Abstract: A tire wear estimator includes a tire measurement system adapted to be mounted in or on an inner surface of the tire. The tire measurement system comprises a sensor adapted for sensing a physical property of the tire, and an acquisition system adapted for sampling a signal of the sensor into memory, to acquire a perturbation in the sampled data induced by a contact patch of the tire when the sensor is mounted in or on an inner surface of the tire. A sample rate of the acquisition system is high enough so at least one oscillation, which indicates a tread depth of the tire, becomes detectable in the sampled data in and/or around the perturbation.

Abstract: Systems for detection of tire strain in a vehicle are disclosed. In some implementations, the system may include an antennae disposed on one or more of the vehicle or a vehicle component and may output an electromagnetic ping. The system may include a tire with a body formed of one or more tire plies. Any one or more of the tire plies may include split-ring resonators (SRRs). Each SRR may have a natural resonance frequency that may proportionately shift in response to a change in an elastomeric property of a respective one or more tire plies, the elastomeric property including one or more of a reversible deformation, stress, or strain. The SRRs may include split-ring resonator (SRR) with carbon particles that may uniquely resonate in response to an electromagnetic ping based at least in part on a concentration level of the carbon particles within the SRR.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sonar device (1) for detection of underwater objects. The sonar device comprises a body element (2) having a cavity. A piezo electric element (3) is comprised within the cavity. A resin filling (6) of the cavity protects the piezo electric element (3) from water at underwater operation. The sonar device further comprises a holder (4) adapted to hold the piezo electric element (3). The holder (4) is arranged to centre and hold the piezo electric element (3) within said body element (2). The holder (4) comprises in its structure a plurality of damping structures (5). A method of manufacturing holder and a sonar device is also disclosed.

Abstract: The technology relates to articulated autonomous vehicles that can potentially jackknife. To avoid or mitigate such hazardous conditions, the current state of the vehicle is evaluated against the vehicle's planned trajectory, for instance as it drives along a freeway or surface streets. When the evaluation indicates a likelihood of jackknifing, an automated braking approach is implemented using elective braking to stabilize the vehicle. The braking approach can depend on whether the situation involves tractor jackknifing or trailer jackknifing, and one or more different braking mechanisms can be employed for a selective modulation of the braking profile to address actual jackknifing or to prevent the vehicle from entering a jackknifing situation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data set including a requested acceleration as information representing movement of a vehicle in a front-rear direction and any one of a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a rotation radius as information representing movement of the vehicle in a lateral direction from each of a plurality of applications, an arbitration unit configured to perform arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and arbitration of information representing the movement of the vehicle in the lateral direction based on a plurality of the data sets received by the receiver, and a first output unit configured to output instruction information for driving an actuator based on an arbitration result of the arbitration unit.

Abstract: A security system is provided for a vehicle having an on-board diagnostic (“OBD”) data link cable and an OBD port. The system includes, a glass break sensor, and an input connector having a power input configured to be coupled to a vehicle battery voltage input of the OBD data link cable and to provide power to the glass break sensor. The glass break sensor is configured to detect a vibration, air pressure, or audio frequency disturbance and to generate an alarm signal when a disturbance is detected. The microprocessor is configured: to use OBD data to monitor whether the vehicle engine is running; to automatically arm the glass break sensor device when the vehicle engine is turned off; to automatically disarm the glass break sensor device when the vehicle engine is on; and to activate an alarm or a camera when in response to the alarm signal.

Abstract: A control method for a hybrid vehicle includes a generator and an electric motor, the generator being configured to charge a battery by use of power of an engine, the electric motor being configured to drive driving wheels by electric power of the battery. The control method having driving the engine at a first rotation speed when a charging amount of the battery decreases to a first charging threshold; changing the engine to driving at a second rotation speed larger than the first rotation speed when the engine is driven at the first rotation speed and the charging amount decreases to a second charging threshold smaller than the first charging threshold; and continuing driving of the engine until the charging amount becomes equal to or more than a charging end threshold larger than the first charging threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle lane change control are described. Some implementations may include determining a kinematic state of a vehicle moving in an origin lane; detecting, based on data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, objects that are moving in a target lane of the road; determining a headway constraint in terms of a preparation time, a preparation acceleration to be applied to the vehicle during the preparation time, and an execution time during which the vehicle is to transition from the origin lane to the target lane; determining values of the preparation time, the execution time, and the preparation acceleration subject to a set of constraints including the headway constraint; and determining a motion plan that will transition the vehicle from the origin lane to the target lane based at least in part on the preparation time, the execution time, and the preparation acceleration.

Abstract: An electrochromic device is provided in which resistance of a bus bar is reduced. This devices includes: a pair of base members; a pair of electrodes arranged between the pair of base members; an electrochromic layer arranged between the pair of electrodes; and at least one bus bar electrically connected to one of the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes an actuation unit that actuates an anomaly control switch that acknowledges execution of safety control, which improves safety during driving of a vehicle, upon detection of an occupant in an anomalous state from a monitoring result of a state of the occupant of the vehicle. The actuation unit causes the anomaly control switch to be actuated to allow the occupant to recognize a control content of the safety control. The vehicle control device further includes an operation acknowledgement unit that acknowledges operation of the anomaly control switch and a controller that executes the safety control when the operation acknowledgement unit acknowledges the operation of the anomaly control switch.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular environment estimation device capable of accurately estimating a travel environment around own vehicle on the basis of a predicted route of a mobile object or the like, which is moving in a blind area. A vehicular environment estimation device that is mounted in the own vehicle detects a behavior of another vehicle in the vicinity of the own vehicle, and estimates a travel environment, which affects the traveling of another vehicle, on the basis of the behavior of another vehicle. For example, the presence of another vehicle, which is traveling in a blind area, is estimated on the basis of the behavior of another vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to estimate a vehicle travel environment that cannot be recognized by the own vehicle but can be recognized by another vehicle in the vicinity of the own vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling driving in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes one or more input devices configured to receive an input from a driver of the vehicle and a control circuit electrically connected with the one or more input devices. The control circuit is configured to activate a lane change when a first input for the lane change is received via the one or more input devices, initiate a lateral movement for the lane change when a second input for the lane change is received via the one or more input devices within a first time interval after the first input, and cancel the lane change when the second input is not received within the first time interval after the first input.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method onboard a host vehicle for identifying, tagging and reporting hazardous drivers in adjacent vehicles in the vicinity of the host vehicle and displaying a message on a display of the tagged adjacent vehicle visible outside the tagged vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is an information display device for a vehicle having a display control section acquiring information of the vehicle and a display section displaying an image selected by the display control section. The vehicle includes a shift lever that can select at least a parking range and a driving range, and an in displayed on the display section includes either a first vehicle image or a second vehicle that are images of the vehicle viewed from mutually different directions. On the display section, the display control section displays the first vehicle image when the shift lever selects the parking range and the second vehicle image when the shift lever selects at least the driving range.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling driving in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes one or more input devices configured to receive an input from a driver of the vehicle and a control circuit electrically connected with the one or more input devices. The control circuit is configured to activate a lane change when a first input for the lane change is received via the one or more input devices, initiate a lateral movement for the lane change when a second input for the lane change is received via the one or more input devices within a first time interval after the first input, and cancel the lane change when the second input is not received within the first time interval after the first input.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and systems related to operating a mobile asset are provided. In one example, a method for operating a mobile asset includes supplying an engine with a fuel controller a first amount of a first fuel and a second amount of a second fuel and combusting the first fuel and the second fuel at a fuel combustion ratio in at least one cylinder of the engine, the first amount and the second amount being selected based on route information for a route along which the mobile asset is operable to travel and a projected exhaustion of the first fuel that does not precede a projected exhaustion of the second fuel, wherein the mobile asset is unable to operate with the second fuel alone.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus according to an aspect includes an acquirer configured to acquire traveling history of a vehicle, and an information provider configured to provide information on an anthropomorphic character correlated with information related to the vehicle. The information provider gives or grows the anthropomorphic character on the basis of the traveling history acquired by the acquirer.

Abstract: In the technical field of industrial automation, a fault diagnosis method and apparatus for a numerical control machine tool are disclosed which can improve the efficiency of diagnosing faults of numerical control machine tools by utilizing feedback information provided by users. In a fault diagnosis method of an embodiment, the fault diagnosis apparatus receives a fault symptom to be diagnosed from a user terminal, diagnoses the fault for the fault symptom to be diagnosed, returns a fault diagnosis result to the user terminal, receives feedback on the fault diagnosis result from the user terminal, and adjusts the diagnosis policy for the fault symptom to be diagnosed according to the fault diagnosis result if the feedback of the user on the fault diagnosis result indicates that the fault has been cleared.

Abstract: A control system for boats includes a direction control system of a propulsion unit having a directional control member, and an acceleration/deceleration control system of the propulsion unit having an acceleration/deceleration control member. The directional control member activates a directional unit that generates directional control signals, which set an orientation of the propulsion unit, and the acceleration/deceleration control member activates an acceleration/deceleration unit that generates acceleration/deceleration control signals, which set at least a number of revolutions of the propulsion unit. The control system further includes a display unit provided with a screen, and a camera having a control system that provides images of areas or zones that cannot be observed by an operator of the control system while steering the boat, so as to enable driving the acceleration/deceleration unit and/or the directional unit according to a content of those images.

Abstract: A system and method preserves raw vibration data for a physical event involving a transport vehicle such as a helicopter, plane, boat, car, or truck. The event may involve unexpected mechanical stresses on the vehicle. The system and method preserves raw vibration data for parts of the transport vehicle, such as from multiple points along the drive train. The preserved raw vibration data includes data from time prior to the physical event. In an embodiment, the system and method continuously detects vibration data, and stores the most recent vibration data in a circular memory buffer. The buffer is continually updated with the most current vibration data. When an event is automatically detected or manually triggered, the most recently saved vibration data is transferred from the buffer to permanent storage, along with vibration data obtained subsequent to the event. This allows for a more thorough post-event analysis.

Abstract: A method performed by a first computing system includes receiving, from a second computing system, a message identifying a symptom of a first vehicle; and sending a repair tip to the second computing system. The repair tip includes a first phrase describing a first procedure performed on a second vehicle that exhibited the symptom, wherein the first procedure performed on the second vehicle yielded a result insufficient to determine that a component of the second vehicle associated with the symptom is defective. The repair tip also includes a second phrase describing a second procedure performed on a given vehicle, wherein the given vehicle is either (i) the second vehicle or (ii) a third vehicle that also exhibited the symptom, wherein the second procedure performed on the given vehicle yielded a result sufficient to determine that a component of the given vehicle associated with the symptom is defective.

Abstract: A touch operation is performed on a touch panel on which a knob for input operation can be placed, using the knob or another operation object. A touch detection unit detects the touch operation in a first detection method and a second detection method which are different from each other. Based on the result of detection in the first detection method, a knob touch point determining unit identifies the position where the touch operation has been performed by the knob, and outputs the touch information. A knob-finger contact determining unit determines whether a finger is in contact with the knob based on the touch information and the result of detection in the second detection method. It is possible to perform, without fail, the determination as to whether a knob or another object is in contact with the touch panel, and whether a finger is in contact with the knob which is in contact with the touch panel.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an in-vehicle activity information acquisition unit, a traveling road information acquisition unit, and a traveling route deriving unit. The in-vehicle activity information acquisition unit is configured to acquire in-vehicle activity information indicating content of an activity to be performed by an occupant in the vehicle while the occupant is traveling on the vehicle. The traveling road information acquisition unit is configured to acquire traveling road information indicating a state of a traveling road relating to a magnitude of an acceleration to be applied to the vehicle. The traveling route deriving unit is configured to derive a traveling route of the vehicle, on a basis of the in-vehicle activity information and the traveling road information.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for providing personalized groups of travel data for review through a user interface. Embodiments include receiving trip records associated with a user from an application running on a remote device, providing the trip records to a prediction model, and receiving a plurality of groups from the prediction model, each group of the plurality of groups comprising a subset of the trip records. Embodiments include providing each group of the plurality of groups to a personalization model, the personalization model having been trained based on user feedback to determine personalization scores for each group of the plurality of groups. Embodiments include receiving a personalization score for each group of the plurality of groups from the personalization model and transmitting one or more groups selected based on the personalization scores to the application to be displayed via the user interface.

Abstract: A driving state monitoring device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires line-of-sight information indicating a line-of-sight of a driver and driving state information indicating a state of driving by the driver; a calculation unit that calculates a line-of-sight range of the driver in a predetermined driving state based on the line-of-sight information and the driving state information; and a determination unit that determines an insufficient visual observation range based on a recommended line-of-sight range and the line-of-sight range of the driver, the insufficient visual observation range being a range in which visual observation by the driver is insufficient, the recommended line-of-sight range being a line-of-sight range recommended for the predetermined driving state.

Abstract: Disclosed in the invention are an in-vehicle intelligent WiFi microphone and an audio delay processing method therefor, by which the problem that the existing in-vehicle microphone is prone to interference and provides poor sound quality when FM signals are used to establish audio transmission with an in-vehicle entertainment system, can be solved. The in-vehicle intelligent WiFi microphone comprises a first microphone, a first main control circuit board, a first rechargeable battery and a first main mounting housing. The first microphone, the first main control circuit board and the first rechargeable battery are arranged in the first main mounting housing. The first microphone is located at an upper end of the first main mounting housing, and the first microphone and the first rechargeable battery are electrically connected to the first main control circuit board.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus of an embodiment includes a recognizer which recognizes a surrounding environment of a host vehicle, and a driving controller which controls one or both of a speed and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer to perform driving control, wherein the driving controller performs the driving control in at least any of a first driving state and a second driving state having a higher rate of automation or fewer tasks requested for an occupant of the host vehicle than the first driving state, and an operation environment in which route change of the host vehicle in the second driving state is executed is limited as compared to a case of the first driving state.

Abstract: A warning device of a vehicle and a warning method thereof are provided. Determine an attribute and behavior of a target object based on sensing data of a sensor. Provide a first warning signal according to the attribute and the behavior of the target object. Provide a second warning signal based on dynamic information of the vehicle, the attributes and the behavior of the target object.

Abstract: A display system (100) includes a rendering image generation unit (120), a parameter computation unit (140), and a warp processing unit (130). The parameter computation unit (140) computes a latency compensation parameter for compensating a latency including a rendering processing latency of a rendering image based on tracking information. The warp processing unit (130) performs latency compensation processing for compensating the position of a virtual object in a display region based on the latency compensation parameter.

Abstract: An assist apparatus includes a second detection section, a first calculation section, and a notification section. The second detection section detects, as a region candidate which is a candidate for a region to which the own vehicle makes a lane change, one of one or more inter-vehicle regions sandwiched between two approaching vehicles one of which is located ahead of the other. The first calculation section calculates an acceptable distance, a vehicle A being one of the two approaching vehicles and having a relatively small relative distance to the own vehicle and a vehicle B being the other of the two approaching vehicles and having a relatively large relative distance to the own vehicle. The notification section notifies each approaching vehicle of a lane change intention, when the relative distance between the own vehicle and the vehicle A is less than the acceptable distance.

Abstract: An augmented navigational system is provided for autonomous vehicles. The augmented navigational system may further be coupled to an artificial intelligence system that provides object recognition and image recognition. A machine learning system may provide further feedback as to whether the pickup and drop off location was appropriate, and whether the recognition of one or more objects was appropriate.

Abstract: A vehicle inspection device includes a camera mounted to a power folding side-view mirror provided to a vehicle, the camera being configured to switch between an exterior image capture state in which an exterior of the vehicle is within an image capture range and an interior image capture state in which an interior of the vehicle is within the image capture range, while the side-view mirror performs an opening/closing operation between a completely open state and a closed state, and a vehicle processor that executes a vehicle image capture process of capturing an image of the exterior of the vehicle by the camera when the camera has entered the exterior image capture state due to an operation of the side-view mirror, and capturing an image of the interior of the vehicle by the camera when the camera has entered the interior image capture state due to an operation of the side-view mirror.

Abstract: A method and system of managing a utility system having a plurality of subsystems. A utility management server receives performance measurement data of a subsystem of a first utility system is received, from a first utility monitoring device (UMD). A type of the subsystem and a type of the first UMD is determined. Static rules are applied based on the type of subsystem and the type of UMD. Upon determining that the predetermined condition based on the static rules is not met, identifying a subsystem and its corresponding UMD responsible for a malfunction by retrieving contextual information from the measurements megastore server, analyzing the data from the first UMD and the contextual information, and sending a notification to the UMD having the subsystem that has been identified as being the source of the malfunction.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of logistics. Disclosed are a monitoring method for a shared recyclable logistics container and a system thereof, capable of timely and accurately finding a recyclable logistics container which may be stolen. In the invention, a recyclable logistics container may be time-shared by a plurality of users; a server stores valid area sets corresponding to each user, each valid area set comprising one or more geographic areas; the server continuously obtains a container identifier and positioning information of the recyclable logistics container; a valid area set corresponding to the current user of the recyclable logistics container is queried according to the container identifier; and if it is determined, according to the positioning information, that the recyclable logistics container camps outside the geographic areas in the found valid area set and the camping duration exceeds a predetermined threshold, an alarm is given.

Abstract: Methods and systems for data collection in a chemical or pharmaceutical production process with haptic feedback and control of data communication are disclosed. A system can include a data collector to collect data from plurality of input channels based on a selected data collection routine, a data storage to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data, wherein the plurality of collector routes each includes a different data collection routine, a data acquisition circuit to interpret the collected data and determine an occurrence of an anomalous condition, a data analysis circuit to analyze the collected data by evaluating a data communication constraint of the monitoring system and adjusting a volume of collected data communicated between the input channels and the data storage, and a haptic user device for generating a haptic stimulation in response to an occurrence of a specified anomalous condition.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to detect a state of surroundings of a mobile body, and reduce, when an object is detected during when a stationary sound is continuously output to a subject by using a plurality of sound sources that are arranged around the subject aboard the mobile body, output of the stationary sound toward the subject from a direction in which the object is detected.

Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior side portion of a vehicle includes a mounting portion, a mirror head and an electrically-operated actuator. The mounting portion is configured for attachment at an exterior side portion of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The mirror head is attached at the electrically-operated actuator. With the mounting portion of the exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the exterior side portion of the vehicle, the electrically-operated actuator is electrically operable to move the mirror reflective element and the mirror casing together in tandem to vertically and horizontally adjust a field of view of a driver of the vehicle who is viewing the mirror reflective element.

Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus is provided. The apparatus acquires image data of a display target object. The apparatus arranges the display target object in a virtual space based on the image data, arranges a virtual light source and a virtual viewpoint in the virtual space, and generates, as the display image, an image of the display target object viewed from the virtual viewpoint, and displays the display image with a display unit. The display target object includes an instrument with a needle and a shiny dial. The apparatus generates the display image through setting an area on the display target object as a reflection area and setting reflectance of a reflection suppression area smaller than reflectance set for the dial, where the reflection suppression area is a partial area of the dial and is set to cover places overlapping with the needle.

Abstract: An automatic driving system includes a driver monitor, a driver state determining unit, a first automatic driving controller, and a second automatic driving controller. The first automatic driving controller controls a first automatic driving mode for causing a vehicle to travel by automatic driving under a preset first traveling environment regardless of whether a driver is in a forward monitoring state. The second automatic driving controller controls a second automatic driving mode for causing the vehicle to travel by the automatic driving in a situation where the driver state determining unit determines, based on a driver state detected by the driver monitor, that the driver is in the forward monitoring state, and the vehicle is under a second traveling environment which is more complicated than the first traveling environment.

Abstract: A line-of-sight guidance device includes a vehicle peripheral state acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a peripheral state of a vehicle; a line-of-sight acquisition unit configured to acquire information on line of sight of the driver driving the vehicle; and a display control unit configured to control two or more display units included in a predetermined visual field in association with the line of sight among a plurality of display units mounted on the vehicle, to display a line-of-sight guidance display that is a display for guiding the line of sight of the driver from a first attention target indicated by the line of sight to a second attention target associated with the peripheral state of the vehicle. The first target is an attention target actually watched by the driver. The second attention target is an attention target to be watched by the driver.

Abstract: In a vehicle control system (1) configured for autonomous driving, and having a control unit (15) configured to execute a stop process by which the vehicle is parked in a prescribed stop area when it is detected that the control unit or the driver has become incapable of properly maintaining a traveling state of the vehicle, the control unit determines if a person is present within a predetermined range from the vehicle according to information obtained by a surrounding condition acquiring unit (61), the control unit causing the external notification device (14) to generate the acoustic notification at a first notification volume when a person is present within the predetermined range, and at a second notification volume higher than the first notification volume when a person is not present within the predetermined range.

Abstract: Described are devices, systems and methods for real-time remote control of vehicles with high redundancy. In some embodiments, two copies of at least one control command are received using two different wireless communication protocols, and are compared. The at least one control command is executed when the two copies are in agreement, but is rejected when the two copies differ. In other embodiments, additional wireless communication protocols may exist to provide a redundant mode of communication when one of the two different wireless communication protocols are unavailable. In yet other embodiments, redundant GPS units may be used to determine availability of any of the communication protocols, and relevant control commands may be downloaded in advance to circumvent the lack of coverage.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing the life cycle of a tyre. The apparatus includes a tyre state detector (100) and a data processor (200), wherein the tyre state detector (100) is configured to detect and send a first identity identifier of the tyre state detector (100) and state detection parameters to the data processor (200); and the data processor (200) is configured to obtain a second identity identifier and usage scenario information of the tyre, generate and send tyre life cycle management information corresponding to the tyre. By obtaining the second identity identifier and the usage scenario information of the tyre, and establishing a correspondence relation so as to generate and send the tyre life cycle management information corresponding to the tyre, the life cycle management of the tyre can be achieved, and thus the intelligent management of the tyre is achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for controlling autonomous vehicles utilizing maps that include visibility information. A map is stored at a computing device associated with a vehicle. The vehicle is configured to operate in an autonomous mode that supports a plurality of driving behaviors. The map includes information about a plurality of roads, a plurality of features, and visibility information for at least a first feature in the plurality of features. The computing device queries the map for visibility information for the first feature at a first position. The computing device, in response to querying the map, receives the visibility information for the first feature at the first position. The computing device selects a driving behavior for the vehicle based on the visibility information. The computing device controls the vehicle in accordance with the selected driving behavior.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a terminal device and a method for controlling an image acquirer. The terminal device includes: a shell; an image acquirer positioned in the shell; and a driver positioned in the shell and connected with the image acquirer. The driver includes a memory metal, and the memory metal has different lengths in an energized state and a deenergized state, and is configured to control the image acquirer to get into and out of the shell by length extension and contraction.

Abstract: A system for managing transport refrigeration units (28) is provided. The system includes a storage device (80) to store transport parameters (82) associated with a transport refrigeration unit (28). The storage device storing historical transport parameters (84) for other transport refrigeration units (28). Also included is an equipment management system (90) coupled to the storage device, the equipment management system (90) including: a diagnostic module (92) to determine a condition of the transport refrigeration unit (28) in response to the transport parameters (82); a predictive maintenance module (94) to determine a need for upcoming maintenance of the transport refrigeration unit (28) in response to the transport parameters (82); and a remaining life module (96) to determine a remaining life of at least one component of the transport refrigeration unit (28) in response to the transport parameters (82).

Abstract: An evaluation engine has two or more modules to assist a driver of a vehicle. A driver drowsiness module analyzes monitored features of the driver to recognize two or more levels of drowsiness of the driver of the vehicle. The driver drowsiness module evaluates drowsiness of the driver based on observed body language and facial analysis of the driver. The driver drowsiness module is configured to analyze live multi-modal sensor inputs from sensors against at least one of i) a trained artificial intelligence model and ii) a rules based model while the driver is driving the vehicle to produce an output comprising a driver drowsiness-level estimation. A driver assistance module provides one or more positive assistance mechanisms to the driver to return the driver to be at or above the designated level of drowsiness.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic operation assistance system comprising: a telematics center (1) that gives notification to a connected car (2) in accordance with a request that originated from the connected car (2), the notification pertaining to the traveling environment of the connected car (2) from which the request originated and a sensor evaluation value matching an external field sensor (22a); and the connected car (2) that changes, on the basis of the sensor evaluation value notified from the telematics center (1), a process for reflecting recognition data of each external field sensor (22a) of the connected car on an automatic operation control of the connected car.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle includes a microphone sensing sounds in the interior of the vehicle. The output of the interior microphone is processed according to an unsupervised machine learning model such that anomalies are indicated by the model. In response to detection of an anomaly, a remote dispatcher is notified, who may then dismiss the anomaly or transmit an instruction to the vehicle to alter its trajectory. The output of an exterior microphone and infotainment system may be removed from the output of the interior microphone prior to processing. An anomaly may be found to occur in response to detecting speaking of a keyword in the output of the interior microphone.

Abstract: This apparatus, system, and method for preventing vehicle door related accidents will help to detect oncoming traffic and/or nearby external objects when an occupant of the vehicle or the vehicle processor demonstrates an intent to open the vehicle door, and it would generate an alert for the vehicle users, or generate an external alert for the outside users, or automatically stop the vehicle door from opening further if there was a possibility of an accident involving the vehicle doors or its users. This invention comprises of an internal alert mechanism to alert vehicle users about the oncoming traffic and/or nearby external objects. This invention also comprises of an external alert mechanism, which would generate alert externally that vehicle door is about to be opened. This invention also comprises of a feature to restrict the vehicle doors from opening further when there is a potential for door related accident.