Abstract: A control device for a recorder in an associated vehicle includes a processor and an input port operatively coupled with the processor. The input port receives a parking brake status signal comprising parking brake data representative of a parking brake status. A non-transient memory device is operatively coupled with the processor. The non-transient memory device stores parking brake status data representative of whether the parking brake is engaged. Control logic stored in the non-transient memory device is executable by the processor to: determine a parking brake status as engaged based on the parking brake data. An output port is operatively coupled with the processor. The output port transmits a recording control signal enabling the recording based on the determined parking brake status.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes implementations of systems and methods that detect and evaluate bursts of driver performance events. In one form a system includes at least one processor configured to: receive vehicle performance information from at least one of a controller, a sensor, or another system of a vehicle; evaluate a performance of a driver based on the received vehicle performance information and record a plurality of driver events associated with the performance of the driver; analyze the plurality of driver events and identify a burst subset of driver events based on at least one of a time of each driver event or a spacing between proximate driver events of the plurality of driver events; and alert the driver to a degradation of driving performance based on the identified burst subset of driver events.

Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle based on a driving style determined driver identity includes sensors that capture driving-style-based data characterizing a driving style of an unknown driver. The system also includes a control unit that determines a driving style vector of the unknown driver from the captured driving-style-based data. The control unit compares the driving style vector of the unknown driver to driving style vectors of a plurality of known drivers to generate a similarity score for each of the plurality of known drivers. The control unit ranks the plurality of known drivers according to their respective similarity scores, and identifies the unknown driver as at least one of the ranked known drivers based on the respective similarity scores. The control unit controls vehicle systems based on the identification of the unknown driver.

Abstract: A control device for a recorder in an associated vehicle includes a processor and an input port operatively coupled with the processor. The input port receives a parking brake status signal comprising parking brake data representative of a parking brake status. A non-transient memory device is operatively coupled with the processor. The non-transient memory device stores parking brake status data representative of whether the parking brake is engaged. Control logic stored in the non-transient memory device is executable by the processor to: determine a parking brake status as engaged based on the parking brake data. An output port is operatively coupled with the processor. The output port transmits a recording control signal enabling the recording based on the determined parking brake status.

Abstract: A camera system on a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a base sensor, on a first portion of the vehicle, and a remote sensor on a second portion of the vehicle. The base sensor and the remote sensor communicate with the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit associates the remote sensor with the base sensor based on respective signals received from the base sensor and the remote sensor representing respective measurements of a first physical quantity by the base sensor and the remote sensor.

Abstract: When employing a multi-node computing architecture for commercial articulated vehicles to generate a composite surround view of the vehicle, each processing node is associated with a vehicle segment. Each node has its own processor, memory and sensors. A master-slave relationship exists in the architecture. The segment processors collect, format, manage and package their local information. Communication between nodes is controlled by the master node, which can limit, adjust, subsample and alter the information and information flow from the slave nodes. The slave nodes can be freely recombined, using a pre-established communication standard or a format agreed upon at combination time.

Abstract: When employing a multi-node computing architecture for commercial articulated vehicles to generate a composite surround view of the vehicle, each processing node is associated with a vehicle segment. Each node has its own processor, memory and sensors. A master-slave relationship exists in the architecture. The segment processors collect, format, manage and package their local information. Communication between nodes is controlled by the master node, which can limit, adjust, subsample and alter the information and information flow from the slave nodes. The slave nodes can be freely recombined, using a pre-established communication standard or a format agreed upon at combination time.

Abstract: When employing a multi-node computing architecture for commercial articulated vehicles to generate a composite surround view of the vehicle, each processing node is associated with a vehicle segment. Each node has its own processor, memory and sensors. A master-slave relationship exists in the architecture. The segment processors collect, format, manage and package their local information. Communication between nodes is controlled by the master node, which can limit, adjust, subsample and alter the information and information flow from the slave nodes. The slave nodes can be freely recombined, using a pre-established communication standard or a format agreed upon at combination time.

Abstract: A camera system on a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a base sensor, on a first portion of the vehicle, and a remote sensor on a second portion of the vehicle. The base sensor and the remote sensor communicate with the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit determines a distance between the base sensor and the remote sensor based on respective signals received from the base sensor and the remote sensor representing respective measurements of a vertical physical quantity by the base sensor and the remote sensor.

Abstract: A camera system on a vehicle includes an electronic control unit, a base sensor, on a first portion of the vehicle, and a remote sensor on a second portion of the vehicle. The base sensor and the remote sensor communicate with the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit associates the remote sensor with the base sensor based on respective signals received from the base sensor and the remote sensor representing respective measurements of a first physical quantity by the base sensor and the remote sensor.