Abstract: A rule violation leading to a traffic conflict involving a vehicle and at least one agent in real-time driving scenarios, simulation, re-simulation or other application is determined to be the fault of the vehicle by determining whether the situation was “reasonably foreseeable,” determining whether the at least one agent is a vulnerable road user (VRU) and determining whether the at least one agent violated a higher priority rule than the rule violated by the vehicle. In an embodiment, on-vehicle decisions are based on a rulebook with a priority structure that accounts for responsibility and determines an “initiator” of the traffic conflict based on whether the vehicle or the at least one agent was the first to violate a rule and the first to violate a higher priority rule.

Abstract: A method of supporting robot(s) landing within a ground region is provided. The method includes accessing a map in which the ground region is tessellated into cells covering respective areas of the ground region. Each cell is classified as feasible to indicate a respective area is feasible for landing, or infeasible to indicate the respective area is infeasible for landing. The map is searched for clusters of adjoining cells that are classified as feasible, covering clusters of adjoining areas that define sub-regions within the ground region that are feasible for landing. The sub-regions are ranked according to a cost metric, and one of the sub-regions is selected according to the ranking. A geographic position of the selected sub-region is then output for use in at least one of guidance, navigation or control of the robot(s) to land at the selected sub-region within the ground region.