Abstract: This technology relates to dynamically detecting, managing and mitigating driver fatigue in autonomous systems. For instance, interactions of a driver in a vehicle may be monitored to determine a distance or time when primary tasks associated with operation of the vehicle or secondary tasks issued by the vehicle computing were last performed. If primary tasks or secondary tasks are not performed within given distance thresholds or time limits, then one or more secondary tasks are initiated by the computing device of the vehicle. In another instance, potential driver fatigue, driver distraction or overreliance on an automated driving system is detected based on gaze direction or pattern of a driver. For example, a detected gaze direction or pattern may be compared to an expected gaze direction or pattern given the surrounding environment in a vicinity of the vehicle.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for displaying notifications on a display of an autonomous vehicle. In one instance, a distance from the vehicle to a destination of the vehicle or a passenger may be determined. When the distance is between a first distance and a second distance, a first notification may be displayed on the display. The second distance may be less than the first distance. When the distance is less than the second distance, a second notification may be displayed on the display. The second notification provides additional information not provided by the first notification.

Abstract: Provided is a water track marker (1) for marking a sports track, such as a water ski track, on a water surface (20). The water track marker comprises at least a first marker ejector (11) configured to eject marker projectiles (2) towards the water for creating an instant marking (3) on the water surface (20) upon impact with the water surface (20). Provided is also a method for marking a sports track and a towing boat comprising said water track marker.

Abstract: An approach is described with respect to functional age analysis. A method pertaining to such approach may include receiving sensor data collected on a plurality of individuals via a plurality of sensor devices. The method further may include constructing an age indices model by applying machine learning to the collected sensor data. The method further may include determining one or more functional age indices for a subject individual by applying the age indices model to profile data associated with the subject individual. In an embodiment, the method further may include transmitting the one or more functional age indices determined for the subject individual to a professional or a knowledge base, and receiving and processing one or more prescribed recommendations for the subject individual. According to such embodiment, the method further may include updating the age indices model based upon feedback received with respect to the one or more prescribed recommendations.

Abstract: The vehicle controller includes a processor configured to determine whether a behavior of a driver of the vehicle satisfies a predetermined enabling condition after execution of a function of automatically stopping the vehicle. The function is executed due to not satisfying a driver-related condition for continuing the automated driving control of the vehicle. The enabling condition relates to driving control of the vehicle and is not imposed before the execution of the function. The processor is further configured to perform the automated driving control of the vehicle only when the behavior of the driver satisfies the enabling condition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a variable speed limit (VSL), ramp metering (RM), and a collaborative method of variable speed limit and ramp metering (VSL-RM) on expressways based on crash risk, including the following steps: 1) calculating the crash risk index within each control step, activating the VSL-RM strategy when the crash risk index exceeds the threshold of the crash risk index, and 2) conduct a multiple-ramp metering strategy, determine the ramps to be controlled and the start-up time for RM, and calculate the integrated ramp regulation rate; 3) execute a variable speed limit strategy to obtain the displayed speed limit value for the segment downstream of the cluster and adjust the ramp regulation rate, mainline desired speed and mainline speed of the segment for the next time period accordingly.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an in-vehicle apparatus includes a transmitter operable to transmit radio frequency control signals and communication circuitry configured to communicate with a remote computer via a network. The communication circuitry is configured to receive information from the remote computer via the network, the information pertaining to one or more controllable devices of a user account. The apparatus includes a processor configured to: communicate, via the communication circuitry, a transmitter identifier representative of a transmitter code of the transmitter with the remote computer; effect the movable barrier operator to change a state of a movable barrier by causing the transmitter to transmit a first radio frequency control signal to the movable barrier operator system; and effect the movable barrier operator to learn the transmitter by causing the transmitter to transmit a second radio frequency control signal to the movable barrier operator system.

Abstract: Gas meter includes shutoff valve, return unit, flow rate measurer, display, communication unit that communicates with an outside, controller, area information setting unit, and area information comparator. The gas meter compares, by area information comparator, a preset area information held in area information setting unit with a specified value of area information added to a remote shutoff instruction received by communication unit, and when the preset area information and the specified value of the added area information match, shutoff valve is closed.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system including: a roadside apparatus placed at an entrance or an exit of a toll road or a pay facility; a display apparatus placed at the entrance or the exit; and a server capable of communicating with the roadside apparatus. The roadside apparatus includes: a radio communicator performing predetermined radio communications with an onboard apparatus loaded on the vehicle passing through the entrance or the exit; a communicator communicating with the server; and a processor transmitting user information regarding a user owning the vehicle received from the onboard apparatus via the radio communicator to the server via the communicator. The server includes a processor that: receives user information; when the user information is the user information regarding an advertiser, acquires advertisement information corresponding to the advertiser; and transmits an instruction to display the advertisement information on the display apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire traveling information indicating traveling conditions of a first vehicle traveling on a road, a determination unit configured to determine one or more driving operations of a driver driving the first vehicle by using the traveling information acquired when a second vehicle approaches the first vehicle, an evaluation unit configured to perform evaluation of safety related to the driver's driving by using determination results of the determination unit, and an updating unit configured to acquire first evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a first predetermined period to compare the first evaluation results with second evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a second predetermined period before the first predetermined period, and to update the second evaluation results based on comparison results.

Abstract: Systems and methods for alerting a pedestrian of the density of automated vehicles to non-automated vehicles in an area by broadcasting a visual signal representing a group mode status of automated vehicles travelling towards or within a roadway intersection. The group mode status may be broadcast as a percentage of automated vehicles to total vehicles or can be broadcast as a ratio of automated vehicles to non-automated vehicles on an external mode indicator of a subject automated vehicle. The visual signal may be broadcast as a pattern of lighting, a change in light intensity, a change in colors or a change in text. The group mode status may also be broadcast to a pedestrian equipped with a wireless device via vehicle-to-infrastructure communications. The group status may also be broadcast to and displayed on infrastructure component, such as a street light, display post, crosswalk sign, or building display configured to receive signals.

Abstract: Provided are an abnormal driving behavior determination method and apparatus, a device, a vehicle and a medium, which relate to the field of artificial intelligence and, in particular, to the field of computer vision and in-depth learning. A specific implementation includes: determining multiple arm keypoints of an arm included in an original image of a driving user; determining an arm bending angle of the driving user according to the multiple arm keypoints; and determining whether the driving user has an abnormal driving behavior according to the arm bending angle. In the present application, the arm bending angle of the driving user is introduced for characterizing a driving pose of the driving user so that the abnormal driving behavior of the driving user is determined according to the arm bending angle, providing a new manner for determining the abnormal driving behavior.

Abstract: A vehicle outputs a driving sound generated based on the driver's preference rather than outputting a uniform driving sound. The vehicle includes a sensor that acquires at least one of a facial image, an audio signal, and a biometric signal. A database stores a plurality of sound sources classified according to driver information. A controller calculates the driver information based on at least one of the facial image, the audio signal, and the biometric signal, selects any one of the plurality of sound sources stored in the database based on the calculated driver information, generates a driving sound based on the selected sound source, and operates a speaker to output the generated driving sound.

Abstract: A vehicle operation assistance device is provided with: a visual line range determination unit that determines whether a recognition range including a visual line range of an operator of a mobile body corresponds to either an operation panel range to be operated or an external-environment checking range; a vigilance calculation unit that calculates alertness and attentiveness of the operator on the basis of at least movement of the operator's visual line; and a control unit that controls on-board devices of the mobile body on the basis of the recognition range and at least one of the alertness and attentiveness.

Abstract: A low-power wire rope safety diagnosis method and a system thereof are provided. Since a sensor should be continuously turned on to allow a plurality of sensor nodes to diagnose safety of a wire rope in real time and it consumes much power, there is provided a method and system which can perform the safety diagnosis only when a movement is detected while being in a standby mode to reduce the power consumption, and determine a defect more correctly and consistently by utilizing deep learning when defects are determined through a wire rope safety diagnosis.

Abstract: A measuring arrangement acquires signals of alternating electrical magnitudes. A sampling apparatus performs a sampling of the signals to form digital sample values. A clock tracking apparatus adapts a sampling clock used by the sampling apparatus in the light of the frequency of the signal to be sampled. In order to be able to acquire reliably signals of alternating electrical magnitudes even when they have different frequencies, the sampling apparatus samples at least two of the signals each with its own sampling clock and the clock tracking apparatus adapts the sampling clock in the light of the frequency of the signal to be sampled simultaneously for each of these at least two signals. There is also described a corresponding method for measuring electrical signals.

Abstract: A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of rearming electronic rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to a base station that is in communication with a cloud server. When a trap is activated by a rodent trigger it changes from a set state to a kill alert state and initiates a killing cycle. The trap waits a first time period and then sends a notification signal to the base station of trap activation which the base station forwards to the cloud server. The cloud server waits a second predetermined time period before sending a pushed notification to a remote user of the trap's kill alert state. If the trap rearms prior to expiration of the second time period, it alerts the base station which notifies the cloud server. The cloud server updates trap status to the set state and does not send a notification to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a vehicle, the vehicle (800) being operable in an at least partly autonomous mode and a manual mode, the control system comprising input means (291, 292) for receiving a gaze signal (211) indicative of a direction of a gaze of an occupant of the vehicle (800), and a contact signal (212) indicative of physical contact between the occupant and a control of the vehicle, control means (250, 260, 270, 280, 290) configured to determine an estimate of the occupant's attention to a driving task in the at least partly autonomous mode in dependence on the gaze signal (211) and to determine when the occupant is at least partly obscured relative to the at least one imaging means (150, 220), wherein the control means (250, 260, 270, 280, 290) is configured to determine the estimate of the occupant's attention to the driving task in dependence on the contact signal when it is determined that the occupant is at least partly obscured.

Abstract: A mapping and coordinated communication system that allows emergency first responders and fire fighting vehicles to have advance and continuing real-time information regarding fire hydrant location and status as well as scene information to facilitate and provide automated feedback of which vehicles, arriving in which order, should hook up to which hydrants, to provide the most efficient directions to arrive at those exact locations, for the most likely effective fire fighting outcome.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a risk prediction unit, a driving assistance control unit, a detection unit, and a first data storage. The risk prediction unit predicts a risk state of a vehicle on the basis of the vehicle's traveling state information and surrounding environment information. The driving assistance control unit executes driving assistance control on the basis of the predicted risk state. The detection unit acquires biological information of an occupant of the vehicle, and detects that the occupant feels danger on the basis of the biological information. The first data storage stores a learning model constructed by accumulating the vehicle's traveling state information and surrounding environment information obtained when the danger is felt. The driving assistance control unit executes the driving assistance control on the basis of the predicted risk state and the vehicle's traveling state information and surrounding environment information obtained when the danger is felt.