Abstract: A system for providing media content to an occupant of a vehicle may include a user interface configured to provide the media content to the occupant and a controller coupled to the user interface and to a database configured to store media content. The controller may be configured to receive vehicle navigation data, select a subset of media content from the media content stored in the database based on the vehicle navigation data, and provide the subset of media content through the user interface.

Abstract: A system for providing media content to an occupant of a vehicle may include a user interface configured to provide the media content to the occupant and a controller coupled to the user interface and to a database configured to store media content. The controller may be configured to receive vehicle navigation data, select a subset of media content from the media content stored in the database based on the vehicle navigation data, and provide the subset of media content through the user interface.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses to receive at least one request for parking a vehicle in a parking area; virtually partition a portion of the parking area based on at least one of (a) dimensions of the vehicle or (b) attributes of the parking area, in the response to the request; and dynamically assign the virtually partitioned portion of the parking area to the vehicle, in response to the at least one request for parking the vehicle.

Abstract: One or more scenario parameters can be determined. One or more performance metrics can be determined. A vehicle configuration associated with an autonomously operating vehicle can be determined. The autonomously operating vehicle can be simulated in each of one or more scenarios for each of the one or more scenario parameters, each scenario including the determined one or more scenario parameters, wherein at least one of the one or more scenario parameters for each scenario is different from scenario parameters simulated in other scenarios. For each simulated scenario, the one or more performance metrics associated with the simulated scenario can be determined.

Abstract: A system that performs a method is disclosed. The system determines one or more characteristics about an area surrounding a vehicle via one or more sensors (e.g., one or more characteristics about a road on which the vehicle is traveling and/or one or more characteristics about one or more other vehicles on the road) and that one or more vehicle passing criteria are satisfied. The system also determines whether passing is allowed on the road at a current location of the vehicle. In response to the determination of whether passing is allowed: in accordance with a determination that passing is allowed, the system performs an automated pass operation to pass one or more other vehicles. In accordance with a determination that passing is not allowed, the system forgoes performing the automated pass operation to pass the one or more other vehicles.

Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may comprise one or more sensors configured to capture occupant information of an occupant of the vehicle and environmental information. The vehicle may also comprise a processor coupled to the one or more sensors. The processor may be configured to associate the captured occupant information and the captured environmental information with an identity of the occupant, and transmit the captured occupant information and the captured environmental information together with the associated identity of the occupant to a third party device.

Abstract: A method for operating an electric vehicle (EV) includes receiving a request for access to resources, determining whether an energy storage device that provides power to the EV is electrically coupled to a charging station, determining a charge status of the energy storage device, and granting access to the resources based on the determination of whether the EV is coupled to the charging station, and the charge status of the energy storage device. The method can further determining whether a user making the request is one of a set of approved users of the EV, and determining whether one of the set of approved users is currently using the EV. Granting access to the resources may be based on when the user is not one of a set of approved users of the EV, and one of the set of approved users is not currently using the EV.

Abstract: A system for stock-based vehicle navigation is disclosed. The system may comprise a processing unit configured to receive first stock information, receive a user input, and determine a vehicle route based on the received first stock information and the received user input.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses to virtually partitioning a portion of a parking area for a vehicle based on at least one attribute of (a) the vehicle or (b) the parking area, determine a parking cost for the virtually partitioned portion of the parking area, obtain approval for the determined parking cost, and allocate the virtually partitioned portion of the parking area to the vehicle based on the obtained approval.

Abstract: A system for providing media content to an occupant of a vehicle may include a user interface configured to provide the media content to the occupant and a controller coupled to the user interface and to a database configured to store media content. The controller may be configured to receive vehicle navigation data, select a subset of media content from the media content stored in the database based on the vehicle navigation data, and provide the subset of media content through the user interface.

Abstract: An air control system is disclosed. The system may comprise a processing unit. The processing unit may be configured to receive a seat status, and adjust an air control device based on the received seat status.

Abstract: A system that performs a method is disclosed. While navigating a vehicle along a path, the system determines a starting point along the driving path, and monitors a vehicle trajectory, wherein the vehicle trajectory comprises odometry information. The system calculates an expected ending point of the vehicle trajectory using the starting point, the odometry information, and vehicle dynamics expectations, and determines whether there is a difference between the ending point and the expected ending point that is greater than a threshold distance. In response to the determination: in accordance with a determination that the difference between the ending point and the expected ending point is greater than the threshold distance, the system calibrates the vehicle dynamics expectations. In accordance with a determination that the difference between the ending point and the expected ending point is not greater than the threshold distance, the system foregoes calibrating the vehicle dynamics expectations.