Abstract: A method for estimating lane lines receiving, by a controller, telemetry data and map data. The method further includes matching the telemetry data with the map data to generate map-matched telemetry data and determining, using a gaussian mixture model (GMM), a first set of lane line points relating to the lane lines of the roadway within the predetermined region. Also, the method includes determining, using a lane-point detection (LPD) model, a second set of lane line points relating to the lane lanes of the roadway within the predetermined region and determining, using a lane-point clustering (LPC) model, a plurality of lane lines of the roadway based on the first set of lane line points and the second set of lane line points.

Abstract: A system for controlling the operation of a vehicle includes a controller and a command unit. The command unit is adapted to generate a respective paving status of a respective pathway based on aggregated vehicle trajectories of a plurality of vehicles traversing the respective pathway, including extracting respective coordinates and respective trajectories of the plurality of vehicles over a predefined time period. The command unit is adapted to determine respective lateral distances between the plurality of vehicles and a centerline in the respective pathway. The respective pathway is designated as an unpaved pathway when one or more predefined conditions based on the respective lateral distances are met. The unpaved pathway is defined by an absence of centerline markings. The controller is adapted to retrieve the respective paving status and control the operation of the vehicle when the vehicle is traversing the unpaved pathway.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a control module and a display module. The control module is configured to identify a lane that the vehicle should be in to provide a smooth navigation based on a current driving route for the vehicle, changes to the current driving route, and real-time traffic conditions, determine a lane merge feasibility based on an expected headway value and a time gap to merge into the identified lane, determine a modified lane merge feasibility based on the lane merge feasibility and lane speed data; and identify a portion of the identified lane to merge based on the modified lane merge feasibility. The display module is configured to output a visual representation of the identified portion highlighted to indicate recommendations of which lane the vehicle should be in and where to merge into that lane. Other example vehicle systems and vehicle control methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a control module and a display module. The control module is configured to identify road segments of a first lane for merging into a second lane, determine one or more reliability scores for each road segment, each reliability score for each road segment being specific to a different driving condition, select a road segment with the highest reliability score having the driving condition that corresponds to a current driving condition, and identify a portion of the selected road segment optimal for merging into the second lane based on a probability of having a time gap to change lanes and a difference in vehicle speeds between the lanes. The display module is configured to output a visual representation including the identified portion to indicate a recommendation of where to merge into the second lane. Other example vehicle systems and vehicle control methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a control module configured to determine one or more reliability scores for each road segment of a plurality of road segments of a lane, modify the one or more reliability scores for each road segment based on a number of vehicles changing lanes and/or a time taken for the vehicles to change lanes, select a road segment with the highest reliability score, determine a lane merge feasibility based on an expected headway value, a vehicle lane change ratio for vehicles, and a time gap to change lanes, determine a modified lane merge feasibility based on a number of vehicles making lateral moves into and out of the lane, and identify the selected road segment as a portion to avoid when merging into the lane based on the modified lane merge feasibility. Other example vehicle systems and control methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for controlling the operation of a vehicle includes a controller and a command unit. The command unit is adapted to generate a respective paving status of a respective pathway based on aggregated vehicle trajectories of a plurality of vehicles traversing the respective pathway, including extracting respective coordinates and respective trajectories of the plurality of vehicles over a predefined time period. The command unit is adapted to determine respective lateral distances between the plurality of vehicles and a centerline in the respective pathway. The respective pathway is designated as an unpaved pathway when one or more predefined conditions based on the respective lateral distances are met. The unpaved pathway is defined by an absence of centerline markings. The controller is adapted to retrieve the respective paving status and control the operation of the vehicle when the vehicle is traversing the unpaved pathway.

Abstract: Disclosed is a charging station capable of realizing mutual capacity aid, which comprises a plurality of charging units, a power bus and a mutual capacity aid bus. Each charging unit is powered by the power bus, and each charging unit provides mutual aid capacity for another charging unit through the mutual capacity aid bus or receives mutual aid capacity from other charging units through the mutual capacity aid bus. The charging station can realize rapid charging of electric vehicles, and can also realize mutual capacity aid.

Abstract: A method for work zone detection for a vehicle may include receiving measurement data including perception data of an environment surrounding the vehicle and telemetry data of a plurality of remote vehicles in the environment about using a vehicle sensor. The method further may include identifying a start location and an end location of a work zone based at least in part on the measurement data. The work zone is represented as a plurality of road segments spanning from the start location to the end location. The method further may include determining a lane shift status of each of the plurality of road segments, determining a lane closure status of each of the plurality of road segments, determining a shoulder closure status of each of the plurality of road segments, and determining a speed limit for each of the plurality of road segments.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical topology of an integrated DC charging station and an operation control method. The electrical topology comprises a supply side DC bus, K discrete charging pile units and a mutual aid total DC bus; each charging pile unit comprises an input DC bus, a mutual aid sub-DC bus, an output DC bus, N isolation branches, a non-isolation DC/DC module and an output terminal, the input DC bus is connected to the supply side DC bus, and the mutual aid sub-DC bus of each charging pile unit is connected to the mutual aid total DC bus; the isolation branch comprises an output branch and a mutual aid branch; and when all the output branches of one charging pile unit are started and the output power cannot meet the required power, the mutual aid branches of other charging pile units are started to meet the required power.

Abstract: A map quality assessment system that evaluates error associated with primary map data includes one or more central computers that execute instructions to determine the error associated with the primary map data, compare the error associated with the primary map data with a range of values defined by one or more quality metric values, and in response to determining the error associated with the primary map data falls within the range of values defined by the one or more quality metric values, retain a template for selecting the primary map data. In response to determining the error associated with the primary map data falls outside the range defined by the one or more quality metric values, the one or more central computers evaluate the primary map data for real-life anomalies within one or more roadways represented by the primary map data.

Abstract: A system for rasterizing telemetry data collected from a plurality of vehicles into map content includes one or more central computers in wireless communication with the plurality of vehicles that are each situated within a predefined geofenced area. The one or more central computers receive the telemetry data from each of the plurality of vehicles. The one or more central computers determine a two-dimensional probability distribution indicating a probability density of the plurality of vehicles over a predefined period of time along a particular road segment located within the predefined geofenced area.

Abstract: A method for estimating lane lines receiving, by a controller, telemetry data and map data. The method further includes matching the telemetry data with the map data to generate map-matched telemetry data and determining, using a gaussian mixture model (GMM), a first set of lane line points relating to the lane lines of the roadway within the predetermined region. Also, the method includes determining, using a lane-point detection (LPD) model, a second set of lane line points relating to the lane lanes of the roadway within the predetermined region and determining, using a lane-point clustering (LPC) model, a plurality of lane lines of the roadway based on the first set of lane line points and the second set of lane line points.

Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are processing methods, apparatuses, based on an interest tag, devices, and storage media. An example method comprises: in response to an operation to switch to a next recommended video in a queue of videos to be recommended, presenting an interest tag set, wherein the next recommended video is a target recommended video, and the interest tag set is included in video content of the target recommended video, and wherein presenting the interest tag set includes presenting the interest tag set in the target recommended video on a first page.

Abstract: A method and a communication apparatus for generating and sending an acknowledgment frame in an IEEE 802.15.4 network, the method includes: receiving a message frame from an IEEE 802.15.4 network; parsing the message frame to determine whether the message frame needs to be continuously processed; determining whether the message frame needs to be replied with an acknowledgment frame; determining a frame version number of the message frame; if the frame version number is 0b00 or 0b01, obtaining a sequence code in a frame header of the message frame, and generating the acknowledgment frame in the form of an immediate acknowledgment frame; if the frame version number is 0b10, obtaining the sequence code in the frame header of the message frame, then triggering an interrupt service routine in a memory, and executing the interrupt service routine to generate the acknowledgment frame in the form of an enhanced acknowledgment frame.

Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS)-bias detection and reduction system including a GPS-bias model having GPS statistical data creating a database representing data collected from a vehicle group having thousands or multiple thousands of vehicles saved in a database. At least one newly collected vehicle GPS data point is compared to the GPS statistical data to reduce negative effects of GPS-bias and to update the vehicle GPS-bias correction based on a previous GPS-bias model. A selected road node and a segment of a roadway have a map matching performed using a nearest service from a collection location of the GPS statistical data. A GPS-bias is calculated using a look-up of the database. An estimated horizontal position error (EHPE) defining a quality indicator is applied to distinguish a good quality GPS statistical data from a poor quality GPS statistical data.

Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present invention are a processing method and apparatus based on an interest tag, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: in a process of displaying an information flow in a preset application program, detecting that an interest tag display event is triggered; and displaying a first page, and dynamically switching and displaying, in the first page, different subsets in a preset interest tag set, wherein the number of interest tags in the subsets is more than one and is smaller than the total number of interest tags in the preset interest tag set.

Abstract: Provided is a pulp molding production line, comprising at least one molding machine and pulp molding robot and at least one press, wherein the molding machine, the pulp molding robot and the press are sequentially arranged, a transfer device is installed on the pulp molding robot, the transfer device comprises a wet pulp transfer mold provided with a sealed gas chamber therein, the front of the wet pulp transfer mold is provided with at least one recessed matching chamber that can fit over the external of a wet pulp product and is recessed to the sealed gas chamber side, the recessed matching chamber matches the wet pulp product, several interfacing apertures for communicating or connecting the recessed matching chamber with the sealed gas chamber are respectively formed on the inner wall of each recessed matching chamber and the bottom of the recessed matching chamber, a moving rack parallel to the wet pulp transfer mold is connected to the back of the wet pulp transfer mold through a guide mechanism, a driv

Abstract: A method of creating a high-definition (HD) map of a roadway includes receiving a multi-layer probability density bitmap. The multi-layer probability density bitmap represents a plurality of lane lines of the roadway sensed by a plurality of sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The multi-layer probability density bitmap includes a plurality of points. The method further includes recursively conducting a hill climbing search using the multi-layer probability density bitmap to create a plurality of lines. In addition, the method includes creating the HD map of the roadway using the plurality of lines determined by the hill climbing search.

Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The sensor data includes vehicle GPS data and sensed lane line data of the roadway. The method further includes creating a plurality of multi-layer bitmaps for each of the plurality of vehicles using the sensor data, fusing the plurality of the multi-layer bitmaps of each of the plurality of vehicles to create a fused multi-layer bitmap, creating a plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps using the fused multi-layer bitmap, extracting lane line data from the plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps, and creating the high-definition (HD) map of the roadway using the multi-layer probability density bitmaps and the lane line data extracted from the plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps.

Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions such that the processor is programmed to: receive metadata and results including at least one data transmission constraint, perform a search of a k-d tree based on the at least one data transmission constraint, and select at least one data compression process from the k-d tree based on the search. The k-d tree includes a plurality of nodes corresponding to data compression solutions.