Abstract: A vehicular parking assist system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. The vehicular parking assist system, via processing of captured sensor data, and while the vehicle is conducting a parking maneuver, detects an object and tracks location of the detected object relative to the vehicle until the detected object leaves a field of sensing of the at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors. The system, after the detected object leaves the field of sensing of the at least one sensor, predicts location of the detected object relative to the vehicle. The system, upon completion of the parking maneuver, determines that the detected object is hazardous based on the predicted location of the detected object relative to the vehicle, and responsive to determining that the detected object is hazardous, restricts opening of a door of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a forward-viewing camera and a forward-sensing radar sensor disposed at a vehicle. Image data captured by the forward-viewing camera is processed at an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) and radar data captured by the forward-sensing radar sensor is processed at the ADAS ECU. As the vehicle travels along a road, and at least in part via processing at the ADAS ECU of (i) image data captured by the forward-viewing camera and (ii) radar data captured by the forward-sensing radar sensor, the ADAS ECU determines presence of a pothole or road debris or a speed bump ahead of the vehicle. Responsive to communication of the determined presence of the pothole or road debris or speed bump to another ECU of the vehicle, at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) the vehicle decelerates to mitigate impact and (ii) the vehicle is steered to avoid impact.

Abstract: A vehicular driver assist system includes a camera disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. Electronic circuitry of a first electronic control unit (ECU) includes a first processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Electronic circuitry of a second ECU includes a second processor. A display is disposed within the vehicle for displaying video images viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The first ECU, at least in part via processing by the first processor of image data captured by the camera, detects objects for a driving assistance system of the vehicle. Responsive to a navigation function of the vehicle, a graphical overlay is added at the second ECU to image data captured by the camera. The display displays video images representative of captured image data overlaid with the graphical overlay.

Abstract: A vehicular parking assist system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. The vehicular parking assist system, via processing of captured sensor data, and while the vehicle is conducting a parking maneuver, detects an object and tracks location of the detected object relative to the vehicle until the detected object leaves a field of sensing of the at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors. The system, after the detected object leaves the field of sensing of the at least one sensor, predicts location of the detected object relative to the vehicle. The system, upon completion of the parking maneuver, determines that the detected object is hazardous based on the predicted location of the detected object relative to the vehicle, and responsive to determining that the detected object is hazardous, restricts opening of a door of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicular control system, responsive to processing at the ECU of sensor data captured by one of the plurality of sensors, detects an object in the path of the vehicle. The object may be one selected from the group consisting of (i) a pothole, (ii) road debris, and (iii) a speed bump. The ECU, responsive to detecting the object in the path of the vehicle, provides an output to another ECU. The other ECU, responsive to receiving the output, controls two or more of (i) braking of the vehicle, (ii) steering of the vehicle, and (iii) suspension of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular driver assist system includes a sensor disposed at a vehicle and a display disposed at the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes a processor for processing sensor data captured by the sensor to detect presence of objects in the field of view of the sensor. The vehicular driver assist system, responsive to processing by the processor of sensor data captured by the sensor, determines presence of a driver of the vehicle and determines a position of the driver's head. The vehicular driver assist system, responsive to determining the position of the driver's head, adjusts an orientation of the display based on the determined position of the driver's head to increase visibility of the display for the driver.

Abstract: A vehicular alert system includes at least one sensor disposed at a vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. The at least one sensor captures sensor data. Electronic circuitry of an electronic control unit includes a processor for processing sensor data captured by the at least one sensor to detect presence of objects viewed by the at least one sensor. The vehicular alert system, responsive to determining a likelihood that the vehicle is parking, tracks a position of a detected object until the object leaves a field of sensing of the sensor. The vehicular alert system predicts a position of the object relative to the vehicle and determines the object is a hazard based on the predicted position. The vehicular alert system, responsive to determining that the detected object is a hazard, alerts an occupant of the vehicle of the detected object.

Abstract: A vehicular radar sensing system includes a radar sensor that includes a radiation slot sheet, a wave port sheet, and a waveguide sheet sandwiched between the radiation slot sheet and the wave port sheet. The sheets are joined together. The radiation slot sheet includes at least one transmitter that transmits radio signals and at least one receiver that receives radio signals. The waveguide sheet guides the transmitted radio signals from the radiation slot sheet to the wave port sheet and guides reflected radio signals from the wave port sheet to the radiation slot sheet. The transmitted radio signals are provided to the environment via at least one wave port of the wave point sheet. The reflected radio signals are received from the environment at the at least one wave port.

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes an electric motor operable to, when powered, drive one or more wheels of a vehicle, a primary battery operable to provide electric power to the electric motor, and a backup battery operable to provide electric power to the electric motor. When a switch is operating in a first state, the primary battery provides electric power to the electric motor and the backup battery does not provide electric power to the electric motor. When the switch is operating in a second state, the backup battery provides power to the electric motor and the primary battery does not provide electric power to the electric motor. The system, via processing of the battery status information of the primary battery, determines a failure of the primary battery. The system, responsive to determining the failure of the primary battery, adjusts the switch from the first state to the second state.

Abstract: A vehicular integrated ADAS/infotainment module includes first electronic circuitry disposed at a printed circuit board and second electronic circuitry disposed at the printed circuit board. With the vehicular integrated ADAS/infotainment module disposed at a vehicle, the first electronic circuitry at least partially controls an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) of the vehicle and the second electronic circuitry at least partially controls an infotainment system of the vehicle. A firewall restricts communication from the first electronic circuitry to the second electronic circuitry and the firewall restricts communication from the second electronic circuitry to the first electronic circuitry. A housing at least partially encapsulates the printed circuit board, and the housing is liquid cooled to transfer heat generated by the first electronic circuitry and the second electronic circuitry away from the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A vehicular radar sensing system includes a radar sensor disposed with a field of sensing within an interior of a vehicle. The radar sensor includes a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers and a printed circuit board (PCB) having electronic circuitry and associated software. The electronic circuitry includes a processor operable to process outputs of the receivers. The plurality of transmitters includes a plurality of transmitting antennas, and the plurality of receivers includes a plurality of receiving antennas. The plurality of transmitting antennas is established on a surface of a glass panel of the vehicle in a transmitting antenna pattern. The plurality of receiving antennas is established on the surface of the glass panel in a receiving antenna pattern. The vehicular radar sensing system, responsive to processing of outputs of the plurality of receivers, detects presence of an occupant within the cabin of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera module configured to attach at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. The camera module includes (i) a housing, (ii) an imager assembly and (iii) a printed circuit board having an image processor disposed thereat. At least one heat pipe has a first end portion thermally conductively coupled to the housing and a second end portion thermally conductively coupled to the in-cabin side of the windshield. With the camera module attached at the in-cabin side of the windshield and when the camera module is operating, heat generated by the camera module is drawn along the at least one heat pipe from the first end portion to the second end portion.

Abstract: A vehicular communication system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) at a vehicle. When the vehicle is within a threshold distance of a venue, the vehicular communication system is in wireless communication with a communication device at the venue. The communication device wirelessly communicates information to the vehicle. The communicated information includes information related to at least one of a product or service provided at the venue. Based at least in part on processing at the ECU of the communicated information, a customer order from an occupant of the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the communication device at the venue.

Abstract: A vehicular driving assist system includes a plurality of cameras and a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle. The plurality of sensors includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a plurality of radar sensors and a plurality of lidar sensors. Electronic circuitry of an electronic control unit includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the cameras and a processor for processing sensor data captured by the sensors. The system, while the vehicle is travelling in a forward direction and responsive to processing of image data captured by the cameras and sensor data captured by the sensors, is operable to determine presence of an object approaching a path of travel of the vehicle. The system, responsive to determining presence of the object approaching the path of travel of the vehicle, communicates an alert to a driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system that includes electronic circuitry and associated software, a driver monitoring camera disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly and having a field of view of a driver region in a cabin of the vehicle, and an occupant monitoring camera disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly and having a field of view of an occupant region in the cabin of the vehicle. The electronic circuitry of the ECU includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the driver monitoring camera and the occupant monitoring camera. The ECU, via processing at the ECU of image data captured by the driver monitoring camera, determines attentiveness of a driver of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular sensing system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular sensing system and a plurality of zonal aggregators each receiving respective sensor data captured by at least two respective sensors of the plurality of sensors and each aggregating its received sensor data into respective aggregated sensor data. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) that receives the respective aggregated sensor data from each respective zonal aggregator. The system includes a plurality of daughter cards, each removably connected to a respective zonal aggregator. Each respective daughter card includes a respective controller that controls a respective component of the equipped vehicle and the respective component controlled by the respective controller is based on a location of the respective zonal aggregator and respective daughter card within the equipped vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a plurality of surround view cameras disposed at a vehicle, an electronic control unit (ECU), and a video display screen disposed in the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle for displaying video images derived from image data captured by the surround view cameras. The vehicular vision system, responsive to determining an impending lane change of the equipped vehicle toward an adjacent traffic lane and responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by at least one of the surround view cameras of the plurality of surround view cameras, displays on the video display video images derived at least in part from image data captured by at least two of the side view cameras. The displayed video images include a portion of the adjacent traffic lane.

Abstract: A vehicular alert system includes at least one sensor disposed at a vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. The at least one sensor captures sensor data. Electronic circuitry of an electronic control unit includes a processor for processing sensor data captured by the at least one sensor to detect presence of objects viewed by the at least one sensor. The vehicular alert system, responsive to determining a likelihood that the vehicle is parking, tracks a position of a detected object until the object leaves a field of sensing of the sensor. The vehicular alert system predicts a position of the object relative to the vehicle and determines the object is a hazard based on the predicted position. The vehicular alert system, responsive to determining that the detected object is a hazard, alerts an occupant of the vehicle of the detected object.

Abstract: A vehicular radar sensing system includes a radar sensor that includes (i) at least one transmitter that transmits radio signals, and (ii) at least one receiver that receive radio signals. The radar sensor includes a waveguide antenna and a printed circuit board (PCB) with a transmitter pad and a receiver pad. The transmitter transmits radio signals to the transmitter pad, and the receiver receives radio signals from the receiver pad. The PCB includes a ground plane layer and a plurality of conductive elements that at least partially surrounds at least the transmitter pad. The plurality of conductive elements electrically connects the waveguide antenna to the ground plane layer and attaches the PCB to the waveguide antenna. The waveguide antenna (i) guides the transmitted radio signals from the transmitter pad to the exterior environment and (ii) guides reflected radio signals from the exterior environment to the receiver pad.

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicular control system, responsive to processing at the ECU of sensor data captured by one of the plurality of sensors, detects an object in the path of the vehicle. The object may be one selected from the group consisting of (i) a pothole, (ii) road debris, and (iii) a speed bump. The ECU, responsive to detecting the object in the path of the vehicle, provides an output to another ECU. The other ECU, responsive to receiving the output, controls two or more of (i) braking of the vehicle, (ii) steering of the vehicle, and (iii) suspension of the vehicle.