Abstract: A control system for a vehicle comprises a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions. The system comprises first, second, and third inputs configured to be manipulated by an operator. The system comprises first, second, and third displays adjacent the first, second, and third inputs, respectively. The first, second and third displays are configured to show first, second, and third indicia, respectively. Manipulation of the first input by the operator transmits a selection input signal to the controller. The controller receives the selection input signal. The processor compares the selection input signal to the instructions in the non-transitory computer-readable medium, transmits a selection output signal to the second and third displays, removes the second and third indicia from the second and third displays, and shows a first sub-selection indicium on the second display and a second sub-selection indicium on the third display.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a cavity extending between a mating end and a cable end. The housing has contact channels extends along channel axes. The electrical connector includes a contact assembly received in the cavity having contacts received in the corresponding contact channels. Each contact has a retention feature. The electrical connector includes a TPA device received in the cavity that extends along an axis parallel to the channel axes. The TPA device includes locking lobes each configured to interface with the retention feature of the corresponding contact to hold the contact in the housing. The TPA device is rotatable about the axis relative to the housing between a clearance position and a blocking position. Each locking lobe interfaces with the corresponding retention feature in the blocking position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for controlling an autonomous vehicle to respond to queuing behaviors at pickup or drop-off locations. As an example, a request to pick up or drop off a passenger at a location may be received. The location may be determined to likely have a queue for picking up and dropping off passengers. Based on sensor data received from a perception system, whether a queue exists at the location may be determined. Once it is determined that a queue exists, it may be determined whether to join the queue to avoid inconveniencing other road users. Based on the determination to join the queue, the vehicle may be controlled to join the queue.

Abstract: An electric-vehicle frame includes a mid-section and an end section. The mid-section has first and second frame rails spaced from each other by a first distance along a cross-vehicle axis defining a battery compartment therebetween. The end-section has first and second frame rails spaced from each other by a second distance along the cross-vehicle axis smaller than the first distance. A first connector is fixed to the first frame rail of the mid-section and to the first frame rail of the end-section. A second connector is fixed to the second frame rail of the mid-section and to the second frame rail of the end-section.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for controlling an autonomous vehicle to enter a driveway. As an example, an instruction to pickup or drop off a passenger at a location may be received. It may be determined that the vehicle is arriving in a lane on an opposite side of a street as the location, the lane having a traffic direction opposite to a traffic direction of a lane adjacent to the location. A difficulty score to maneuver the vehicle to the lane adjacent to the location may be determined, and the difficulty score may be compared to a predetermined difficulty score. Based on the comparison, it may be determined to an available driveway on the same side of the street as the location. The vehicle may be controlled to enter the available driveway.

Abstract: Example methods, systems, and apparatus described herein provide a minimally invasive technique of controlling shape and stress in a MEMS device. An example method includes depositing a layer of material continuously across a semiconductor wafer, exposing the layer of material to oxygen plasma to increase a relative amount of oxygen within the layer of material; and etching the layer of material after exposing the layer of material to the oxygen plasma.

Abstract: Systems and methods to attribute automated actions within a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including attribution information and automation records for automated actions to carry out in response to trigger events; detect occurrences of the trigger events; effectuate automated actions corresponding to detected occurrences of the trigger events; effectuate presentation of attribution labels for the effectuated ones of the automated actions; and/or perform other operations.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for controlling an autonomous vehicle to enter a driveway. As an example, an instruction to pickup or drop off a passenger at a location may be received. It may be determined that the vehicle is arriving in a lane on an opposite side of a street as the location, the lane having a traffic direction opposite to a traffic direction of a lane adjacent to the location. A difficulty score to maneuver the vehicle to the lane adjacent to the location may be determined, and the difficulty score may be compared to a predetermined difficulty score. Based on the comparison, it may be determined to an available driveway on the same side of the street as the location. The vehicle may be controlled to enter the available driveway.

Abstract: A voting system comprises at least one voting machine comprising: at least one voting machine processor performing voting machine operations comprising initializing a vote blockchain with a vote blockchain genesis block, the vote blockchain genesis block comprising a voting machine identifier and a genesis block hash value; creating a data structure comprising a plurality of votes and a hash value of a preceding block; determining a new block hash value of the data structure; appending a new block comprising the data structure and the new block hash value to the vote blockchain; and storing the vote blockchain in the at least one voting machine memory.

Abstract: Systems and methods to attribute automated actions within a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including attribution information and automation records for automated actions to carry out in response to trigger events; detect occurrences of the trigger events; effectuate automated actions corresponding to detected occurrences of the trigger events; effectuate presentation of attribution labels for the effectuated ones of the automated actions; and/or perform other operations.

Abstract: A battery pack support assembly includes a plurality of isolators disposed between an outer support frame of a battery pack and longitudinal rails of a vehicle frame. Each isolator includes a housing, an elastic body and a fastener. The housing defines a central opening and opposed flanges. The opposed flanges are secured to a respective longitudinal rail. The elastic body is disposed within the central opening of the housing. The fastener extends laterally through the central opening of the housing and secures the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.

Abstract: The technology relates to actively looking for an assigned passenger prior to a vehicle 100 reaching a pickup location. For instance, information identifying the pickup location and client device information for authenticating the assigned passenger is received. Sensor data is received from a perception system of the vehicle identifying objects in an environment of the vehicle. When the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the pickup location, authenticating a client device using the client device information is attempted. When the client device has been authenticated, the sensor data is used to determine whether a pedestrian is within a first threshold distance of the vehicle. When a pedestrian is determined to be within the first threshold distance of the vehicle, the vehicle is stopped prior to reaching the pickup location, to wait for the pedestrian within the first threshold distance of the vehicle to enter the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for effectuating sets of automated actions within and/or outside a collaboration environment based on trigger events occurring within and/or outside the collaboration environment are disclosed.

Abstract: An electric-vehicle frame includes a mid-section and an end section. The mid-section has first and second frame rails spaced from each other by a first distance along a cross-vehicle axis defining a battery compartment therebetween. The end-section has first and second frame rails spaced from each other by a second distance along the cross-vehicle axis smaller than the first distance. A first connector is fixed to the first frame rail of the mid-section and to the first frame rail of the end-section. A second connector is fixed to the second frame rail of the mid-section and to the second frame rail of the end-section.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating map data. For instance, data generated by a perception system of a vehicle may be received. This data corresponds to a plurality of observations including observed positions of a passenger of the vehicle as the passenger approached the vehicle at a first location. The data may be used to determine an observed distance traveled by a passenger to reach a vehicle. A road edge distance between an observed position of an observation of the plurality of observations and a nearest road edge to the observed position may be determined. An inconvenience value for the first location may be determined using the observed distance and the road edge distance. The map data is then generated using the inconvenience value.

Abstract: An electric-vehicle frame includes a mid-section and an end section. The mid-section has first and second frame rails spaced from each other by a first distance along a cross-vehicle axis defining a battery compartment therebetween. The end-section has first and second frame rails spaced from each other by a second distance along the cross-vehicle axis smaller than the first distance. A first connector is fixed to the first frame rail of the mid-section and to the first frame rail of the end-section. A second connector is fixed to the second frame rail of the mid-section and to the second frame rail of the end-section.

Abstract: Systems and methods for effectuating sets of automated actions within and/or outside a collaboration environment based on trigger events occurring within and/or outside the collaboration environment are disclosed.