of a torsion bar; detecting a lower-side angle; setting an angle target value of an opposite side by using one of the upper-side angle or the lower-side angle; detecting an actual angle of the opposite side; and performing an angle follow-up feedback control based on a deviation between the angle target value and the actual angle.

Abstract: A nomadic device may be configured to connect to a vehicle computing system (VCS) over a local connection and to a location service over a wide-area connection, receive point-of-interest data over the wide-area connection from the location service, and provide the point-of-interest data to the VCS over the local connection for use by a navigation application of the VCS. The VCS may be configured to connect over a local connection to a nomadic device configured to execute a location application to connect to a location service over a wide-area connection, receive user interface input requesting point-of-interest data for use by a navigation application of the VCS, and responsive to the input, send a command over the local connection to request the point-of-interest data from the location application.

Abstract: An approach is provided for creating an origin-destination matrix from probe trajectory data. The approach includes receiving probe trajectory data, wherein the probe trajectory data is associated with at least one subset of a plurality of travel nodes. The approach further includes processing and/or facilitating a processing of the probe trajectory data to construct one or more microscopic origin-destination matrices, wherein the at least one microscopic origin-destination matrix represents one or more preferred travel paths through the subset of the plurality of travel nodes. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the one or more microscopic origin-destination matrices to construct at least one aggregated origin-destination matrix to represent the plurality of travel nodes.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for determining turn lane data from probe data. Probe data for an intersection including locations and headings is identified. The probe data for the intersection is divided into a first trace and a second trace based on locations. The difference in the headings, heading change data, is calculated. From the heading change data, at least two local extrema points are identified. A characteristic of the turning lane is determined based on the at least two local extrema points.

Abstract: A control method of a tracked vehicle having a track belt and configured to advance the tracked vehicle provides for acquiring the driving speed of the tracked vehicle; acquiring the speeds of the tracks with respect to the tracked vehicle; calculating a range of expected values of traveling speed as a function of speed of the track; and varying the speed of the track when the traveling speed of the tracked vehicle is outside the range of expected values.

Abstract: A vehicle (100) includes a support control unit (111) that supports avoidance of a. collision with an object and a support suppressing unit (112) that suppresses the support of the support control unit (111) when a steering angle of the vehicle (100) is equal to or greater than a predetermined angle. The vehicle (100) further includes an intervention limiting unit (113) that determines whether the support suppression of the support suppressing unit (112) is necessary when the steering angle is equal to or greater than the predetermined angle on the basis of vehicle information acquired from the vehicle (100) or a running environment of the vehicle (100) and that limits intervention of the support suppression of the support suppressing unit (112) depending on the determination result.

Abstract: A light bulb replacement system includes a database that stores location data for light bulbs, light bulb type data, and installation history data. A first processor generates a replacement score for each of the light bulbs using at least one of the location data, the type data, and the installation history data; compares the replacement score of each of the light bulbs to a threshold replacement score; and creates a replacement list. The light bulb replacement system includes an automated light bulb replacement vehicle including a first location sensor; a first memory configured to store the replacement list, and store location data, type data, and installation history data corresponding to each light bulb in the replacement list. A second processor navigates the automated light bulb replacement vehicle. A light bulb coupling/decoupling mechanism replaces an existing light bulb with a new light bulb.

Abstract: A method for triggering at least one passenger protection means. The method includes a step of reading in a control signal which contains a command for carrying out an activation of the passenger protection means. Furthermore, method includes a step of releasing an activation of the passenger protection means as a response to the read-in control signal. Furthermore, the method includes a step of evaluating the control signal for the identification of the command for carrying out the activation of the passenger protection means and activating the passenger protection means as a response to an identified command for carrying out the activation of the passenger protection means to trigger the passenger protection means.

Abstract: A method and system are provided to obtain, with one or more processors, a speed profile of a vehicle system for a designated route traveled by the vehicle system. The designated route includes a plurality of segments, and the speed profile includes a planned segment speed for each segment. One or more planned segment speeds are identified that correspond to a point of interest, and respective priorities are assigned to the identified segment speeds based on the point of interest forming prioritized segment speeds. First discrete numeral values are displayed on a display, representing the planned segment speeds of the prioritized segments that are within a predetermined distance forward of a motion of the vehicle system. Second discrete numeral values are displayed on the display, corresponding to remaining segment speeds that are within the predetermined distance, until a predetermined threshold of discrete numeral values is reached.

Abstract: Devices such as vehicles, remote sensors, and so forth consume energy during operation. Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for transferring energy from an uncrewed autonomous vehicle to a vehicle such as a car. The uncrewed autonomous vehicle may locate the vehicle at a rendezvous location, and connect with the vehicle while the vehicle moves. Once the uncrewed autonomous vehicle connects to the vehicle, the uncrewed autonomous vehicle may transfer the energy to the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recommending a route. The route recommending method includes obtaining user's current body information; obtaining geographic information from a current position to a destination; and determining a recommended route to the destination on the basis of the body information and the geographic information.

Abstract: Real-time feedback may be generated during a driving session from status data collected via one or more sensors. This feedback data may include various metrics related to a student's driving skills, which may be utilized to generate tagged driving events. A user may also manually enter tagged driving events. The tagged driving events may include real-time information based on the collected status data, such as acceleration, braking, cornering data, descriptions entered by the user. The location of these tagged driving events may be mapped in real time. Sensors used to collect this data may be integrated within the device displaying the feedback or located on another device, in which case the status data may be communicated to the device displaying the feedback. The displayed real-time feedback may be viewed by an instructor to assess a student's driving skills in real time and to calculate a driver feedback score.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steering column assembly is provided. The assembly includes a mounting bracket, a steering column adjustable in a telescope direction and a rake direction, at least one actuator assembly configured to translate the steering column in the telescope direction and/or the rake direction, and a controller configured to drive the at least one actuator assembly to sequentially or simultaneously telescope and/or rake the steering column in a predefined geometric pattern.

Abstract: A system for actively damping a power steering system includes a damping activation module that generates a damping activation signal based on a motor velocity signal, a t-bar torque signal, and a final motor command; a command calculation module that generates a calculated command based on the motor velocity signal and a vehicle speed signal; and a damping calculation module that generates a damping command based on the damping activation signal and the calculated command, the damping command reduces a motor velocity of a motor of the power steering system to mitigate a rack disturbance.

Abstract: The automatic steering device comprises a target rudder angle calculating unit, a target rudder angle storage unit, and a steering command unit. The target rudder angle calculating unit calculates a target rudder angle of a steering based on a heading and a target course. The target rudder angle storage unit stores a target rudder angle at a time of a previous steering command. The steering command unit outputs a steering command for instructing the steering to steer based on a newest target rudder angle calculated by the target rudder angle calculating unit and the target rudder angle at the time of the previous steering command stored by the target rudder angle storage unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an acceleration generating device (engine, T/M) that generates an acceleration applied to a vehicle, and a vehicle control device that controls the acceleration generating device, based on an accelerator pedal stroke representing an operation of an accelerator pedal by a driver, and a vehicle speed of the vehicle. In the vehicle control system or method, the vehicle control device controls the acceleration generating device, based on a required acceleration that is determined based on a relationship between the accelerator pedal stroke and the required acceleration, including, as a condition, an acceleration corresponding to a given accelerator pedal stroke, which is specified by a relationship between the vehicle speed and the acceleration when the accelerator pedal stroke is held at the given value.

Abstract: In a driver assistance method for a vehicle, to identify moving objects on the side and to avoid unnecessary collision warnings, the method includes: a) detecting an object with the aid of a first sensor; b) detecting the object with the aid of a second sensor; c) checking whether the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; and d1) discarding the distance data measured by the first sensor and the second sensor if the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; or d2) determining the position of the object from measured distance data if the object has not left the detection area of the second sensor.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle may be partially controlled or monitored by a remote endpoint assigned to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle sends one or more assisted driving messages directly to the autonomous vehicle or through a server. The server may identify multiple potential remote driving endpoints and assign one or more of the potential remote driving endpoints to the autonomous vehicle. The one or more potential remote driving endpoints return a command to the autonomous vehicle directly or through the server.