Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for evaluating a driving behavior, wherein detected driving data of at least one human driver, or detected driving data of at least one automated driving vehicle are obtained, wherein a key performance indicator is determined based on the obtained driving data, wherein both a travel time as well as an energy efficiency and/or emissions efficiency are taken into account in determining the key performance indicator, wherein the determined key performance indicator is provided as an evaluation result.

Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a traveling state detector, an emotion determination processor, and a driving assistance processor. The traveling state detector is configured to detect a traveling state of the vehicle. The emotion determination processor is configured to determine an emotion of an occupant of the vehicle. The driving assistance processor is configured to perform driving assistance control including one or both of information presentation to the occupant and traveling assistance control on the vehicle, in accordance with an output of one or both of the traveling state detector and the emotion determination processor. The emotion determination processor is configured to determine a driving unsuitable emotion by comparing, with a predetermined threshold, a difference between a reference value and a current value of a parameter indicating a physical state of the occupant, and to update the reference value at each driving cycle.

Abstract: Computer-implemented older driver/certified driver evaluation and certification methods, systems, and computer-readable media are described.

Abstract: A system and method for herding animals by a formation of autonomous vehicles, representing an improvement on U.S. application Ser. No. 18/608,136, AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STRAYS AND MANAGING HERDS. A plurality of herding vehicles use models derived from research and experience in animal husbandry to direct specific vehicles to specific positions with respect to a herd and to move and to emit sounds and light signals so as to induce the herd to stay together and to move in the desired direction at the desired speed. The system detects animals straying from the herd and deploys herding vehicles to drive them back into the herd. It periodically sends herding vehicles to a battery replacement station to receive fully charged batteries. The system operates in two modes: a roundup mode and a herding mode after a herd is fully assembled.

Abstract: A device and method determines available regenerative braking energy in a route for a target vehicle. The device is in communication with a navigation unit and is configured to split the at least one route between a source and a destination into multiple segments followed by determining vehicular data of the target vehicle. The device determines available/recoverable regenerative braking energy in the at least one route for the target vehicle based on selective vehicular data of other vehicles similar to the target vehicle, which have travelled through the at least one route. The device is configured to dynamically predict the available regenerative braking energy originating from random longitudinal deceleration maneuvers for the chosen route from source location to the chosen destination location for any hybrid or electric vehicle. The device improves fuel efficiency and reduces emissions.

Abstract: A driver assistance system aids a driver in charging one or more trailer-mounted batteries in a trailer being towed by an electrified passenger vehicle. Many existing charging facilities for electric vehicles have charging stalls with a layout configured to accommodate single vehicles. Charging facilities having drive-through or elongated charging stalls able to accommodate larger vehicles which are towing an electrified trailer are much scarcer. When attempting to charge a trailer-mounted battery in a charging stall meant for a single vehicle, it may be necessary to unhitch (i.e., decouple) the trailer while in the charging stall so that the passenger vehicle does not block the aisles of a charging station. Sensors in the vehicle perform a sensor sweep of a selected charging stall, and after unhitching, the trailer uses an independent drive system to park itself in the selected charging stall using driving commands which are calculated from the sensor sweep.

Abstract: An intersection control system includes: a storage storing multiple pieces of intersection control information that are different from each other, each piece of the intersection control information including multiple pieces of permitted trajectory information each of which indicates a permitted travel trajectory that a vehicle is permitted to follow, and a plurality of the travel trajectories not interfering with each other; and one or more processors configured to acquire multiple pieces of travel trajectory information each of which indicates a travel trajectory that each of a plurality of the vehicles located near the intersection follows when passing through the intersection, select a piece of the intersection control information that matches the pieces of the travel trajectory information from among the pieces of the intersection control information, and send the selected piece of the intersection control information to the vehicles located near the intersection.

Abstract: An autonomous herding system designed to manage and retrieve stray animals using an autonomous herding vehicle, each equipped with advanced navigation, propulsion, and sensory technology. The system utilizes a combination of optical-LiDAR sensors, global navigation satellite systems, machine-learning-derived image templates to detect and locate stray animals with respect to a herd and to guide them back. The system's modules collaborate to create an efficient, automated process that identifies stray animals, calculates the necessary approach vectors, and uses strategic movements and noises to encourage strays to rejoin their herd. This streamlines the herding process, reducing labor costs and improving the safety of both animals and human operators.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an input signal detector and a processor. The input signal detector detects an input signal that is based on a predetermined switch operation of a switch in the vehicle. The processor controls a defroster of the vehicle and an idle reduction, on the basis of the detection of the input signal performed by the input signal detector. The input signal detector includes a first detector that detects rising of the input signal that is based on the switch operation, and a second detector that detects falling of the input signal that is based on the switch operation. The processor drives the defroster on the basis of the detection of the input signal performed by the first detector, and prohibits the idle reduction on the basis of the detection of the input signal performed by the second detector.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for implementing Personalized Mobility as a Service (PMaaS) to improve transportation services delivery. One storage medium includes instructions for detecting, by a mobility as a service (MaaS) system, a request for a trip from a user device of a user. The storage medium further includes instructions for mapping, using a model executing on the machine, the user to a persona from a plurality of persona models. Each persona model has one or more characteristics associated with users of the MaaS system. Further yet, the storage medium includes instructions for determining trip parameters for the trip based on the persona mapped to the user, the trip parameters defining one or more trip segments for the trip, and instructions for providing trip parameters to the user device.

Abstract: A system and method for filtering exhaust gases of a vehicle is disclosed, that are based on an exhaust filter assembly includes an enclosure having an inlet coupled with an end of an exhaust pipe to allow exhaust gases of the vehicle into the enclosure, a filter element fitted with the enclosure to adsorb gaseous particles, moisture, and unburned fuel mist particles of the exhaust gases, sensors to sense gaseous particles adsorbed on the filter element, and generate first signals based on the sensed gaseous particles; a control unit; and a communication unit. The control unit includes processors to: receive the generated first signals, and generate second signals based on the received first signals. The communication is configured to transmit the second signals to computing devices of users to notify the users. Thermoelectric generator is adapted to convert heat energy of the exhaust gases into electric power.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for analyzing historical accident information to adjust driving actions of an autonomous vehicle over a travel route in order to avoid accidents which have occurred over the travel route. Historical accident information for the travel route can be analyzed to, for example, determine accident types which occurred over the travel route and determine causes and/or probable causes of the accident types. In response to determining accident types and causes/probable causes of the accident types over the travel route, adjustments can be made to the driving actions planned for the autonomous vehicle over the travel route. In addition, in an embodiment, historical accident information can be used to analyze available travel routes and select a route which presents less risk of accident than others.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a processing unit which creates a power-supply plan that ensures a first amount of electric power needed for the vehicle to arrive at the destination from the current location along a travel route. The travel route includes a specified section on which wireless power-supply equipment, among a plurality of power-supply equipment, is disposed. Using weather information including the specified section, the processing unit creates the power-supply plan in which a ratio of a second amount of electric power, which is supplied from the at least one wireless power-supply equipment to the vehicle, to the first amount of electric power is less in a first case in which deposition is determined to be present on the specified section than in a second case in which deposition is determined to be not present on the at least one specified section.

Abstract: The concepts described herein relate to methods, systems, and analytical techniques to achieve a cloud-based electrified vehicle energy usage system that includes a cloud-based server that is operative to receive vehicle-specific electric energy-related data from a plurality of connected electrified vehicles, and correlate the vehicle-specific electric energy-related data to a road segment. A data analysis is executed for the vehicle-specific electric energy-related data for the plurality of connected electrified vehicles for the road segment, and a crowd-sourced electrified vehicle energy usage report is generated for the road segment based upon the data analysis.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the motion of an autonomous are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, data associated with one or more objects that are proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The data includes a predicted path of each respective object. The method includes identifying at least one object as an object of interest based at least in part on the data associated with the object of interest. The method includes generating cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes determining a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the cost data associated with the object of interest. The method includes providing data indicative of the motion plan to one or more vehicle control systems to implement the motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for managing autonomous vehicle data. The method may comprise: (a) collecting said autonomous vehicle data from the autonomous vehicle, wherein the autonomous vehicle data has a size of at least 1 terabyte; (b) processing the autonomous vehicle data to generate metadata corresponding to the autonomous vehicle data, wherein the autonomous vehicle data is stored in a database; (c) using at least a portion of the metadata to retrieve a subset of the autonomous vehicle data from the database, which subset of the autonomous vehicle data has a size less than the autonomous vehicle data; and (d) storing or transmitting the subset of the autonomous vehicle data.

Abstract: A computational system estimating an energy consumption of a vehicle operated by a driver, the computational system includes a job progress calculator configured to calculate a job progress that is a delay time from a scheduled time on a simulation, an operation tendency storage configured to store tendency information that is a combination of a driver ID that is an identifier of the driver, the job progress, and an operation tendency of the vehicle, an operation tendency reader configured to read the operation tendency of the driver from the tendency information, using the job progress calculated by the job progress calculator, and the driver ID of the driver who is an computation target and a simulation computer configured to calculate the energy consumption of the vehicle, based on the operation tendency read by the operation tendency reader, with respect to each driver who is the computation target.

Abstract: In a vehicle dispatch management system which manages a plurality of shared vehicles (2) and dispatches the shared vehicles in response to a dispatch request from a user, the vehicle dispatch management system includes: an individual cruising distance calculation device (22) configured to calculate a cruising distance of each of the shared vehicles; a total cruising distance calculation device (17) configured to calculate a total cruising distance of all of the shared vehicles; an energy supply determination device (18) configured to determine a necessity of traveling energy supply of the shared vehicle when the total cruising distance is equal to or less than a first predetermined value; and a supply instruction device (19) configured to instruct a supply instruction to the shared vehicle determined to be supplied on the basis of determining the necessity of traveling energy supply of the shared vehicle.

Abstract: An acquisition unit of in-vehicle notification device mounted on electric vehicle acquires a discharge current value discharged from secondary battery in electric vehicle to motor for running in electric vehicle. According to the acquired discharge current value, a notification unit notifies the driver of information indicating an impact of a current driving condition by the driver of electric vehicle on degradation of secondary battery.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking and evaluating fuel consumptions of vehicles are provided. The method can involve operating a telematics device installed in the vehicle to: collect fuel data from at least one fuel data source of the vehicle; track, for each fuel data source, a cumulative amount of fuel consumed by the vehicle; determine a confidence level of each fuel data source; identify an initial fuel data source; generate a plurality of mid-trip fuel records; identify a final fuel data source based on a priority of each fuel data source and each confidence level of each fuel data source; determine whether the plurality of mid-trip fuel records is valid; and transmit the plurality of mid-trip fuel records and an indication of whether the plurality of mid-trip fuel records is valid to a fleet management system.

Abstract: A device operates an electrical energy store for supplying components of an electrically operable motor vehicle, wherein operating limits are defined in each case for one or more characteristic variables of the energy store. A control unit prevents the operating limits from being exceeded during normal operation of the energy store. The device has an interface for receiving a user-side request message from an apparatus, the request message including change information about an intended shift in the operating limit of at least one of the characteristic variables.

Abstract: A method and system for characterizing an energy consumption indicator of an electric vehicle (EV) is provided. The method includes performing a cyclic energy consumption test on the EV to acquire a time-speed curve, a time-direct current (DC) energy consumption curve, and a total alternating current (AC) energy consumption in the test cycle. A DC energy consumption rate and an AC energy consumption rate of the EV is determined in each of test sub-cycles. A driving feature is determined in each of the test sub-cycles and a normalized driving feature is determined in each of the test sub-cycles according to the driving feature in each of the test sub-cycles and a base driving feature. A DC energy consumption indicator and an AC energy consumption indicator of the EV are extracted according to DC energy consumption rates, AC energy consumption rates and normalized driving features of the EV in all test sub-cycles.

Abstract: Systems and methods for indicating a navigable area that is reachable by a watercraft with a current amount of energy is provided. The system comprises a display, a processor and a memory, including a computer code configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive position data indicating a current geographic location of a watercraft; receive tidal data for the current geographic location of the watercraft; determine, based on energy remaining data, an estimated available travel distance for operating a motor of the watercraft before the watercraft runs out of energy; and generate an overlay for a chart. The overlay comprises a boundary area corresponding to the estimated available travel distance and the effect of the tide on the watercraft. The computer code further presents the overlay on the chart to visually indicate travel options from the current geographic location.

Abstract: An energy consumption estimation device includes a reception unit configured to receive, from a user, request information including a departure point and a destination, a route derivation unit configured to derive a plurality of travel routes based on the departure point and the destination included in the request information, an acquisition unit configured to acquire section energy consumption in a case where a vehicle travels on a road section, which is derived based on information on vehicle speed and information on road undulations, and an estimation unit configured to respectively estimate energy consumption of the vehicle in a case where the vehicle travels on the derived travel routes by adding section energy consumption for road sections included in the travel route.

Abstract: In an example, a method for optimizing energy loading in airline operations is described. The method includes receiving a flight plan of an aircraft indicative of a plurality of landing sites and a corresponding plurality of flight legs. The method includes determining an energy load of the aircraft associated with each flight leg. The energy load corresponds to an amount of fuel used during the flight leg. The method includes calculating a fuel value score for refueling the aircraft at a landing site of each flight leg. The fuel value score relates to a refueling estimate at the landing site and a time for refueling at the landing site. The method includes determining a fueling plan based at least on the energy load of the aircraft at each flight leg and the fuel value score for refueling the aircraft at the landing site of each flight leg.

Abstract: A power transmission device of the present invention is a power transmission device for a vehicle, including: a generator configured to be driven by power of an internal combustion engine; a travel motor configured to be driven by electric power generated by the generator and to drive a drive wheels; and the drive wheels configured to be driven by the power of the internal combustion engine or power of the travel motor. The power transmission device includes: a first power transmission path configured to transmit power between the travel motor and the drive wheels; and a first clutch mechanism configured to allow or interrupt power transmission through the first power transmission path.

Abstract: A method for monitoring vehicle motion using a mobile device associated with a user including collecting activity data at a mobile device associated with the user; determining a user activity state based on the activity data; determining motion data collection parameters associated with an operating state of the mobile device, based on the user activity state; and collecting motion data at the mobile device based on the motion data collection parameters.

Abstract: The system comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive vehicle data, comprising data associated with a vehicle over a period of time; and receive driver location data, comprising location data associated with one or more drivers of a roster of drivers. The processor is configured to determine a likely pool of drivers based at least in part on the driver location data and the vehicle data; and process the vehicle data and the likely pool of drivers using a model to determine a most likely driver.

Abstract: Determining that a motor vehicle driver is using a mobile device while driving a motor vehicle. Multiple images of a driver of a motor vehicle are captured through a side window of the motor vehicle. Positive images show a driver using a mobile device while driving a motor vehicle. Negative images show a driver not using a mobile device while driving a motor vehicle. Multiple training images are selected from both the positive images and the negative images. The selected training images and respective labels, indicating that the selected training images are positive images or negative images, are input to a machine (e.g. Convolutional Neural Network, (CNN)). The CNN is trained to classify that a test image, captured through a side window of a motor vehicle, shows a driver using a mobile device while driving the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A control device is a control device of a moving body that includes a first accumulation unit configured to accumulate first energy, a second accumulation unit configured to accumulate second energy different from the first energy, and an electric motor configured to generate power to move using any one or both of second energy obtained by converting first energy accumulated in the first accumulation unit and second energy accumulated in the second accumulation unit, in which a required amount, which is an amount of the second energy required to move from a current place to a supply point that is a point where supply of the first energy is received, is acquired when the second energy is accumulated in the second accumulation unit and, if the required amount has been supplied to the second accumulation unit, a termination-related operation related to termination of the supply is executed.

Abstract: A vehicle driving support device issues an alert to notify a driver of a vehicle that there is a possibility of occurrence of a situation in which the vehicle is not able to travel along a lane. The vehicle driving support device issues an alert when an alert condition that a rate of increase in a lateral acceleration of the vehicle is equal to or larger than a predetermined rate of increase is satisfied.

Abstract: A traffic analysis system analyzes location data from a plurality of vehicles to determine journeys made by the vehicles. Vehicles may make one or more rest stops during a journey. The traffic analysis system compares rest periods to journey criteria to determine whether a rest period delineates the end of a journey, or whether a rest period is still within the journey. In this way, a plurality of trips can be chained together into a journey to provide more accurate analysis of traffic patterns.

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to allocating unused or otherwise under-utilized computing resources of autonomous vehicles. In one example, a computer-implemented method obtaining, by a computing system, data describing a computational status of each autonomous vehicle of one or more autonomous vehicles describing a current or forecasted computational load. The method includes determining, by the computing system, an amount of excess computational capacity of each autonomous vehicle of the one or more autonomous vehicles, the amount of excess computational capacity for each autonomous vehicle of the one or more autonomous vehicles based at least in part on the computational status of the autonomous vehicle and a total computational capacity of the autonomous vehicle. The method includes allocating, by the computing system, at least a portion of the amount of excess computational capacity of each autonomous vehicle to processing operations associated with participation in a distributed ledger.

Abstract: A method for controlling a charge transfer of an electric vehicle using an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a cloud server is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, at a mobile device, a message for an electric vehicle of a user from the electric vehicle charging station, wherein a user of the mobile device is associated with the electric vehicle to be charged; sending, from the mobile device, the message for the electric vehicle of the user to the cloud server, wherein the charge transfer request relayed from the mobile device includes identification information; in response to a charging control signal being authorized using identification information received from the mobile device, receiving the charging control signal from the cloud server at the mobile device to be forwarded to the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the charging control signal is configured to adjust a charging parameter at the electric vehicle charging station.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine to reduce engine knock and increase fuel efficiency by reducing hydrocarbon breakthrough. In one example, a method may include adjusting a compression ratio of a variable compression engine in response to hydrocarbon breakthrough above a threshold from a fuel vapor canister of an evaporative emissions system.

Abstract: A distance-to-empty presentation apparatus of a fuel cell vehicle includes: a traveling speed acquisition unit configured to acquire a traveling speed of the fuel cell vehicle; a traveling distance acquisition unit configured to acquire a traveling distance of the fuel cell vehicle in a fuel filling period, the fuel filling period is a period from the time when the fuel is filled in the fuel cell vehicle previously to the time when the fuel is filled in the fuel cell vehicle this time; a fuel residual amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a fuel residual amount of the fuel cell vehicle; a fuel consumption amount acquisition unit configured to acquire a fuel consumption amount of the fuel cell vehicle; a fuel efficiency calculation unit configured to calculate fuel filling period fuel efficiency by using the traveling distance in the fuel filling period and a traveling period fuel consumption amount that is the fuel consumption amount during traveling preparation and during traveling in the fuel fillin

Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) for a vehicle includes a module for estimating the state of a rechargeable battery, such as its state of charge, in real time. The module includes a learning model for predicting the state of a battery based on the vehicle's usage and related factors unique to the vehicle, in addition to a sensed voltage, current and temperature of a battery.

Abstract: A vehicle, which is a fuel cell vehicle, has an EV mode and an FC mode. In the EV mode, power generation by the FC stack is stopped and an electric power is supplied from a battery to a motor generator. In the FC mode, an electric power supplied from the FC stack to the motor generator is greater than an electric power supplied from the battery to the motor generator. In the EV mode, ECU controls an MID so that the MID displays the instantaneous electric power efficiency of the vehicle and does not display the instantaneous fuel efficiency of the vehicle. In the FC mode, ECU controls MID so that the MID displays the instantaneous fuel efficiency of the vehicle and does not display the instantaneous electric power efficiency of the vehicle.

Abstract: Techniques associated with generating and maintaining sparse geographic and map data. In some cases, the system may maintain a factor graph comprising a plurality of nodes. In some cases, the nodes may comprise pose data and sensor data associated with an autonomous vehicle at the geographic position represented by the node. The nodes may be linked based on shared trajectories and shared sensor data.

Abstract: A maneuver classification platform may obtain video data and telematic data that are associated with a driving event involving a vehicle. The maneuver classification platform may analyze the video data to identify a path of the vehicle along a roadway during the driving event, and based on markings of a plurality of roadways. The maneuver classification platform may analyze the video data to determine a type of a vehicle maneuver performed by the vehicle during the driving event. The maneuver classification platform may determine a maneuver score of the driving event based on the type of the vehicle maneuver, the path of the vehicle, and the telematic data. The maneuver classification platform may send a message associated with the maneuver score and a vehicle identifier of the vehicle to a client device to permit the client device to use the maneuver score.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling fuel flow to an aircraft engine during start are provided. Following light-off, an actual value of at least one engine operating parameter is obtained. Based on a difference between the actual value and a target value, a first command is generated to cause fuel flow to be provided to the engine's combustor according to a computed fuel flow rate defined by a fuel schedule of the engine. When the computed fuel flow rate is within a fuel flow rate limit, the first command is output. Otherwise, a limiting factor is applied to the computed fuel flow rate to limit a reduction in fuel flow to the combustor and a limited fuel flow rate is obtained, and a second command is output to cause fuel flow to be provided to the combustor according to the limited fuel flow rate.

Abstract: A method for determining a speed profile of a motor vehicle on a route between a starting point and an arrival point. The method includes the steps of defining a series of noteworthy points of the route, which are characterized by a stoppage of the vehicle or a decrease in the speed of the vehicle, the series of noteworthy points dividing the route into a series of portions, for each portion of the route, generating a speed and/or torque setpoint optimizing the speed profile of the vehicle by minimizing the Hamiltonian of a system of equations modeling the driving of the vehicle, and providing the setpoint generated on each portion of the route so as to optimize the driving of the vehicle up to the arrival point.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of improving fuel efficiency of a fuel cell electric vehicle, and an apparatus and a system therefor. The method includes collecting navigation information and vehicle speed information, calculating a coasting line when a specified event point is detected based on the navigation information, determining whether deceleration is necessary by comparing a current traveling speed with a coasting line speed corresponding to a current location, and changing a criterion for determining whether to enter a fuel cell stop (FC STOP) state when the deceleration is necessary as a determination result.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a power supply including a battery, a display, a storage configured to store a power matching data, and a fuel efficiency matching data, and a controller configured to determine driving power supplied by the battery, determine a current driving fuel efficiency corresponding to a reference weight based on the driving power and the power matching data, determine the current weight of the vehicle, determine a first fuel efficiency based on an accumulated driving fuel efficiency accumulated from a previous charging time point to a current charging time point and the current driving fuel efficiency at the current charging time point, determine a second fuel efficiency based on the fuel efficiency matching data and the first fuel efficiency corresponding to each of the existing weight and the current weight, determine the estimated driving distance of the vehicle based on the charging capacity of the battery and the second fuel efficiency, and output the estimated driving distance to the display.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transport service method comprises organizing a vehicle group of a plurality of self-driving vehicles in which a parameter value inherent to vehicles falls within a predetermined range, and controlling cooperative travel of the self-driving vehicles in the vehicle group to perform transport service of baggage, persons, animals, and the like.

Abstract: A device for controlling a hybrid vehicle includes a storage storing a map in which an on reference value and an off reference value of an engine are recorded, a navigation device setting a route from a current location to a destination, a transceiver receiving a speed profile for each section on the route, and a controller dividing the route into a plurality of sections and correcting the map based on the received speed profile for each section to correct a map for determining an on time point and an off time point of an engine based on the speed profile most similar to the driving style of a driver.

Abstract: A method for operating an electric charging device for an electrically drivable motor vehicle. The electric charging device has a ground unit for positioning in the ground and for generating an alternating magnetic field for an electric charging operation. The method includes sensing a motor vehicle within a predefined perimeter surrounding the ground unit; sensing a driving parameter value of at least one driving parameter of the sensed motor vehicle at at least one respective predefinable point in time; storing the at least one driving parameter value if an electric charging operation is carried out for the detected motor vehicle; determining a driving recommendation on the basis of the at least one sensed and stored driving parameter value; and transmitting the driving recommendation if another motor vehicle is sensed within the predefined perimeter surrounding the ground unit.

Abstract: An information processing device to be used in a data collection system configured to collect data to be acquired during traveling of a vehicle includes a travel position setting unit, a guidance information output unit, and a data acquisition unit. The travel position setting unit is configured to set an ideal travel position for the vehicle on the basis of information of a request of a requester for collecting the data. The guidance information output unit is configured to output guidance information used to guide the vehicle on the basis of information of the ideal travel position. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire collection data serving as the data to be collected during a period of time within which the vehicle travels in accordance with the ideal travel position.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for improving traffic safety and efficiency. The system includes various signal transmitters and receivers positioned throughout roadways, within automobiles, in smartphones, or supported by a cellular network backbone, for distributing traffic related information to users and traffic controller equipment. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow for vehicles and/or pedestrians to initiate a dual-transmission of cellular and RF signals for changing a traffic light state, where the first signal received at a traffic intersection controller unit is processed for changing the traffic light state (e.g., changing a light from red to green on-demand). Other embodiments of the present disclosure allow for users to receive visible and/or audible traffic related alerts on mobile devices, where the alerts are based on data shared between nearby drivers, pedestrians, and the traffic controlling equipment.

Abstract: A driver assistance method for a vehicle includes the steps of establishing an energy prediction for a route on the basis of an anticipated driver behavior, determining a driving behavior which is optimized with regard to the energy prediction, and outputting an action recommendation on the basis of the optimized driving behavior.