Abstract: Systems and methods for increasing the efficiency of vehicle platooning systems are described. In one aspect, drivers are more likely to enjoy a system if it begins platooning as desired and does not accidently end platoons. When a certain amount of data packets sent between vehicles are dropped, systems typically will either not engage in a platoon or end a current platoon. When a platoon has a very small gap between vehicles, the platoon should end—or not start, when a certain amount of packets are dropped. However, if a gap is large enough to provide a driver with more time to react, a system may accept a greater amount of dropped packets before it refuses to start a platoon or causes the end of a platoon.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for battery conditioning of an eco-friendly vehicle, the battery conditioning method includes: comparing a charging completion expected temperature, which is a temperature of a battery provided in the vehicle expected at a point in time when fast charging is to be completed, and a high-power driving target temperature, which is a target temperature of the battery required at a point in time when high-power driving is to begin, upon identifying that the high-power driving is to be performed within a preset time period from a point in time when the fast charging of the battery is completed; and cooling the battery in a first cooling mode during the fast charging, upon concluding that the charging completion expected temperature is higher than the high-power driving target temperature.

Abstract: A side window display system on vehicles is provided. The side window display system on vehicles includes a transparent display, at least one external sensor, at least one internal sensor and a controller. The transparent display is provided on a side window of a vehicle. The external sensor is used to detect an external environment of the vehicle to provide external environment information. The internal sensor is used to detect an internal environment of the vehicle to provide internal environment information. The controller is coupled to the transparent display, the external sensor, and the internal sensor to select an operation mode based on the internal environment information, and controls the transparency distribution and brightness distribution of the transparent display based on the operation mode and the external environment information.

Abstract: A method for predicting a success rate of lane changing by a vehicle, including obtaining lane-group data of the plurality of lane groups, determining feature sets respectively corresponding to a plurality of lane lines of the traveling road, removing a feature subset in the plurality of feature subsets that meets a first preset condition from a feature set corresponding to the feature subset to obtain a remaining feature set, determining a current position offset of a traveling position of the vehicle in the plurality of lane groups during traveling of the vehicle, determining a target position offset of a preset target position of the vehicle in the plurality of lane groups, and predicting a success rate of changing from the first lane to the second lane by the vehicle based on the current position offset, the target position offset, the remaining feature set, and traveling information of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system including a plurality of vehicles, each having disposed onboard a location device, a communication device, a control system, and an energy storage device. Thea control system may determine vehicle locations of one or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles and states of charge of the energy storage devices onboard the one or more vehicles. The control system may communicate with the communication devices of the one or more vehicles and may direct which of one or more vehicles are to couple with each other, and thereby be powered by electric energy stored in the energy storage devices onboard the one or more vehicles directed to couple. The control system may direct which of the one or more vehicles are to couple with and be powered by the electric energy of the energy storage devices based on one or more of: the vehicle locations and the states of charge of the vehicle energy storage devices.

Abstract: An unmanned vehicle management system according to an aspect includes: a collection unit configured to collect video data acquired by an unmanned vehicle and natural disaster data related to natural disasters from information sources; a storage unit configured to store the video data and the natural disaster data; an analysis unit configured to extract feature amounts of the video data and the natural disaster data, and predict a high-risk area where a risk of natural disaster occurrence is higher than in other areas; a prediction unit configured to compare the video data and the natural disaster data collected during a disaster with the video data and the natural disaster data collected during normal times, and predict a disaster occurrence area where a disaster will occur; and a deployment unit configured to determine deployment of the unmanned vehicle and a rescuer based on the high-risk area and the disaster occurrence area.

Abstract: A vehicle control device, including a main body, a vehicle control unit disposed within the main body to allow a user to control a vehicle, a vehicle power button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to allow the user to power on the vehicle from a distance, a trunk button disposed on at least a portion of the main body to allow the user to open a trunk of the vehicle from a distance, and a plurality of climate control buttons to allow the user to control an air conditioner or a heater of the vehicle from a distance.

Abstract: A side structure of a vehicle is capable of preventing water from entering an interior of a cabin. The side structure of the vehicle includes: a roof rail, which is disposed on an outer upper section of the vehicle and extends along a vehicle front-rear direction; pillars, which extend downward from the roof rail in a vehicle up-down direction; and an outer member, which covers outer sides of the roof rail and the pillars in a vehicle width direction. The outer member is formed with inclined sides that are inclined upward in the vehicle up-down direction and toward a door opening side.

Abstract: An actuator system to be provided in a vehicle and configured to realize a motion request includes one or more processors configured to receive predetermined information from a motion manager, and an actuator configured to realize the motion request by using the predetermined information. The one or more processors are configured to receive first information related to a state of the vehicle that is recognized by the motion manager. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether to permit control on the actuator by using a result of comparison between the first information and second information related to a current state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A work machine includes an implement that carries an object. A vision system detects the endpoints of the object relative to the implement and provides those endpoints to a damage avoidance control system. The damage avoidance control system generates control signals to avoid a collision between the object and a part of the work machine.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a rapid-response active suspension system controls suspension force and position for improving vehicle safety and drivability. The system may interface with various sensors that detect safety critical vehicle states and adjust the suspension of each wheel to improve safety. Pre-crash and collision sensors may notify the active suspension controller of a collision and the stance may be adjusted to improve occupant safety during an impact while maintaining active control of the wheels. Wheel forces may also be controlled to improve the effectiveness of vehicle safety systems such as ABS and ESP in order to improve traction. Also, bi-directional information may be communicated between the active suspension system and other vehicle safety systems such that each system may respond to information provided to the other.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE), such as a vehicle UE may receive an indication of a change in a formation of a vehicle grouping, such as a platoon, with which the UE is associated, the vehicle grouping including a plurality of vehicles moving as a group based on sidelink communications between members of the group. The UE may determine a distance-based feedback procedure to be used by the UE based on whether the UE is, as a result of the change in the formation, a primary vehicle in the vehicle grouping or a secondary vehicle that is responsive to one or more primary vehicles in the vehicle grouping, and may operate in accordance with the distance-based feedback procedure.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a driver station having a control interface, an electronic display, and a driver data communication module, and a vehicle data communication module. The vehicle data communication module receives vehicle sensor data generated by a plurality of vehicle sensors of a vehicle, and environment sensor data generated by a plurality of environment sensors within an environment of the vehicle. The driver data communication module and the vehicle data communication module are in bidirectional communication such that the vehicle data communication module wirelessly provides the vehicle sensor data and the environment sensor data to the driver data communication module, the driver data communication module renders a view of the vehicle and the environment on the electronic display, the control interface wirelessly provides control instructions to the vehicle data communication module, and the vehicle data communication module provides the control instructions to the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for determining residue coverage of a field includes a LiDAR sensor configured to emit light-based output signals for reflection off of a field surface of a portion of a field and detect reflections of the light-based output signals as return signals. Furthermore, the system includes a soil moisture sensor configured to generate soil moisture sensor data indicative of a soil moisture content of the portion of the field. Additionally, a computing system is configured to receive LiDAR sensor data associated with the return signals detected by the LiDAR sensor. Moreover, the computing system is configured to determine a soil moisture value for the portion of the field based on the soil moisture sensor data. In addition, the computing system is configured to determine a residue coverage value of the portion of the field based on the determined soil moisture value and the LiDAR sensor data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to manage a status of a work vehicle. The controller is configured to determine whether the work vehicle is unable to travel based on information about the work vehicle, and provide notification, to a notification target, that the work vehicle is unable to travel in a case in which the work vehicle is determined to be unable to travel.

Abstract: A signal processor in an agricultural system aggregates sensor samples to obtain an aggregated sensor value. A localization system identifies sensor samples used to obtain the aggregated sensor value and generates a localized sensor value. The agricultural system generates an action signal based on the localized sensor value.

Abstract: A teleoperations system may be used to selectively override conditions detected by an autonomous vehicle to enable the autonomous vehicle to effectively ignore detected conditions that are identified as false positives by the teleoperations system. Furthermore, a teleoperations system may be used to generate commands that an autonomous vehicle validates prior to executing to confirm that the commands do not violate any vehicle constraints for the autonomous vehicle. Still further, an autonomous vehicle may be capable of dynamically varying the video quality of one or more camera feeds that are streamed to a teleoperations system over a bandwidth-constrained wireless network based upon a current context of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted control apparatus includes a first storage unit that stores a rule at a time when communication data is normal, a second storage unit that stores part of rules stored in the first storage unit, a monitoring unit that monitors whether or not communication data is normal, a reference-rule recording unit that records a rule that coincides with under-monitoring communication data and the number of coincidences therebetween, and a rule-updation unit that updates a rule stored in the second storage unit, based on a rule stored in the first storage unit and a record in the reference-rule recording unit.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for developing appropriate settings for a windrower implement or forage harvester implement, to obtain a desired crop conditioning profile for a target crop. Field crop conditions may vary due to soil conditions, moisture content, and the operator may wish to get crop uniformity when collected. As such, a profile can be developed that provides adjustment data to actuators to adjust machine setting, to provide for a conditioning systems to obtain a desired result. The adjustment data can be generated based on such as the moisture content of the target crop, the target moisture content, and the dry-down characteristics for the crop. The profile can help set the harvesting system to provide appropriate cut and crimp to result in a desired dry-down time to get uniformity in the collected crop.

Abstract: An aircraft comprising a first power supply such as a battery, avionics including a plurality of sensors that provide aircraft parameter information, a transceiver and a gateway. The gateway includes a processing system and is coupled to the first power supply, avionics and transceiver. The gateway is configured to operate in a first mode to receive from the transceiver a remote wake request initiated by a user of a remote communication device, power on at least portions of the avionics in response to the received remote wake request by causing the first power supply to be coupled to the at least portions of the avionics, receive aircraft parameter information from the powered on portions of the avionics, and provide the received aircraft parameter information to the transceiver for transmission from the aircraft, optionally to the user of the remote communication device.