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 apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.

Abstract: A method for controlling autonomous driving in a vehicle capable of the autonomous driving may include collecting vehicle travel status information and system status information during the autonomous driving, sensing a failure based on the system status information, identifying normally controllable actuators when sensing the failure, determining a risk degree corresponding to the sensed failure based on the normally controllable actuator information and the vehicle travel status information, determining a safety state based on normally controllable actuator information and the risk degree, and determining a failure safety strategy corresponding to the safety state.

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 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 includes a processing device that detects an authentication device approaching the vehicle, determines a user's impaired state based on user condition information acquired using at least one device mounted on the vehicle, and performs a safe driving assistance service. The safe driving assistance service can prevent an impaired user from operating the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a safety strategy in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense information about an external object and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the sensor. The control circuit is configured to initiate a minimum risk strategy (MRM), when a predetermined condition is met, to determine a lateral location of the vehicle based on information obtained by the sensor and a location of a driving lane of the vehicle on a road, and to move the vehicle to the determined lateral location while executing the MRM.

Abstract: A lane change controller, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The lane change controller includes a processor configured to determine whether it is possible for a vehicle to perform a lane change depending on a road condition, based on information about surrounding circumstances, a storage storing the result of determining whether it is possible to perform the lane change, the result being determined by the processor, and a display device configured to display the result of determining whether it is possible to perform the lane change.

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: An apparatus for controlling autonomous driving includes: a processor to determine a travelling situation and a lane position, and determine an autonomous driving control maneuver of a vehicle depending on the determination result, and a non-transitory storage medium to store a result calculated by the processor and a set of instructions executed by the processor. The processor determines a safety of each lane of a road on which the vehicle is travelling to control the vehicle to stop on a lane representing a highest safety, after starting a minimum risk maneuver of the autonomous driving control maneuver.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a safety strategy in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense information about an external object and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the sensor. The control circuit is configured to initiate a minimum risk strategy (MRM), when a predetermined condition is met, to determine a lateral location of the vehicle based on information obtained by the sensor and a location of a driving lane of the vehicle on a road, and to move the vehicle to the determined lateral location while executing the MRM.

Abstract: A lane change controller, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The lane change controller includes a processor configured to determine whether it is possible for a vehicle to perform a lane change depending on a road condition, based on information about surrounding circumstances, a storage storing the result of determining whether it is possible to perform the lane change, the result being determined by the processor, and a display device configured to display the result of determining whether it is possible to perform the lane change.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether a current driving condition of the vehicle is a limit situation during an autonomous driving control, performs a demand for control authority transition to a user during the autonomous driving control when the current driving condition is the limit situation, and starts a minimum risk maneuver to transmit a signal for disabling reactivation of the autonomous driving control when control authority is not transferred to the user; and a storage to store a set of instructions and driving condition data to be used by the processor. In particular, the processor demands for engagement of an electronic parking brake device when the vehicle is stopped after the minimum risk maneuver ends.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that demands a user of a vehicle to take a control authority of the vehicle during an autonomous driving control when a current driving condition is in a limit situation during the autonomous driving control, and starts a minimum risk maneuver to disable reactivation of the autonomous driving control when the control authority is not transferred to the user; and a storage to store a set of instructions to be executed by the processor and data for determination and performance by the processor. In particular, the processor automatically flashes an emergency light when the minimum risk maneuver is started, and controls automatic flashing of the emergency light to not be released by the user when the vehicle is not in a stopped state.

Abstract: A system for handling a lost item in an autonomous vehicle and a server. The vehicle includes a vision sensor configured to respectively capture a first vehicle interior image and a second vehicle interior image when a passenger boards and alights from the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to transmit the captured first vehicle interior image and second vehicle interior image to the server. The server is configured to compare the first vehicle interior image with the second vehicle interior image and transmit lost item information to the passenger when the lost item in the vehicle is sensed.

Abstract: A lane change controller, a system including the same, and a method thereof are provided. The lane change controller includes a processor configured to determine whether it is possible for a vehicle to perform a lane change depending on a road condition, based on information about surrounding circumstances, a storage storing the result of determining whether it is possible to perform the lane change, the result being determined by the processor, and a display device configured to display the result of determining whether it is possible to perform the lane change.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling drive of a vehicle includes an input device, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a lane keeping control on a driving lane of the vehicle for a first time duration, when receiving a first input for changing a lane from the driver through the input device, performs a line access control such that the vehicle moves toward a line positioned in a direction of a target lane for the changing of the lane, after completing the lane keeping control for the first time duration, when receiving a second input for changing the lane from the driver through the input device after receiving the first input, and performs a lane entrance control toward the target lane when the line access control is completed within a second time duration.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a safety strategy in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense information about the outside of the vehicle, a memory storing road information, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the sensor and the memory. The control circuit generates a route which is toward a shoulder included in a road where the vehicle is traveling, when a control authority transition demand of the vehicle is ignored, adjusts an operational condition of an automatic lane change based on at least a portion of a speed of the vehicle, a speed of a following vehicle in a target lane of the route, or a distance between the vehicle and the following vehicle, and performs the automatic lane change toward the shoulder along the route, when the adjusted operational condition is satisfied.