Abstract: A method of path planning for a host vehicle includes: receiving host vehicle, environmental and obstacle information; calculating one or more projected host vehicle locations; computing a projected obstacle location for each obstacle; and determining a collision potential between each projected host vehicle location and each projected obstacle location. Until a maximum number of steps is reached, and while at least one projected host vehicle location has an associated collision potential below a collision threshold, the method further includes repeating the calculating, computing and determining steps.

Abstract: A method of path planning for a host vehicle includes: receiving host vehicle, environmental and obstacle information; calculating one or more projected host vehicle locations; computing a projected obstacle location for each obstacle; and determining a collision potential between each projected host vehicle location and each projected obstacle location. Until a maximum number of steps is reached, and while at least one projected host vehicle location has an associated collision potential below a collision threshold, the method further includes repeating the calculating, computing and determining steps.

Abstract: A vehicle-control system for an automated vehicle includes a load-sensor and a controller. The load-sensor is used to determine a weight of a payload transported by a host-vehicle. The controller determines a response-characteristic used to operate the host-vehicle, wherein the response-characteristic is determined based on the weight of the payload. The load-sensor may be used to measure a ride-height of the host-vehicle, estimate the weight based on a test-acceleration of the host-vehicle, or estimate the weight based on a manifest that indicates a package-weight of a package transported by the host-vehicle.