Abstract: A display control device has a depression acquisition part acquiring a current amount of accelerator depression; a suitable value calculation part calculating an amount of accelerator depression required for making a following distance between a preceding vehicle and an ego vehicle a predetermined target following distance, as a suitable depression amount, based on the following distance; and a display control part displaying the current amount of accelerator depression and the suitable depression amount at a display device able to be viewed by a driver. The display control part is configured so as not to change a display position of the display of the suitable depression amount, even if the following distance changes and thus the suitable depression amount changes.

Abstract: A driver assistance control device includes a detection part detecting a degree of concentration of a driver; an acquisition part acquiring assistance levels set by the driver; a driver assistance control part performing a plurality of the functions; and a changing part automatically changing setting of the plurality of the functions in accordance with the degree. The changing part automatically changes the settings of first driver assistance functions including one of a plurality of the functions so that the assistance levels become higher than the levels set by the driver when the degree becomes lower than a first value, and automatically changes the settings of second driver assistance functions including at least another of a plurality of the functions so that the assistance levels become higher than the levels set by the driver when the degree becomes lower than a second value different from the first value.

Abstract: An information search and display system searches for information in an organization and displaying it on a screen. The system includes a storage part storing correlation information showing correlation among information units including personnel and files in an organization and feature information showing features of the information units; a selecting part selecting information units with relevance to a search term based on the feature information if the search term is input; a correlation acquiring part acquiring a degree of correlation among the selected information units based on the correlation information; a generating part generating display data for displaying icons corresponding to the selected information units and connecting lines connecting these icons; and an output part outputting the generated display data. The generating part generates display data so that a display mode of a connecting line changes according to the degree of correlation.

Abstract: A display control device comprising: a depression acquisition part acquiring a current amount of depression of an accelerator pedal; a suitable range calculation part calculating, as a suitable depression range, a range of an amount of accelerator depression required for a following distance of a preceding vehicle and an ego vehicle to become a predetermined target following distance, based on the following distance; and a display control part displaying the current amount of depression and the suitable depression range at a display device able to be viewed by a driver.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique that enables a customer who intend to receive a service and an attendant in charge of the customer to verify each other' s authenticity. An authentication method of the present disclosure comprises transmitting a trigger signal from the customer terminal to the server, transmitting first identification information to the customer terminal, and displaying the first identification information on the customer terminal.

Abstract: A safe driving level evaluation device for evaluating a safe driving level of a driver, includes: a surrounding environment recognizing part for recognizing a surrounding environment of a vehicle; an ideal running route calculating part for calculating an ideal running route, including an ideal running position and an ideal running speed, based on the recognized surrounding environment; an actual running route detecting part for detecting an actual running route, including an actual running position and an actual running speed; an indicator value calculating part for calculating a safety indicator value so that it becomes a value indicating a safe driving level is lower when a difference between the ideal running route and the actual running route is large, compared to when it is small; and a safe driving level estimating part for estimating a safe driving level based on the safety indicator value calculated.

Abstract: A collision avoidance assistance device includes a road shape recognition unit that recognizes a road shape of a traveling road, a path estimation unit that estimates a path of the host vehicle based on the road shape, an obstacle situation recognition unit recognizes an obstacle situation surrounding the host vehicle including at least a relative position of the obstacle with respect to the host vehicle, an early avoidance assistance determination unit that determines a need for early avoidance assistance for avoiding collision between the host vehicle and the obstacle from a distance between the host vehicle and the obstacle on the path of the host vehicle based on the path of the host vehicle and the obstacle situation, and a collision avoidance assistance execution unit executes the early avoidance assistance in a case where the early avoidance assistance determination unit determines that the early avoidance assistance is needed.

Abstract: An information search and display system searches for information in an organization and displaying it on a screen. The system includes a storage part storing correlation information showing correlation among information units including personnel and files in an organization and feature information showing features of the information units; a selecting part selecting information units with relevance to a search term based on the feature information if the search term is input; a correlation acquiring part acquiring a degree of correlation among the selected information units based on the correlation information; a generating part generating display data for displaying icons corresponding to the selected information units and connecting lines connecting these icons; and an output part outputting the generated display data. The generating part generates display data so that a display mode of a connecting line changes according to the degree of correlation.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes: a determination unit configured to determine a preparatory speed of a vehicle in a merging lane based on a relative speed between a first main lane vehicle traveling on a main lane and the vehicle, the first main lane vehicle being detected by a front sensor of the vehicle; a preparation unit configured to adjust speed of the vehicle such that the speed of the vehicle coincides with the preparatory speed; and a merging control unit configured to merge the vehicle into the main lane from the merging lane based on at least a detection result of a side sensor of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in a situation where the main lane vehicle is recognizable based on the detection result of the side sensor, after the preparation unit starts speed adjustment of the vehicle.

Abstract: A display control device has a depression acquisition part acquiring a current amount of accelerator depression; a suitable value calculation part calculating an amount of accelerator depression required for making a following distance between a preceding vehicle and an ego vehicle a predetermined target following distance, as a suitable depression amount, based on the following distance; and a display control part displaying the current amount of accelerator depression and the suitable depression amount at a display device able to be viewed by a driver. The display control part is configured so as not to change a display position of the display of the suitable depression amount, even if the following distance changes and thus the suitable depression amount changes.

Abstract: A display control device comprising: a depression acquisition part acquiring a current amount of depression of an accelerator pedal; a suitable range calculation part calculating, as a suitable depression range, a range of an amount of accelerator depression required for a following distance of a preceding vehicle and an ego vehicle to become a predetermined target following distance, based on the following distance; and a display control part displaying the current amount of depression and the suitable depression range at a display device able to be viewed by a driver.

Abstract: An in-vehicle camera system including a far camera and a near camera, both of which capture an image ahead of a vehicle, includes a determining unit configured to, during travel of the vehicle, determine whether an illumination of an image captured by the far camera is abnormal as a result of an illumination change ahead of the vehicle, and an aperture control unit configured to, when the determining unit determines that the illumination of the image captured by the far camera is abnormal, execute aperture control over the near camera.

Abstract: A driver assistance control device includes a detection part detecting a degree of concentration of a driver; an acquisition part acquiring assistance levels set by the driver; a driver assistance control part performing a plurality of the functions; and a changing part automatically changing setting of the plurality of the functions in accordance with the degree. The changing part automatically changes the settings of first driver assistance functions including one of a plurality of the functions so that the assistance levels become higher than the levels set by the driver when the degree becomes lower than a first value, and automatically changes the settings of second driver assistance functions including at least another of a plurality of the functions so that the assistance levels become higher than the levels set by the driver when the degree becomes lower than a second value different from the first value.

Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a visibility determination unit that determines whether visual recognition within a predetermined distance from a vehicle can be achieved in a traveling direction of the vehicle, an operation detection unit that detects an operation of causing the vehicle to enter a space in which an oncoming vehicle travels, based on information representing an operation of the vehicle by a driver, and a control warning unit that warns the driver or controls the vehicle in such a way that the vehicle does not enter the space when the visibility determination unit determines that visual recognition within the predetermined distance cannot be achieved, and the operation detection unit detects the operation of causing the vehicle to enter the space.

Abstract: Vehicle systems and methods for determining a target position that a user is gesturing towards are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a user detection system configured to output a gesture signal in response to a hand of the user performing at least one gesture to indicate a target position, a user gaze monitoring system configured to output an eye location signal, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The memory modules store machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to determine a point located on the hand of the user based at least in part on the gesture signal from the user detection system. The processors are also caused to determine an actual eye position of the user based on the eye location signal from the user gaze monitoring system.

Abstract: Vehicle systems and methods for determining a final target position based on either a first target position and a second target position are disclosed. A vehicle includes a user detection system configured to output a gesture signal in response to a hand of a user performing at least one gesture to indicate a final target position. The vehicle also includes a user gaze monitoring system configured to output an eye location signal that indicates an actual eye position of the user. The vehicle also includes one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the processors. The processors store machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to select either the first target position or the second target position as the final target position based on a first accuracy and a second accuracy.

Abstract: Vehicle systems and methods for determining a target position are disclosed. A vehicle includes a user detection system configured to output a gesture signal in response to a hand of a user performing at least one gesture to indicate a final target position. The vehicle also includes a user gaze monitoring system configured to output an eye location signal that indicates an actual eye position of the user. The vehicle also includes one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the processors. The processors store machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to determine a first point and a second point located on the hand of the user based at least in part on the gesture signal from the user detection system. The first point and the second point define a pointing axis of the hand of the user.

Abstract: A collision avoidance assistance device includes a road shape recognition unit that recognizes a road shape of a traveling road, a path estimation unit that estimates a path of the host vehicle based on the road shape, an obstacle situation recognition unit recognizes an obstacle situation surrounding the host vehicle including at least a relative position of the obstacle with respect to the host vehicle, an early avoidance assistance determination unit that determines a need for early avoidance assistance for avoiding collision between the host vehicle and the obstacle from a distance between the host vehicle and the obstacle on the path of the host vehicle based on the path of the host vehicle and the obstacle situation, and a collision avoidance assistance execution unit executes the early avoidance assistance in a case where the early avoidance assistance determination unit determines that the early avoidance assistance is needed.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes: a determination unit configured to determine a preparatory speed of a vehicle in a merging lane based on a relative speed between a first main lane vehicle traveling on a main lane and the vehicle, the first main lane vehicle being detected by a front sensor of the vehicle; a preparation unit configured to adjust speed of the vehicle such that the speed of the vehicle coincides with the preparatory speed; and a merging control unit configured to merge the vehicle into the main lane from the merging lane based on at least a detection result of a side sensor of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in a situation where the main lane vehicle is recognizable based on the detection result of the side sensor, after the preparation unit starts speed adjustment of the vehicle.

Abstract: An in-vehicle camera system including a far camera and a near camera, both of which capture an image ahead of a vehicle, includes a determining unit configured to, during travel of the vehicle, determine whether an illumination of an image captured by the far camera is abnormal as a result of an illumination change ahead of the vehicle, and an aperture control unit configured to, when the determining unit determines that the illumination of the image captured by the far camera is abnormal, execute aperture control over the near camera.