Abstract: A mattress assembly includes: an air pocket unit configured to contain air; a pressure regulator for controlling the air pocket unit; and a body unit accommodating the air pocket unit and the pressure regulator. The body unit includes: a frame part having a top side open to provide an accommodation space for accommodating the air pocket unit and the pressure regulator; and a cover part disposed on the frame part to cover the accommodation space. The cover part includes; a first area formed to be relatively movable with respect to the frame part and covering or exposing the pressure regulator; and a second area disposed adjacent to the first area and fixed to the frame part. The first area faces an upper edge of the frame part when covering the pressure regulator.

Abstract: A drivable distance guiding method of an electric vehicle can include collecting information of factors affecting a drivable distance; collecting current state information of each of the factors; and calculating a factor affecting the drivable distance based on the current state information of each of the factors.

Abstract: An atomic layer etching method using a ligand exchange reaction may include a substrate providing step of putting a substrate with a thin film formed thereon into a reaction chamber, a halogenated thin film forming step of forming a halogenated thin film on a surface of the thin film by infusing a halogenated gas into the reaction chamber, and an etching step of etching the halogenated thin film by infusing a ligand without a metal or metal precursor into the reaction chamber with the substrate with the halogenated thin film.

Abstract: An optical imaging system is provided. The optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens arranged in order from an object side toward an image plane, wherein the first lens may be formed of glass, and wherein a conditional expression 70<v1 and 0.8?OAL/f?0.9 may be satisfied, where v1 is an Abbe number of the first lens, OAL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to the image plane, and f is a total focal length of the optical imaging system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling a side mirror of an autonomous vehicle and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to detect whether a vehicle is autonomously driven and to fold the side mirror such that a mirror surface is in close contact with a vehicle body surface or side window glass or to insert the side mirror into the inner space of the vehicle when the vehicle is autonomously driven. Through the present disclosure, it is possible to notify an external vehicle of information indicating that the vehicle is driven in an autonomous driving mode.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are configured to control a steering wheel of an autonomous driving vehicle. A state of a driver may be monitored during autonomous driving, and at least one of an upward/downward location, a leftward/rightward tilting angle, or an axial movement of the steering wheel of the autonomous driving vehicle may be controlled based on the state of the driver. As a result, danger information may be delivered to the driver through a dual system during autonomous driving.

Abstract: A driving controller for a vehicle includes a detector that obtains driving information of a preceding vehicle and information about the road and a controller that determines a risk level of the preceding vehicle based on the driving information of the preceding vehicle and determines whether to perform avoidance control depending on the risk level. When it is determined that a breakdown or risk occurs in the preceding vehicle, the driving controller provides corresponding logic capable of avoiding the preceding vehicle.

Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for providing information on autonomous driving of a vehicle to a passenger of the vehicle, when it is recognized whether partial autonomous driving of a vehicle is activated, information on whether a user operates a device including a display may be acquired, and it is determined the user operates the display in a state in which the partial autonomous driving is activated, information on the autonomous driving of the vehicle may be output through the display. An effect of inducing an alert measure of the driver against a dangerous situation may be provided by providing driving information at a site, at which a sight of the driver stays.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle and a drone-based emergency response method thereof are provided. The autonomous vehicle includes a communication device that supports communication with a drone and a detection device that detects vehicle status information and driving environment information. A processing device detects an emergency situation occurring on a road based on the vehicle status information and the driving environment information while autonomous driving and performs a response logic matching the recognized emergency situation using the drone.

Abstract: An automated driving system of a vehicle includes a driver monitoring unit configured to perform at least one of monitoring a gaze of a driver and determining a position of a hand of the driver, an automated-driving-level switching unit configured to determine whether a transition of a driving control over the vehicle is required based on whether driving environment of the vehicle has changed during the vehicle being driven under control of the automated driving system, and determine an automated driving level to be switched based on a driver monitoring result obtained by the drive monitoring unit, and an automated driving control unit configured to control the vehicle according to the automated driving level.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining failure of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to obtain autonomous driving information, and a controller configured to compare the autonomous driving information obtained during autonomous driving with a determination criterion set as failure sound information and to determine whether the failure occurs, based on the comparison result.

Abstract: A route suggestion device and a method therefor are provided. The route suggestion device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor determines whether it is possible for a vehicle to arrive at a destination based on a current drivable distance, when the destination is set, searches for at least one charging station in a route where the vehicle arrives at the destination, using a driving scheduling function of scheduling a final route to the destination, in response to that it is determined that it is impossible for the vehicle to arrive at the destination, determines a first charging station as a waypoint based on an item of interest of a passenger, in which a will of the passenger is reflected, among the at least one charging station, and generates an optimal route including the first charging station. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a space of a vehicle includes: a communication device to receive reservation information; and a controller to determine a manner of partitioning an inner space of the vehicle based on the reservation information and control an operation of one or more partition to correspond to the manner of partitioning the inner space, thereby allowing users moving similar routes to feel comfortable.

Abstract: A vehicle data sharing apparatus and a vehicle data sharing method, may include a processor configured to subdivide a sharing range of vehicle data for each group according to a range of a subject driving a vehicle, and to obtain consent from a user for each subdivided group, to perform vehicle data sharing; and a storage configured to register consent information related to a sharing range of vehicle data acquired from the user.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle and a drunk driving responding method, includes an autonomous driving control apparatus including a processor that is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency situation when the alcohol is detected in the vehicle, and to move the vehicle to an operational design domain when the processor concludes that the vehicle is in the emergency situation, and a communication device that is configured to notify a government office or a rescue organization of the emergency situation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for providing a distance to empty thereof that provide the distance to empty with a minimum error with an actual mileage. The electrified vehicle includes a temperature sensor for measuring an ambient temperature of the vehicle, a BMS for monitoring a SOC of a battery mounted on the vehicle, and a controller that calculates a DTE based on the ambient temperature and the SOC of the battery, adjusts a DTE reduction rate based on an actual discharging amount of the battery while traveling, and updates the DTE based on the adjusted DTE reduction rate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle, a control system for sharing information therewith, and a method thereof. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an autonomous vehicle, including: a communication device configured to transmit abnormal vehicle information to a control system and to receive analysis information of an abnormal vehicle from the control system; and an autonomous driving control apparatus including a processor that executes avoidance control logic based on the analysis information of the abnormal vehicle received from the control system during autonomous driving.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle and a drunk driving responding method, includes an autonomous driving control apparatus including a processor that is configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an emergency situation when the alcohol is detected in the vehicle, and to move the vehicle to an operational design domain when the processor concludes that the vehicle is in the emergency situation, and a communication device that is configured to notify a government office or a rescue organization of the emergency situation.

Abstract: A method for controlling emergency stop of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: controlling emergency stop of an autonomous vehicle capable of recognizing a stop request from an emergency vehicle, determining whether a current situation is an emergency situation or a general situation, and performing a procedure corresponding to each situation to stop the autonomous vehicle based on each situation.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are configured to control a steering wheel of an autonomous driving vehicle. A state of a driver may be monitored during autonomous driving, and at least one of an upward/downward location, a leftward/rightward tilting angle, or an axial movement of the steering wheel of the autonomous driving vehicle may be controlled based on the state of the driver. As a result, danger information may be delivered to the driver through a dual system during autonomous driving.