Abstract: A method of identifying a vehicle total loss claim includes retrieving a plurality of historical vehicle records, labeling the records as repaired or total loss, calculating mean cost values, training a regression model, optimizing a probability threshold, analyzing a plurality of inputs to generate a prediction, and transmitting the prediction. A computing system includes a transceiver; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to receive answers, transmit the answers, receive a prediction, when the prediction is repairable, generate a repair suggestion, and when the prediction is total loss, generate a settlement offer. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to receive answers, transmit the answers, receive a prediction, when the prediction is repairable, generate a repair suggestion, and when prediction is total loss, generate a settlement offer.

Abstract: A multi-sensor advanced driver assistance system and method are provided for generating a conditional stationary object alert. In one embodiment, a vehicle has a first sensor configured to detect a stationary object in a path of the vehicle and a second sensor configured to determine whether or not the detected stationary object is another vehicle. If a determination cannot be made about whether or not the detected stationary object is another vehicle, a stationary object alert is generated. Other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for optical detection of driver tampering of a camera in a vehicle. In one embodiment, an indication is provided that the camera is in a potentially-blocked state. In response, a determination is made regarding whether the driver tampered with the camera (e.g., using pixel comparison or by determining that the camera is in the potentially-blocked state on a plurality of occasions over a period of time). In response to determining that the driver tampered with the camera, the driver can be reported and/or a change can be made to the operation of the vehicle. Other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: A vehicle system for a host vehicle includes a braking controller for implementing service braking on a host vehicle in response to a brake request message and a lane keep assist controller for transmitting a message indicative of the host vehicle departing from an identified lane of travel of a roadway and transmitting a message for maintaining the host vehicle in the identified lane of travel. The system also includes an automatic emergency braking controller for detecting a first vehicle in front of the host vehicle and tracking the first vehicle as a primary target. The automatic emergency braking controller discontinues tracking the first vehicle as the primary target in order to suppress alerts in response to the lane keep assist controller being active and the first vehicle traveling in a different lane of the roadway than the identified lane of travel of the host vehicle.

Abstract: A method of identifying a vehicle total loss claim includes retrieving a plurality of historical vehicle records, labeling the records as repaired or total loss, calculating mean cost values, training a regression model, optimizing a probability threshold, analyzing a plurality of inputs to generate a prediction, and transmitting the prediction. A computing system includes a transceiver; a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to receive answers, transmit the answers, receive a prediction, when the prediction is repairable, generate a repair suggestion, and when the prediction is total loss, generate a settlement offer. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to receive answers, transmit the answers, receive a prediction, when the prediction is repairable, generate a repair suggestion, and when prediction is total loss, generate a settlement offer.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a braking controller for implementing service braking in response to a brake request message, a lane departure warning controller for transmitting a message indicative of a vehicle departing a defined roadway and an automatic emergency braking controller for detecting objects in front of the vehicle. The automatic emergency braking controller uses a first filtering mode for object detection and transmits a braking request message in response to an object detection. The automatic emergency braking controller filters objects in a second filtering mode when the lane departure warning controller transmits a message indicating the vehicle has departed the defined roadway.

Abstract: A lane detection system for a vehicle includes at least one sensor for sensing lane markers and objects in the vicinity of a host vehicle, a driver interface in the host vehicle, and a controller having control logic. The control logic receives signals from the at least one sensor, determines a present lane of travel based on the sensor signals received, determines that a time that the host vehicle has been in the present lane of travel meets or exceeds a predetermined time, and transmits an alert signal to the driver interface in response to the time meeting or exceeding the predetermined time.

Abstract: A lane detection system for a vehicle includes at least one sensor for sensing lane markers and objects in the vicinity of a host vehicle, a driver interface in the host vehicle, and a controller having control logic. The control logic receives signals from the at least one sensor, determines a present lane of travel based on the sensor signals received, determines that a time that the host vehicle has been in the present lane of travel meets or exceeds a predetermined time, and transmits an alert signal to the driver interface in response to the time meeting or exceeding the predetermined time.

Abstract: Responding to an error from a camera on a vehicle includes identifying the error as being associated with an obstructed visual image received by the camera. If the error is associated with the obstructed visual image: at least one vehicle accessory is either activated or continued to be activated for removing an obstruction on a window of the vehicle; after the activation or the continued activation of the at least one vehicle accessory, a determination is made whether the error persists for a predetermined error time period or a predetermined duration; if the error persists for the predetermined error time period, up to a predetermined number of times i) the activation or continued activation is repeated and ii) the determination is repeated. If the error persists after the predetermined number of times or the duration, the at least one vehicle accessory is deactivated and an operator of the vehicle is alerted that the error persists.

Abstract: A saturation level of moisture and/or other contaminants is determined in a desiccant material by determining an electrical parameter across the desiccant material. An air dryer includes a housing, a desiccant in the housing, and an electrical contact in the desiccant. A level of at least one of moisture and other contaminants is determined as a function of an electrical parameter between two electrical contacts of dissimilar materials that electrically contact the desiccant. Alternatively, the level of at least one of moisture and other contaminants is determined as a function of an amount of the reflected light received by the optical sensor from the desiccant.