Abstract: A vehicle driving support device includes a surrounding environment recognition unit, a travel control unit, and a collision avoidance controller. The collision avoidance controller is configured to estimate a position of a vehicle and generate a forecast traveling path thereof when turning across an opposite lane at an intersection, recognize an oncoming vehicle traveling on each of lanes of the opposite lane, based on surrounding environment information acquired by the surrounding environment recognition unit, detect, for each lane, a collision forecast position at which the forecast traveling path intersects with a traveling path of the oncoming vehicle, and forecast a collision of the vehicle with the oncoming vehicle, determine whether to execute collision avoidance control in which the travel control unit operates a brake driver, for the collision forecast position, and dispose the collision avoidance control at a collision avoidance position on the forecast traveling path.

Abstract: A positioning method and apparatus, a computer device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: determining a first target lane where a target vehicle is located based on the target vehicle reaching a first position in a target area on a road, the target area comprising the first position and a second position, a first quantity of lanes included at the first position being different from a second quantity of lanes included at the second position, the first position being a start position in the target area, and the second position being an end position in the target area, acquiring vehicle motion data of the target vehicle in the target area and road condition image data, and determining a second target lane where the target vehicle is located before leaving the second position according to the vehicle motion data, the road condition image data, and the first target.

Abstract: The driving support device includes an acquisition unit that acquires the driver's input results, and an output control unit that outputs a confirmation voice requesting the driver's consent in response to the driver's input for executing the driving support function. A determination unit that determines execution of the driving support function in response to the driver's input to the confirmation voice. The output control unit outputs the text in which the keyword is set as a confirmation voice. The determination unit does not accept the driver's approval for the confirmation voice before outputting the keyword.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for controlling autonomous driving. The device may include a processor, and a memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the device to create a driving route based on a map, determine, based on an amount of change in a heading angle of the driving route, a curved section, change the driving route to reduce the amount of change in the heading angle, and control autonomous driving of a vehicle along the changed driving route.

Abstract: An asset tracking system comprises a server (6), one or more first telematics devices (8) each carried by an asset, and one or more second telematics devices (10) each carried by a vehicle capable of transporting an asset. The server (6) comprises a communications device arranged to communicate with the one or more first and second telematics devices (8,10). Each first telematics device (8) is configured to transmit asset travel data (12) to the server (6), and each second telematics device (10) is configured to transmit vehicle travel data (14) to the server (6). Each of the asset travel data (12) and vehicle travel data (14) comprise a plurality of data travel points each comprising a time stamp, position and a further motion-related parameter. The one or more first and second telematics devices (8,10) are each configured to communicate independently with the communications device of the server (6).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for diagnosing and monitoring vehicles, vehicle components, routes and route components, wherein at least one first sensor is used to perform measurements and at least one computing unit is used to effect signal processing, where the at least one computing unit is supplied with at least measured first signals, at least one first characteristic value is formed from the at least first signals, the at least one first characteristic value or at least one first characteristic value combination is classified via at least one first statistical model, or a prediction is performed, and where at least one technical first condition indicator for at least one first vehicle component or at least one route component is determined, such that safe detection of faults, damage, excess wear, etc., and effective, condition-oriented maintenance of vehicles and infrastructures are achieved.

Abstract: Methods, computing systems, and technology for remotely training a machine-learned model using masked inputs is presented. For example, a computing system may be configured to obtain vehicle operations data associated with a user and a vehicle. The computing system may be configured to transform the vehicle operations data based on one or more isometric transformations to obtain a masked input, the one or more isometric transformations associated with a feature masking key. The computing system may be configured to input the masked input to a machine-learned model to obtain a masked output, wherein the machine-learned model was trained using previous masked inputs. The computing system may be configured to determine, based on an action masking key, an action associated with the masked output. The computing system may be configured to control a component of the vehicle based on the action.

Abstract: A vehicle control device mountable on a vehicle includes a warning device that warns a current driver of the vehicle, and a control system including a processor and a memory that are communicably coupled. The control system obtains, a numerical value indicating an acceleration operation and/or a deceleration operation for each past driver of the vehicle, and the numerical value as past operation data. When an occupant other than the current driver matches any past driver, the control system sets the past operation data of the any past driver as reference data. The control system obtains a numerical value indicating an acceleration operation and/or a deceleration operation by the current driver as current operation data, and controls the warning device to warn the current driver when the current operation data deviates from the reference data by an amount more than a warning threshold.

Abstract: A ship docking assisting apparatus and a ship docking assisting method assist a ship to be accurately docked with reduced hardware. The ship docking assisting apparatus includes a storage and a ship docking assist processor. The ship docking assisting apparatus and the ship docking assisting method assist the docking of the ship by outputting ship information related to the ship to an assist target device. The ship docking assist processor acquires image information including a docking target and the water surface taken by an imager. The ship docking assist processor calculates at least one relative positional relationship between a ship body and the docking target from a plurality of sets of image information. The ship docking assist processor stores the relative positional relationships in the storage as ship information, and outputs the at least one set of ship information stored in the storage to the assist target device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for remote-controlled autonomous driving of a vehicle (201) having the steps of capturing the vehicle (201) with the aid of at least one sensor, in particular camera, arranged in the surroundings of the vehicle (201), determining a movement path for the vehicle (201) by a processing device (501) located outside the vehicle, transmitting the movement path and/or control commands regarding the movement path to the vehicle (201), and implementing the movement path and/or the control commands in the vehicle (201), in order to move the vehicle (201) in accordance with the movement path.

Abstract: A method for selecting at least one satellite navigation service provider from a plurality of predetermined providers, the selection method being computer-implemented and comprising: a step for receiving a geographical position; a step of determining an indication relating to the authorization of use of at least one provider of the plurality of predetermined providers, the determining step being implemented by at least one artificial neural network (24) associated with said provider, an input variable of the artificial neural network (24) being the geographical position, an output variable of the artificial neural network (24) being said indication; a step for selecting at least one provider for satellite navigation of an aircraft.

Abstract: An operation management apparatus is configured to operate a vehicle by automated driving. The operation management apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire precipitation data indicating the amount of precipitation forecasted to fall during a time period that lasts until operation of the vehicle is completed, perform, using the acquired precipitation data as an input, a determination process to determine an occurrence state of puddles for each of a plurality of candidate links connecting a first node and a second node included in a route along which the vehicle is scheduled to travel, and select a link, from among the candidate links, based on a determination result of the occurrence state of the puddles and determine, as an operation route for the vehicle, a route constituted of the selected link.

Abstract: Method, navigation device and computer program product for assisting with the navigation of a vehicle equipped with a navigation device, comprising the following steps: acquiring (201) a priori values of kinematic variables of the navigation device, determining (202) respective current values of kinematic variables of the navigation device and a current uncertainty matrix representative of an uncertainty of the respective current values of the kinematic variables, based on respective previous values of the kinematic variables, determining (203) a correction, updating (204) the respective current values of the kinematic variables based on the correction and on the current uncertainty matrix.

Abstract: A method for landing an aircraft, which takes off and lands vertically, at a predetermined landing site defined by a circular marking that can be captured optically and has a circular outer contour utilizes a landing system. A camera arranged on the aircraft and directed to the landing site is used to capture images electronically, each of which represents a reproduction of the marking detected at least in sections. Each camera image is evaluated in a control device. The control device is used to fit a geometric object with at least one straight line, which has a predetermined line slope in relation to the camera image, into the reproduction in such a way that the line constitutes a tangent through a contact point to the marking detected at least in sections. The control device steers the aircraft in the direction of the contact point determined in this way.

Abstract: Techniques for collapse of driving data to determine spatial averages of vehicle paths determining a spatial average vehicle path through a turn of within an intersection from a plurality of vehicles are provided. The telematics data may include plurality of spatial data points for each respective vehicle trip. Spatial data points associated with the turn of interest from each respective vehicle may be isolated and ordered chronologically, and converted into respective lines. A number of equally spaced points may be placed along each respective line, and a number of geometric median points may be determined by averaging each of the points along each of the respective lines. An average simplified line representing the spatial average vehicle path through the turn of the intersection may be generated based on the number of geometric median points.

Abstract: A work machine includes: a work device; an operation device operating the work device; a first controller controlling operation of the work device on the basis of operation of the operation device; and a second controller determining that an auto idle condition is satisfied and performing auto idle control that decreases an engine revolution speed to an idle revolution speed in case the operation device is not operated for a predetermined time. The first controller diagnoses presence or absence of a failure in the first controller when supply of power to the first controller is started. The second controller performs power interruption control that interrupts the supply of the power to the first controller in case the auto idle condition is satisfied, and performs power supply control that starts the supply of the power to the first controller afterward.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining positions of a stowable pedal assembly are disclosed. An example apparatus to determine a position of a stowable pedal assembly of a vehicle includes motor control circuitry to provide a control signal to a motor operatively coupled to the stowable pedal assembly, the motor to cause movement of the stowable pedal assembly toward a desired position, response detection circuitry to detect a current response of the motor to the control signal, and position determination circuitry to determine the position of the stowable pedal assembly based on the current response.

Abstract: A method for platooning tractor trailers (12, 20) is provided in which tread volumetric void percentages of first tractor tires (18) and second tractor tires (26) are determined. These tread volumetric void percentages are weighted at a ratio of at least 80/20 steer/drive and are used to determine tread volumetric void percentages of the first and second tractor trailers (12, 20). The first and second tractor trailers (12, 20) are positioned in a platoon (10) so that the one of the first and second tractor trailer (12, 20) that has the lower tread volumetric void percentage is positioned in front of the other of the first or second tractor trailers (12, 20) so long as a difference of at least 7% is present between the tread volumetric void percentages of the first and second tractor trailers (12, 20).

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling anti-pinch of a power seat in a vehicle, and a method for the same, include a hall sensor to sense a position to which the power seat moves, a driving motor to drive movement of the power seat, a current sensor to measure a level of a current output from the driving motor, and a controller. The controller is configured to train a reference current level for determining the anti-pinch with respect to each position of the power seat by using the hall sensor and the current sensor, to compare a current value, which is measured with respect to each position of the power seat through the current sensor, with the trained reference current level for determining the anti-pinch, and to determine the anti-pinch.

Abstract: Vehicles may include a wide range of individual components and systems that work together to achieve advanced and high-performance states. A system correlates active faults arising among vehicle components to active constraints to determine what fault may be contributing to limited operations. In addition, an association between the active fault and active constraint may be presented to assist with diagnostics.