Abstract: A vehicle includes a brake-by-wire system having a brake pedal and first and second sensors. The first sensor is configured to output a first signal indicative of a position of the brake pedal and the second sensor is configured to output a second signal indicative of the position. A controller is programmed to command a braking torque based on only the first signal when a travel of the brake pedal is limited to a first range.

Abstract: A foot-brake-device (FBD) for vehicles, utility/commercial vehicles, includes a foot-brake-pedal (FBP) for driver activation, and a first/second foot-brake-sensor (FBS) coupled with the FBP, the first/second FBS determining an FBP position upon driver activation, and the first/second FBS generating a first/second electric-control-signal (ECS) corresponding to the FBP position. The second FBS functions as a back-up-sensor for failure of the first FBS. The FBD includes member(s) to generate counter-force(s) against which the FBP works upon activation, the counter-force being substantially proportional to the activation degree of the FBP and indicates the activation degree of the FBP to the driver. The members include first/second spring-elements with different characteristics.

Abstract: In a brake pedal device, a brake pedal is connected to a casing with a posture changeable by a brake operation of a driver, and includes an operation unit that is pressed by a driver. A reaction force generating unit is provided inside the casing, and the reaction force generating unit is configured to generate a reaction force with respect to the brake pedal in accordance with an amount of change in the posture of the brake pedal during the brake operation, and to cause the brake pedal to return to a reference position when the brake operation is released. A sensor unit is provided outside the casing, to detect an amount of change in the posture of the brake pedal, and a sensor protector is provided at the casing in a position away from the brake pedal, to cover at least a part of the sensor unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein a vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The vehicle includes a front camera photographing a direction of travel of the vehicle, a brake controller configured to control a braking device to stop the vehicle, and a main controller configured to control the brake controller to stop the vehicle in response to a pedestrian traffic light placed at a crosswalk being green while the vehicle is turning right.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus of controlling a parking state of a brake for an aircraft and a method thereof. The apparatus comprises a data input unit of an aircraft driving state; an aircraft control unit determining whether a parking locking function is activated based on the data of the data input unit and outputting a parking control signal; a motor controller outputting a parking locking signal for controlling an operation of an electric motor of a brake assembly according to the parking control signal of the aircraft control unit; and a parking locking mechanism for stopping rotation of the electric motor in response to a parking locking signal from the motor controller and locking a parking state of the brake assembly.

Abstract: A braking system for a rail-mounted traveling unit of a transfer vehicle. A brake arrangement can be adjusted between a braking position and a venting position and which is designed to exert a settable braking torque in the braking position. A control unit is designed to determine a braking torque and to activate accordingly the brake arrangement. A sensor arrangement detects an operating state of the transfer vehicle and external operating influences and transmits these to the control unit. During operation of the transfer vehicle the sensor arrangement detects the operating state of the transfer vehicle and the external operating influences on the transfer vehicle at periodic intervals and transmits these to the control unit as operating state data and operating influence data. During a braking process, the control unit determines a braking torque to be applied and activates the brake arrangement.

Abstract: Systems and methods for self-calibrating wheel speed signals are provided. The method may comprise measuring, using one or more wheel speed sensors of a vehicle, a wheel speed for one or more wheels of the vehicle, detecting, using a detection module, an initial wheel speed error by comparing a measured wheel speed against a reference wheel speed, generating a wheel speed signal for each of the one or more wheels, calculating, using a recalibration module, a correction factor for each of the one or more wheels to apply to each wheel speed signal, and applying, for each of the one or more wheels, the correction factor to the wheel speed signal by multiplying each wheel speed by a corresponding correction factor.

Abstract: An electromechanical braking system. The force required for the braking process is provided by an asynchronous machine. The asynchronous machine and the torque delivered by the asynchronous machine is adjusted using a quasi-stationary rotor position for the rotor of the asynchronous machine.

Abstract: Operating a vehicle with an open door creates risks. Embodiments herein consider both when a vehicle is in an autonomous driving (AD) mode and a manual mode. When in AD mode, if an occupant opens the doors while the vehicle is moving, the control system may lower the speed to stop and may park the vehicle (or not park it depending upon the control policy). If an occupant opens the doors when the vehicle is stationary, the control system may keep the vehicle from rolling and from brake system failures. When the vehicle is in a manual model and a door is opened when the vehicle is moving, a warning message may be triggered; whereas, if a door is opened when the vehicle is stationary, the control system may keep the vehicle from rolling and from brake system failures. Warning messages may be triggered for different stages/conditions.

Abstract: A semi-truck to RV conversion device and system is disclosed. The device has a weatherproof electrical enclosure mounted on a semi-truck, which can be attached permanently or removably via, for example, an adjustable strap and fastener. The conversion device features gladhands for connecting to the truck's air lines, a semi-truck light cord plug-in, and an RV-style light cord plug-in for integrating the truck's lighting system with the trailer. The system also incorporates an air-to-electric brake controller that converts air pressure from the truck's braking system into electrical signals to control the trailer's electric brakes, with the braking force on the trailer being proportionate to the air pressure signal for synchronized braking. This system improves safety and enables for quick transitions between hauling different types of trailers.

Abstract: A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, with a controllable brake booster, and with a brake pedal. In the method, the brake booster is controlled, as a function of an actuation of the brake pedal, to generate a hydraulic pressure in the brake system, the motor vehicle is monitored for a standstill of the motor vehicle, an actuation path of the brake pedal is monitored for an exceedance of a specified limit value, and a holding function for maintaining the hydraulic pressure present in the brake system is activated if a standstill and a limit value exceedance are detected. At least one state variable of the motor vehicle is ascertained and that the limit value is specified as a function of the at least one state variable.

Abstract: A solenoid valve state diagnostic method may include monitoring a voltage value of an induced voltage generated at both ends of a coil of a solenoid valve, determining a state of a plunger of the solenoid valve as a normal state or an abnormal state based on a comparison of the voltage value of the induced voltage and a pre-stored voltage value of a normal induced voltage and outputting information based on the determination.

Abstract: In one aspect, an anti-lock braking system (ABS) tone ring apparatus for a wheel end system. The ABS tone ring apparatus includes a body, a tone ring portion of the body to interact with an ABS sensor, and a mounting portion of the body configured to be clamped between components of the wheel end system. The mounting portion includes a plurality of through openings configured to receive studs of the wheel end system that extend between the components as the components clamp the mounting portion of the body therebetween.

Abstract: A safety park brake system of a vehicle is disclosed. The safety system comprises a pneumatic park brake, a park brake electronic unit, a controller, an air brake sub-system in air communication with the pneumatic park brake, and a compressor. The compressor is configured to provide pressurized air to the air brake sub-system through a discharge line arranged between the compressor and the air brake sub-system. The controller is configured to receive a park brake request, detect an error associated with a failure in the park brake electronic unit, and impede inflow of pressurized air into the air brake sub-system. The safety park-brake system is configured to control discharge of air from the air brake sub-system to thereby achieve a drop in air pressure. The pneumatic park brake is configured to automatically apply once the air pressure in the air brake sub-system drops below a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for identifying and characterizing noises generated by a vehicle braking system is described. The method first comprises the steps of detecting noises generated by a vehicle braking system under dynamic operating conditions and generating digital audio data representative of the detected noise. The method then provides analyzing the aforesaid digital audio data by a noise analyzer, to identify potential squeal events and respective likely squeal frequencies, and generating squeal frequency information indicative of the squeal frequencies of the identified potential squeal events.

Abstract: The present invention has the objective of reducing polluting emissions and saving energy costs per kilometer traveled compared to vehicles that only have internal combustion engines. refers to the integration of an electric drive system in vehicles with an internal combustion engine propulsion system to convert it to a Hybrid Converted Vehicle, and is based on a kit already configured based on the weight, autonomy and speed available for installation. The electric propulsion system can be integrated into vehicles with an internal combustion engine propulsion system with rear or front wheel drive through 2 mechanical elements contained in the gearbox, these are: 1. The intermediate transmission shaft or countershaft 2.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system and methods for managing and controlling emissions produced by a vehicle and/or powertrain, which includes one or more power sources selected from a fuel cell, a fuel cell stack, a battery, and combinations thereof, a processor, one or more inputs, a controller, and one or more emission control devices.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a system performing a method of controlling an operation of the vehicle during a tire blowout. The system includes a vehicle dynamics sensor for detecting a dynamic parameter of the vehicle, tire sensors for detecting wheel speeds of wheels of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a velocity of the vehicle from the vehicle dynamics sensor and the wheel speeds from the tire sensors, determine a diagonal product ratio of the wheel speeds, compare the diagonal product ratio to a range to detect an occurrence of a tire blowout, identify a location of the tire blowout from a wheel speed ratio based on wheels that are diagonally opposite each other, and control the operation of the vehicle in response to the tire blowout.

Abstract: A parking assistance device is provided and includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image from an imaging unit imaging surrounding circumstances of a vehicle. A setting unit sets at a start of parking assistance, a reference movement target position of the vehicle in a parking space defined by a pair of spaced dividing lines included in the captured image, and sets, after the start of the parking assistance, a movement target position of the vehicle in the parking space included in the captured image. Further, at predetermined control periods, a correction unit corrects the movement target position, based on the reference movement target position, a position acquisition unit that acquires the current position of the vehicle, and a guidance control unit that controls the vehicle to the corrected movement target position, based on the corrected movement target position and the current position.

Abstract: A method for generating an obstacle avoidance path, performed by at least one processor includes generating a reference path from an initial location to a target location for a moving object to move, providing the generated reference path to a controller for generating a control value of the moving object to generate a control value corresponding to the reference path, providing the generated control value to a kinematic model related to the moving object to extract a state for the moving object to follow the reference path, and generating a feasible path corresponding to the reference path based on the extracted state.

Abstract: A collision damage reduction device of the present disclosure includes: a departure judgment unit which detects that a vehicle is in a departing state; a departing-state acceleration velocity determination unit which determines upper limits for an acceleration and a velocity of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in the departing state; and a control unit which controls the acceleration and the velocity of the vehicle on the basis of upper limits determined by the departing-state acceleration velocity determination unit. Even in a situation in which an obstacle is not detected, the departing-state acceleration velocity determination unit determines, as first upper limits, such upper limits for the acceleration and the velocity that do not cause serious damage even if the vehicle contacts with assumed said obstacle.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) detects an animal in its vicinity, classifies the detected animal, and selects an action to take based on the classification. The action may be selected to deter the animal away from a roadway along which the AV is traveling, or for the AV to avoid a collision or other negative encounter with the animal. The AV determines whether to proceed along the roadway, e.g., if the action has caused the animal to leave the roadway. The animal classification may be used to determine whether or not to drop off or pick up a user at a particular location near an animal.

Abstract: A method predicting a path of an object includes: recognizing the object by using at least one sensor of the vehicle; generating movement path data associated with the object by tracking a movement path of the object during a first time interval when the object is recognized; and generating prediction path data including at least one prediction path associated with the object during a second time interval based on the generated movement path data.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a sensor device for detecting a branch road guide line marked on a road surface of a driving lane, a route guidance device configured to generate a target route to a destination and provide information on the target route, a lane keeping control module configured to perform a lane keeping control The vehicle control device further includes a controller configured to, in response to a plurality of branch road guide lines being detected in the driving lane, control the lane keeping control module based on a position of at least one of the plurality of branch road guide lines and a position of a left lane or a right lane of the driving lane depending on the presence or absence of a target route set by the route guidance device.

Abstract: A vehicular occupant health monitoring system includes a heartbeat sensor disposed at a vehicle and operable to capture sensor data measuring an aspect associated with the heart of an occupant of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes a processor operable to process sensor data captured by the heartbeat sensor and provided to the ECU. The ECU retrieves a profile associated with an occupant from a plurality of profiles, the retrieved profile including nominal health data of the occupant. The vehicular occupant health monitoring system determines whether the measured aspect associated with the heart of the occupant is abnormal. The nominal health data is updated based on processing at the ECU of additional sensor data captured by the heartbeat sensor. Responsive to determining the measured aspect associated with the heart of the occupant is abnormal, speed of the vehicle is prohibited from exceeding a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle (1) having at least one driven axle (3) with a locking differential (10a), where when the motor vehicle (1) is driving and the locking differential (10a) concerned is engaged on at least one driven axle (3), it is checked whether the motor vehicle is driving round a curve. If it is found that the motor vehicle is driving round a curve, the engaged locking differential (10a) is actuated to disengage it and it is checked whether the locking differential (10a) concerned has in fact been disengaged. If it is found that the locking differential (10a) concerned has not been disengaged, the wheel of the driven axle (3) concerned on the outside of the curve is braked.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes one or more sensors that obtain information related to a vehicle being driven within a driving lane. The vehicle control apparatus further includes a processor that sets a lane change start target point with respect to a center of the driving lane. The processor sets at least one new lane change start target point based on a position of the vehicle if it is determined that a center of a bumper of the vehicle is biased in one direction with respect to the center of the driving lane.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a memory configured to store trajectory distribution information representing distribution of trajectories for each lane in a predetermined section of a road; and a processor configured to set a target trajectory of a vehicle by referring to the trajectory distribution information of a second lane different from a first lane being traveled by the vehicle, when the vehicle travels the predetermined section, and make the vehicle travel along the target trajectory.

Abstract: A vehicular sensing system includes a camera and a radar sensor disposed at a vehicle. The system determines a plurality of data points that each represents a respective position on a respective lane marker of the road relative to the equipped vehicle. The system, for each data point of the plurality of data points, tracks the respective positions on respective lane markers relative to the equipped vehicle. The system detects presence of another vehicle rearward of the equipped vehicle, and determines location of the detected other vehicle relative to the tracked respective positions on respective lane markers that are located rearward of the equipped vehicle. The vehicular sensing system determines a collision threat for a lane change maneuver by the equipped vehicle based on the tracked respective positions.

Abstract: A method for maneuvering a vehicle on a multi-lane road has the steps of: receiving a driving command for maneuvering the vehicle from a first traffic lane of the road via a second traffic lane of the road to an exit of the road; preparing a lane change maneuver from the first traffic lane to the second traffic lane, a speed of the vehicle being adapted for the preparation of the lane change maneuver; determining a gradient of the road in a region of the exit; and adapting the preparation of the lane change maneuver in a manner which is dependent on the determined gradient.

Abstract: A system for identifying adversarial behavior directed to an autonomous vehicle includes a pedestrian detection system in communication with a vehicle controller adapted to identify a pedestrian within proximity of the autonomous vehicle, track the pedestrian, determine if the pedestrian is intending to cross in front of the autonomous vehicle, and if the pedestrian tracking system determines that the pedestrian is not intending to cross in front of the autonomous vehicle, the pedestrian tracking system is further adapted to continue tracking the pedestrian, and if the pedestrian tracking system determines that the pedestrian is intending to cross in front of the autonomous vehicle, the pedestrian tracking system is further adapted to determine, with an adversarial intent algorithm, if the pedestrian is exhibiting any adversarial behavior.

Abstract: Techniques for estimating a ground profile for an environment associated with a vehicle are described herein. Sensor data associated with a vehicle may be used to determine sensor data points associated with a path of the vehicle. Using a first metric and a second metric, such as a maximum slope and minimum slope based on the position of the vehicle and/or a previously-determined ground point, a region (e.g., search window) may be determined, and based on the region, a subset of sensor data points included in the region. The subset of sensor data points may be used to determine a ground point. In some instances, the ground point may be determined based on an average height of the sensor data points. A ground profile may be determined that at least partially includes the ground point.

Abstract: The present teachings relate to a device, system, and method for facial recognition and monitoring. The present teachings may relate to a method for recognizing and monitoring one or more users for an occurrence of a health event of the one or more users comprising: a) receiving incoming video data; b) preprocessing the video data; c) extracting facial data to identify one or more users; d) recognizing the presence, probability, and/or absence of the health event; e) generating one or more notifications or not generating based on the presence, probability, and/or absence of the health event; and f) optionally, enabling one or more safety protocols of a vehicle.

Abstract: A safe driving incentive system is used to track and train new drivers in license acquisition procedures and may encourage new drivers to adopt the safe driving incentive system for future driving incentives and insurance premium deductions. An incentive company receives a system payment from a payer, such as a parent, and facilitates payment of a customer's premium to an insurance company. The system payment may be greater than the insurance premium and the incentive company may utilize this balance in the account to pay a designated monitored driver a reward payment for safe driving. The safe driving incentive system utilizes a location services system which may employ a global positioning system on a mobile phone or in the vehicle to monitor the driver. Telematic may be used to determine a driver rating that impacts the insurance premium and the reward payment to a monitored driver.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved tracking of articulated vehicles can obtain, through one or more sensor systems onboard a vehicle, sensor data descriptive of an environment of the vehicle, the environment including an articulated vehicle having at least a first portion and a second portion; generate based on the sensor data, first state data for the first portion of the articulated vehicle and second state data for the second portion of the articulated vehicle; determine an articulated vehicle relationship between the first portion and the second portion based on the first state data for the first portion and the second state data for the second portion; generate, using an articulated vehicle motion model, synthetic motion data for the second portion based on the first state data for the first portion; and update the second state data of the second portion based on the synthetic motion data.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for controlling a vehicle are described. An example method for controlling a vehicle includes obtaining planning information relating to an intended operation of the vehicle over a prediction horizon; inputting the planning information into an uncertainty model to determine uncertainty information, wherein: the uncertainty model is trained using sample driving event data based on a multivariate probability prediction algorithm; and the uncertainty model is configured to predict the uncertainty information that relates to a deviation of an operation of the vehicle according to an intended control instruction from the intended operation, the intended control instruction being determined based on the planning information; generating a control instruction based on the planning information and the uncertainty information; and operating the vehicle based on the control instruction.

Abstract: A system for detecting actuator misconfiguration in a vehicle includes actuators and a control module. Each actuator is assigned a unique identifier. The control module includes interface ports in communication with the actuators via serial data links. Each interface port is in communication with two of the actuators. Each actuator is in communication with two of the interface ports. The control module is configured to receive a message from an actuator installed at a location of the vehicle, the message including the unique identifier assigned to the actuator, compare the received unique identifier assigned to the actuator to a stored identifier specific to the location of the vehicle, and in response to the received unique identifier being different than the stored identifier, transmit an error signal indicating a failure associated with the actuator. Other examples systems and methods for detecting actuator misconfiguration in vehicles are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for evaluating spatially resolved actual sensor data recorded with at least one sensor. The actual sensor data are read first. A location and an orientation of the actual sensor data are ascertained. A spatially resolved map with spatially resolved expectations of sensor data is read. The spatially resolved expectations of the sensor data are compared to the actual sensor data. A property can be ascertained from the comparison. An estimation can take place as to what influence an error source has on the comparison of the spatially resolved expectations of the sensor data to the actual sensor data. It is determined whether or not the property is fulfilled, based on the comparison of the spatially resolved expectations of the sensor data to the actual sensor data and based on the estimation of the influence of the error source. The property and a property probability are output.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting hardware faults in computer-based feedback control systems. Multiple instances of the system control program(s) are run on system processors. System sensor data are input to each instance, and the control commands output by each instance are compared. As instantiations of the same programs receive largely the same sensor data, differences between output commands may indicate the presence of one or more hardware faults.

Abstract: A method using a partitioned deep neural network with a constrained data cap includes receiving, at a first machine learning model, raw data and generating compressed code using the raw data. The method also includes identifying values, of a plurality of values of the compressed code, that are outside of a value range, and generating, using the first machine learning model, a prediction value for each identified value, the prediction value for each respective value of the identified values predicting whether a respective value indicates an anomaly in the raw data. The method also includes further compressing, using the first machine learning model, portions of the compressed code associated with prediction values that are greater than a threshold. The method also includes communicating the portions of the compressed code to a second machine learning model, and receiving, from the second machine learning model, diagnostics information responsive to the portions of the compressed code.

Abstract: A method for generating a populated state transition table for a finite-state machine (FSM)-modeled system includes receiving system traits via a host computer of a modeling system. The system traits include states, state transitions, and events of the FSM-modeled system. The method includes generating an initial state transition table in response to receipt of the system traits, the table being partially-populated by the system traits. The method additionally includes populating the table in response to user inputs to thereby auto-generate a populated state transition table, and error-checking the populated table using predetermined error-checking criteria, including searching the populated table via error-checking logic of the host computer for an omitted critical trait of the FSM-modeled system. The method also includes communicating an alert to the user in response to the omitted critical trait.

Abstract: A method for providing a driver with a warning includes determining that a vehicle is being operated in a manner that fails to comply with a constraint imposed on motion of vehicles on a section of a road, determining that a driver of the vehicle exhibits a non-neutral sentiment, based on having determined that the driver exhibits a non-neutral sentiment, selecting a level of obtrusiveness for the warning message, and outputting the warning message at that level.

Abstract: A path planning method using data calculation analysis comprising: calculating a driving process data generated by a specific vehicle during the operation of a predetermined driving route by at least one sensor, electronic devices or big data model of the specific vehicle using the vehicle carbon emission data collection algorithm; calculating carbon emissions of each section of the predetermined driving route based on the driving process data; obtaining an actual carbon emissions according to the carbon emissions of each road section by performing a comprehensive addition operation; comparing the actual carbon emissions with a minimum carbon emissions to realize whether an actual carbon reduction amount is above a first predetermined value; when the actual carbon reduction amount is above the first predetermined value, a notification signal is generated for the user to drive on the predetermined driving route.

Abstract: A control device includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize at a surrounding situation of a moving object; a lane change determination unit configured to determine, based on the surrounding situation, whether lane change control is executable; a travel control unit configured to execute the lane change control in response to determination that the lane change control is executable; and a notification control unit configured to issue predetermined notification to an occupant of the moving object. The notification control unit issues, to the occupant of the moving object, notification that the lane change control is to be started in response to the determination. The travel control unit starts the lane change control after a predetermined time elapses from when the notification is started. The predetermined time differs depending on a lane change direction of the moving object under the lane change control.

Abstract: A vehicle can receive audio data indicating speech from a citizens band (CB) radio channel. The vehicle can determine a location corresponding to information in the speech. The vehicle can determine an event corresponding to the location based on the information in the speech. The vehicle can automatically adjust operation according to the event and the location.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for controlling autonomous driving. The device may include a processor, and a memory storing instructions, when executed by the processor, may cause the device to create a driving route based on a map, determine, based on an amount of change in a heading angle of the driving route, a curved section, change the driving route to reduce the amount of change in the heading angle, and control autonomous driving of a vehicle along the changed driving route.

Abstract: A method for controlling a driving assistance system or a system for at least partially automated driving. The method includes: providing measurement data characterizing a traffic situation; ascertaining several candidate responses to the traffic situation, wherein these responses each include controlling the driving assistance system, or the system for at least partially automated driving, or suppressing such a control; ascertaining, for each of these candidate responses, a score using a distribution of response times of a driver of the vehicle, the score indicating how dangerously the traffic situation develops after performing the respective candidate response; selecting, using these scores, one of the candidate responses as the response to be carried out; controlling the driving assistance system, or the system for at least partially automated driving, to carry out the selected response.

Abstract: An example method of controlling a vehicle using a multi-node computational architecture includes receiving, by a first computational node, waypoints and vehicle states, and generating a first control command set for motion of the vehicle in a lateral direction with a first complexity and a second control command set for motion in a longitudinal direction with a second complexity that is less than the first complexity. A second computational node, operating in parallel with the first computational node, is used to generate a third control command set for motion in the longitudinal direction with the first complexity. The method further includes selecting, by a control arbitrator and based on the vehicle states and health status indications of the first and second computational nodes, either the second control command set or the third control command set, and outputting the selected control command set, which is used to control the vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for generation and use of surfel maps to plan for occlusions. One of the methods includes receiving a previously-generated surfel map depicting an area in which a vehicle is located, the surfel map comprising a plurality of surfels, each surfel corresponding to a respective different location in the area in which a vehicle is located; receiving, from one or more sensors, sensor data representing the area in which the vehicle is located; determining, based on the sensor data, that the area in which a vehicle is located includes a dynamic object having a changed shape relative to its representation in the surfel map; and generating an updated path for the vehicle to travel that avoids an occlusion by the changed shape of the dynamic object of a line of sight of one or more sensors to an area of interest.

Abstract: A method of managing a condition of a shared ride provided using an autonomous vehicle (AV) is described and includes determining individual preferences for the condition expressed by passengers participating in the shared ride; determining a consensus preference for the condition based on the individual preferences; and applying the consensus preference for the condition for at least a portion of the shared ride, wherein the applying the consensus preference for the condition comprises managing settings of the AV, including settings of a cabin of the AV.