Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide accident avoidance information to passengers of autonomous vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a safety analyzer to determine an autonomously controlled vehicle is in a safe situation at a first point in time and in a dangerous situation at a second point in time. The example apparatus also includes a user interface generator to: generate user interface data to define content for a user interface to be displayed via a screen, the user interface to include a graphical representation of the vehicle, the user interface to graphically indicate the vehicle is in the safe situation at the first point in time; and modify the user interface data so that the user interface graphically indicates the vehicle is in the dangerous situation at the second point in time.

Abstract: A processing device includes: a calculation unit that is configured to detect a position of an object that is a possible obstacle to a vehicle; a first detection unit that is configured to detect a direction of a line of sight of a driver of the vehicle; a decision unit that is configured to decide an aspect of an alarm on the basis of the position and the direction of the line of sight of the driver; and a control unit that is configured to control a speaker corresponding to the position such that a sound of the aspect is output.

Abstract: The autonomous LC control is started in response to receiving a start instruction of autonomous lane change. When the driver performs a steering intervention in a same direction as a direction of steering requested by the autonomous LC control, and establishment of a stop condition of lane change is not recognized, during execution of the autonomous LC control, the autonomous driving control is continued. When the steering intervention in the same direction is performed, and establishment of the stop condition is recognized, during execution of the autonomous LC control, termination of the autonomous driving control is announced.

Abstract: A vehicle display device, that includes: a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin; a second display device provided inside the vehicle cabin and separately from the first display device; a memory; and a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to: set a running plan of a vehicle, to display a scheduled action of the vehicle on the first display device based on the running plan, and to display the scheduled action on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to, or a time interval until, the scheduled action has reached a prescribed value or less.

Abstract: An aircraft lifecycle in which digital data for an aircraft part is automatically collected, retained, and utilized to individualize aircraft inspection and maintenance is described. Several types of data, including non-destructive evaluation and measurement data and structural health monitoring data, are used in a feedback loop having various phases which may automatically receive data in digital format from other phases. In this manner the part being designed, fabricated, tested, and maintained for the aircraft is optimized and processes involved in the lifecycle of the part is made more efficient.

Abstract: An apparatus carried by an individual for aiding in directing the individual to a location of a starting point for a path of travel by the individual includes a sensor for determining the individual's initial orientation at the starting point and subsequent changes of orientations during the travel; a processor coupled to the sensor for assigning one of four orthogonal (Erections to each of the orientations as experienced by the individual; a memory coupled to the processor for saving at least the orthogonal orientation of the initial orientation and the last experienced orientation; and a display for presenting at least the last experienced orientation to permit the individual to subsequently reorient himself in the direct of the original orientation. The apparatus has particular utility for firefighters to assist in orienting themselves with respect to an initial point of reference (POR) when inside a active firefighting location.

Abstract: An operation device for an autonomous vehicle includes a touch panel configured to display at least one of a start button and a deceleration button, and a notification button on the same screen. The autonomous vehicle is autonomously drivable. The start button is a button for starting driving of the autonomous vehicle in an autonomous drive mode. The deceleration button is a button for decelerating the autonomous vehicle during the autonomous drive mode. The notification button is a button for performing notification to an outside of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: An operation device for an autonomous vehicle includes a touch panel configured to display at least one of a start button and a deceleration button, and a notification button on the same screen. The autonomous vehicle is autonomously drivable. The start button is a button for starting driving of the autonomous vehicle in an autonomous drive mode. The deceleration button is a button for decelerating the autonomous vehicle during the autonomous drive mode. The notification button is a button for performing notification to an outside of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A display control unit displays a background of a touch panel in a first color and does not display a button for starting autonomous driving on the touch panel when an autonomous driving vehicle is not permitted to travel in autonomous driving from a management center and displays the background of the touch panel in a second color different from the first color and displays an autonomous driving start button for starting the autonomous driving on the touch panel when the autonomous driving vehicle is permitted to travel in autonomous driving from the management center.

Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system has a control module, comprising computer-executable code stored in non-volatile memory, a processor, a control center device, and a plurality of autonomous devices that operate remotely from the control center device, each of the plurality of autonomous devices including a control device. The control module, the processor, the control center device, and the control devices are configured to collect data using one or more collection devices disposed at each of the plurality of autonomous devices, process the collected data using the control devices disposed at the plurality of autonomous devices, transfer the processed data from the control devices to the control center device when the plurality of autonomous devices are autonomously operating without control by the control center device, and train artificial intelligence as a function of the processed data transferred from the control devices.

Abstract: An operation device for an autonomous vehicle includes a touch panel configured to display at least one of a start button and a deceleration button, a notification button, and a tab switch on the same screen, the autonomous vehicle being autonomously drivable, the start button being a button for starting driving of the autonomous vehicle in an autonomous drive mode, the deceleration button being a button for decelerating the autonomous vehicle during the autonomous drive mode, the notification button being a button for performing notification to an outside of the autonomous vehicle, and the tab switch being a switch for displaying or enlarging an equipment control button group for controlling equipment mounted on the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: Redundant vehicle controls based on user presence and position are disclosed herein. A method can include determining a presence and a position of a driver in a sensing zone of a vehicle using a sensor platform integrated into the vehicle. The sensing zone is associated with a primary driving interface of the vehicle. Determining when the position of the driver indicates that the driver is not in a fully-seated position relative to a driver's seat of the vehicle, and that the vehicle is in a non-seated drive mode where the driver is permitted to operate the vehicle while not being in the fully-seated position. Activating a secondary driving interface of the vehicle when the driver is not in a fully-seated position and the vehicle is in the selected driving mode. The secondary driving interface can be used in combination with the primary driving interface.

Abstract: A method for controlling autonomous driving in an autonomous vehicle includes detecting an autonomous driving-related critical situation during the autonomous driving, outputting a notification message requesting a control-right handover from an autonomous driving system to a human driver when the autonomous driving-related critical situation is detected, and activating a minimal risk maneuver (MRM) driving mode to deactivate the autonomous driving system when the control-right handover is not successful. In particular, when the minimal risk maneuver (MRM) driving mode is activated, the deactivated state of the autonomous driving system is maintained until an engine-restart of the autonomous vehicle is detected.

Abstract: The apparatus for automated driving includes a processor configured to: determine whether a change of a travel condition or a controller of a vehicle that is being automatically driven is necessary; when the change is necessary, detect a predetermined feature that is visible to a driver, predetermined notification that is recognizable to the driver, or a predetermined situation around the vehicle; and when the feature, the notification or the situation is detected, control the vehicle so as to make the change, or notify the driver of the change with a notifying device.

Abstract: A reporting device includes an emergency reporting section that sends, to a response system via a communication control section, first emergency information including at least one of no-occupant information indicating that no occupant is present in a moving body and autonomous driving mode setting information indicating that the moving body is set in an autonomous driving mode when recognizing that a shock has occurred in the moving body based on shock occurrence information while it is recognized by a driving mode recognizing section that the moving body is set in the autonomous driving mode and it is recognized by an occupant recognizing section that no occupant is present in the moving body.

Abstract: Vehicle malfunction detection systems and methods for detecting whether a lighting element of a vehicle satisfies a malfunction condition are disclosed herein. The vehicle malfunction detection system includes a detection unit detecting an operational state of the lighting element of the vehicle, and a vehicle control unit configured to place the vehicle in a driving mode, wherein, in response to determining that the operational state of the lighting element satisfies the malfunction condition, a vehicle start prevention signal is transmitted to the vehicle control unit, the vehicle start prevention signal including an instruction to prevent the vehicle from entering the driving mode.

Abstract: A drive assist apparatus includes a processor and a storage. The processor includes a line-of-sight detector, an emotion estimator, and a notification processing unit. The line-of-sight detector detects information on a line of sight of one or both of a vehicle occupant present in a vehicle and a traffic participant present around the vehicle. The emotion estimator estimates an emotion of the one or both of the vehicle occupant and the traffic participant. The storage stores, when the estimated emotion is detected as a positive emotion, data on a viewpoint including information on a position of the vehicle on map data and information on the line of sight. The notification processing unit makes, on the basis of the data on the viewpoint stored in the storage, a notification of information on a direction to notice to the vehicle occupant present in the vehicle traveling through a location corresponding to the viewpoint.

Abstract: The parking assist apparatus comprises an ECU. When the ECU recognizes a perpendicular-parallel parking possible space to which a vehicle can not only be perpendicularly parked from a parking start position but also be parallelly parked from the parking start position, the ECU is configured to display any one of a first perpendicular-parallel parking space selection button and a second perpendicular-parallel parking space selection button in such a manner that one of the buttons is superimposed on the perpendicular-parallel parking possible space.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first unit configured to generate a target trajectory based on a travel plan of the vehicle, and a second unit configured to execute vehicle travel control such that the vehicle follows the target trajectory. During the automated driving, the first unit transmits automated driving information to the second unit. The system includes a memory device in which driving environment information is stored, and a processor for controlling a travel control amount. During the automated driving, the processor executes preventive safety control for intervening in the travel control amount so as to prevent or avoid a collision between the vehicle and an obstacle based on the driving environment information. In the preventive safety control, the processor changes an intervention degree to the travel control amount based on the automated driving information.

Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes a normal driving situation determination unit configured to determine whether or not autonomous driving is in a normal driving situation, a driver situation recognition unit configured to recognize a driver situation, a distrust determination unit configured to determine whether or not the driver is in a system distrust state, based on a recognition result obtained by the driver situation recognition unit, and a warning control unit configured to output an alert in accordance with the external environment of the vehicle when the normal driving situation determination unit determines that autonomous driving is in the normal driving situation and the distrust determination unit determines that the driver is in the system distrust state.