Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods generally including detecting, using a sensor, an impact at a vehicle; before, during, or after detecting the impact, storing a first data set associated with the vehicle in a first memory; in response to detecting the impact, retrieving the first data set from the first memory; transmitting, using a first short range communication device, the first data set via a first wireless signal; receiving, using a second short range communication device, the first data set via the first wireless signal; and storing the first data set in a second memory; and after storing the first data set in the second memory, retrieving the first data set from the second memory; wherein the first short range communication device is part of the vehicle; and wherein the second short range communication device is part of an infrastructure.

Abstract: Devices for simulating a transportation emergency are disclosed. The devices have a base with a framework of interconnected supports extending therefrom as a skeletal portion of a simulated transportation device and defining a chamber configured to receive a human or a medical-training manikin. Within the chamber a seat for receiving the human or the medical-training manikin is disposed. The framework defines one or more openings representative of access openings into the simulated transportation device such that a first responder in-training can receive instructions on how to assist a victim positioned in the simulated transportation device. The framework also defines one or more open frames representative of structural features of the simulated transportation device that block access to the victim such that realistic training occurs. The device may include one or more props such as a telescoping steering column, a prying simulator, a foot pedal unit, and a side impact bar.

Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a driving state detection portion that detects a driving state of a vehicle by a driver; an environment detection portion that detects an environment in which the vehicle travels; an emotion detection portion that detects the driver's emotion or change in emotion; a characteristic estimation portion that estimates the drivers characteristic with respect to the vehicle on the basis of the driving state of the driver in the environment detected by the environment detection portion, and the driver's emotion or change in emotion during the driving; and a change portion that changes setting of various control in the vehicle on the basis of the driver's characteristic estimated by the characteristic estimation portion.

Abstract: An occupant detection device includes: a face area detecting unit for executing a process of detecting a plurality of face areas corresponding to a plurality of faces in an image captured by a camera for capturing an image of a vehicle interior; a first determination unit for determining whether or not, among a plurality of seat areas corresponding to a plurality of seats in the captured image, there is a seat area including two or more face areas; a second determination unit for determining whether or not a duration time of a state where there is a seat area including two or more face areas has exceeded a reference time; and a warning output control unit for executing control for outputting a warning when the duration time exceeds the reference time.

Abstract: The present disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for controlling climate in vehicle cabins. A person may provide climate related data to a vehicle climate control system prior to pick up and/or during a ride in the vehicle. The climate control system may adjust the climate in at least part of a vehicle cabin based at least in part on the climate related data and configuration of components in the climate control system. Climate control adjustments can be used to precondition part of a vehicle cabin for a person and/or in response to indicated thermal discomfort of the person. The climate control system can refer to an occupant comfort model and compute climate adjustments in accordance with the occupant comfort model.

Abstract: A method and device for generating a highly precise map, including a step of receiving surrounding-area data values, which represent a surrounding area of a vehicle, the surrounding area encompassing at least one static surrounding-area feature and at least one mobile surrounding-area feature; including a step of receiving movement data values, which represent a movement of the at least one mobile surrounding-area feature in the surrounding area of the vehicle; including a step of generating a highly precise map on the basis of the surrounding-area data values, using the at least one static surrounding-area feature, and excluding the at least one mobile surrounding-area feature, the exclusion occurring as a function of the movement; and including a step of providing the highly precise map.

Abstract: A knee airbag apparatus for an autonomous vehicle, wherein a first cushion and a second cushion are deployed toward the knees of a passenger and a third cushion is deployed toward the feet and shins of the passenger according to a collision mode (head-on collision, offset collision or oblique collision) and a position (normal position or relaxation position) of a seat.

Abstract: An impact motion tracking system for tracking an object in a three-dimensional space includes a motion tracking sensor that includes a housing, a magnetic measurement module, an inertial measurement module, and a transmitter module, which generates magnetic fields. The magnetic measurement module measures magnetic fields generated by the transmitter module and has a fixed orientation with the object. The inertial measurement module measures a linear acceleration or an angular acceleration and has a fixed positional relationship with the object. An electronic processor receives measured signals from the motion tracking sensor and derives an impact motion information for the object based on received measured signals from the inertial measurement module. The electronic processor derives a magnetic motion information for the object based on received measured signals from the magnetic measurement module and periodically calibrates impact motion information with magnetic motion information.

Abstract: A method of on-line diagnostic and prognostic assessment of an autonomous vehicle perception system includes detecting, via a sensor, a physical parameter of an object external to the vehicle. The method also includes communicating data representing the physical parameter via the sensor to an electronic controller. The method additionally includes comparing the data from the sensor to data representing the physical parameter generated by a geo-source model. The method also includes comparing results generated by a perception software during analysis of the data from the sensor to labels representing the physical parameter from the geo-source model. Furthermore, the method includes generating a prognostic assessment of a ground truth for the physical parameter of the object using the comparisons of the sensor data to the geo-source model data and of the software results to the geo-source model labels. A system for on-line assessment of the vehicle perception system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A seatbelt retractor device includes a pre-tensioner section, and a force limiter section that can change a magnitude of a load at which to start reducing tension of the retracted seatbelt. A seatbelt control ECU activates the pre-tensioner section when a deceleration G detected by a floor sensor exceeds a first threshold, and acquires a collision velocity from a radar device and sets a second threshold value to a lower value the greater the collision velocity. The seatbelt control ECU controls the starting load for tension reduction by the force limiter section to be a high load when the deceleration G has exceeded the second threshold within a determination time period after activation of the pre-tensioner section, and controls the starting load for tension reduction to be a low load when which the deceleration G has not exceeded the second threshold within the determination time period.

Abstract: A vehicle engine sound control system identifies a vehicle driver by a driver smartphone or a driver biometric information detecting sensor and analyzes the music to which the identified driver listens with the driver smartphone or a vehicle infotainment system. A traveling pattern of the driver is analyze by applying any one among a vehicle, a GPS, a road, and weather as a condition. A driver propensity engine sound pattern is generated as a result value by learning at least any one information among a driver identifying unit, a music analyzing unit, and a travel analyzing unit. The engine sound is adjusted and output based the result value.

Abstract: A radar data processing device includes at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to digitize a plurality of input signals, wherein each input signal includes radar chirp and radar chirp reflection information received at one of a plurality of receiver antennas. The radar data processing device also includes Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) logic configured to generate FFT output samples based on each digitized input signal, wherein at least some of the generated FFT output samples are across antenna FFT output samples associated with at least two of the plurality of receiver antennas. The radar data processing device also includes a processor configured to determine a plurality of object parameters based on at least some of the generated FFT output samples, wherein the processor uses a neural network classifier trained to provide a confidence metric for at least one of the plurality of object parameters.

Abstract: A method of providing a collision warning within a vehicle comprises detecting an object and determining the distance to the object, identifying when a driver is distracted and measuring the time that the driver has been distracted, calculating an actual time to collision, modifying first and second pre-determined time to collision thresholds based on information from the driver monitoring system and creating first and second modified time to collision thresholds, comparing the actual time to collision to the first and second modified time to collision thresholds, sending a signal to a driver interface to provide an initial warning to the driver when the actual time to collision is less than the first modified time to collision threshold, and sending a signal to the driver interface to provide an imminent collision warning to the driver when the actual time to collision is less than the second modified time to collision threshold.

Abstract: An integrated Web Server based vehicle management system, with Smart Electronics Registration Plate or a Smart Electronics License Plate for e-governance in Department of Motor Vehicles, law enforcement, emergency medical care, toll collection, vehicle theft detection, vehicle accident monitoring, vehicle plate and power tampering, and vehicle hijacking prevention, and ‘Amber’ alerts assistance. The Smart Electronics Registration plate uses Electrophoretic reflective display known as Electronic Ink, E-Ink, e-paper, CLEARink, requiring no power to maintain display, and conforms to present day Registration Plate or License Plate form and size with added features. System supports a smartphone based App with map to enable all the above functions to assist drivers, DMV, Police, and ER personnel.

Abstract: An electronic control unit having a self-diagnosis function is realized in which an operation processing section is capable of identifying not only the presence or absence of the occurrence of NG of disconnection, an earth fault, and a power fault, but also three states of NG, OK, and indetermination. Therefore, when a diagnosis opportunity is present, a mask signal maintains a state of Not Mask even if the mask signal is subsequently brought into a mask state. When an operation processing device requests a drive circuit for communication therewith, the mask signal is set to the state of Mask, and information stored in a register is cleared. Further, when the mask signal is in the state of Mask when the operation processing device performs communication with the drive circuit, the operation processing device is capable of identifying that an indeterminate state free of the opportunity of the diagnosis is present.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing near real-time communication, such as a warning/notification, to a user based on analysis of various user and vehicle telematic data. The system includes a user with a wearable human telematic sensor providing telematic data about the wearer. Also, the system and method includes at least one vehicle telematic sensor configured to provide telematic data about the vehicle and/or surrounding environment. The various telematic data is communicated and processed to provide a notification back to the user such as a potential safety hazard. The safety hazard may be based upon sensed data specific to the user, specific to the vehicle, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a camera, a non-vision sensor and a control having at least one data processor. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and has a field of view at least forward of the vehicle. The non-vision sensor is disposed at the vehicle and has a field of sensing at least forward of the vehicle. The control, responsive at least in part to processing at the control of captured image data captured sensor data, determines a fault of the camera or of the non-vision sensor. Responsive to determination of the fault of the camera or of the non-vision sensor, the control wirelessly communicates an alert to a remote processor that is located remote from the vehicle and that is not part of the vehicle. Responsive to receipt of the communicated alert, the remote processor at least in part assumes control of the vehicle.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to identifying and displaying traffic lanes that are available for autonomous driving. This information may be displayed to a driver of a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode, in order to inform the driver of where he or she can use the autonomous driving mode. In one example, the display may visually distinguishing between lanes that are available for auto-drive from those that are not. The display may also include an indicator of the position of a lane (autodrive or not) currently occupied by the vehicle. In addition, if that lane is an autodrive lane the display may include information indicating how much further the vehicle may continue in the autonomous driving mode in that particular lane. The display may also display information indicating the remaining autodrive distance in other lanes as well as the lane with the greatest remaining autodrive distance.

Abstract: A battery-operated device comprises: a first battery cell having a voltage; a second battery cell having a voltage; a first anti-aliasing filter operable to be coupled to the first battery cell; a second anti-aliasing filter operable to be coupled to the second battery cell; an analog-to-digital converter operable to be coupled to the first anti-aliasing filter during a first period of time or the second anti-aliasing filter during a second period of time different than the first period of time; and wherein the second anti-aliasing filter is charged during the first period of time and the first anti-aliasing filter is charged during the second period of time.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a light source driving device, and the light source driving device comprises a sensing unit and a processing unit, wherein the sensing unit at least comprises a microwave sensing module; the sensing unit is at least used for sensing whether any human activity exists within the action range based on microwave sensing according to a certain microwave sensing cycle, and periodically outputting a sensing signal to the processing unit; and the processing unit is used for processing the sensing signal, so that the driving device can adaptively control the turn-on and turn-off of the light source and the brightness change of the light source. Based on this, a dynamic intelligent light source driving device without a user's turn-on and turn-off action and based on environmental state sensing is realized.

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for executing an event pertaining to a vehicle and a user of the vehicle are presented. In some embodiments, a includes (a) detecting that a motion state of the vehicle is in a first state, (b) detecting a condition that warrants a change in the motion state of the vehicle to a second state, and (c) detecting the user of the vehicle's engagement in an activity that potentially impairs the user from performing an action to change the motion state of the vehicle to the second state. The method also includes, detecting the condition, and (c) detecting the user of the vehicle's engagement in the activity, executing an event to facilitate the change in the motion state of the vehicle to the second state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control apparatus capable of making a vehicle run by automated driving. The vehicle control apparatus can include a notification unit configured to notify a course change inside and/or outside the vehicle, and a control unit. The control unit can switch the control of the notification unit stepwise in a case in which the course change is necessary before a predetermined point during the automated driving. At a first stage, the notification unit can notify the course change on condition that the state in which the course change is enabled is set. At a second stage at which the vehicle is closer to the predetermined point than at the first stage, the notification unit can notify the course change without condition that the state in which the course change is enabled is set.

Abstract: A sensor interface operates to communicate a sensed quantity along one or more processing pathways and in different data representations. The signal representations can be swapped along one or more locations of the signal processing branches. These branches are independent from one another and combined at an interface component for transmission along a single path or node for a control unit.

Abstract: Some embodiments include methods for customizing operation of the robotic vehicle for an operator. Such embodiments may include identifying a current operator of the robotic vehicle, configuring the robotic vehicle based on metadata associated with an operator profile for the operator, determining whether the operator has changed, and if so, identifying the new operator, deriving updated preference-based settings and performance-based settings for the new operator, and updating configurations of the robotic vehicle accordingly.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include identifying a sending computer system and a receiving computer system. The method may also include receiving a request from the sending computer system for a receptiveness value of the receiving computer system, where the receptiveness value indicates openness of the receiving computer system to interruption. The method may also include determining a current state of the receiving computer system. The method may also include determining a known state of the receiving computer system. The method may also include calculating a known state receptiveness value. The method may also include analyzing the current state and the known state to determine whether the current state is equivalent to the known state. The method may also include calculating the receptiveness value for the receiving computer system. The method may also include transmitting computer instructions for displaying the receptiveness value to the sending computer system.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a size and pose of an occupant (305, 310, 315) within a vehicle interior. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving one or more images (FIG. 3) of a vehicle interior from a camera (114). The method also includes classifying interior regions (130, 132, 134, 136, 138) of the vehicle interior (100) in the one or more images. The method also includes identifying an occupant (305, 310, 315) in the one or more images based on the classification of the interior regions (130, 132, 134, 136, 138) of the vehicle interior (100). The method also includes determining a size range of the occupant (305, 310, 315) based on the classification (404) of the interior regions of the vehicle interior (100). The method also includes determining a pose of the occupant (305, 310, 315) based on the classification (404) of the interior regions of the vehicle interior (100).

Abstract: Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle.

Abstract: A LIDAR sensor is mountable to a vehicle exterior with a field of view including a vehicle interior view first portion and a vehicle exterior view first portion. Data can be received from the LIDAR sensor. A state of a vehicle occupant can be determined based at least in part on data from the LIDAR sensor.

Abstract: An electronic device for detecting the presence of an occupant on board a vehicle includes an audio sensor to acquire sound-sensing signals on board the vehicle. A movement sensor acquires movement-sensing signals associated with movement of the vehicle and an environmental sensor acquires environmental-sensing signals on board the vehicle. A processing unit is coupled to the audio sensor, movement sensor, and environmental sensor processes the respective sound-sensing signals, movement-sensing signals, and environmental-sensing signals to monitor the presence on board the vehicle of the occupant and the absence of a responsible person to determine a situation of danger and to activate a corresponding alarm warning.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a method of controlling one or more sensors on a moving vehicle that is executable by one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices may detect a first surface at a first location and a second surface at a second location using the one or more sensors. The second surface may be classified as a target of interest. Then the one or more computing devices may determine one or more timing characteristics of the one or more sensors based on a pose or motion of the one or more sensors relative to the first location of the first surface and the second location of the second surface. Then, the one or more computing devices may control the one or more sensors to capture data according to the determined one or more timing characteristics.

Abstract: A device for detecting a being left within a vehicle includes a sensor that detects when a being (e.g. a pet, a child, etc.) is within a vehicle and the operator of the vehicle has moved away from the vehicle by more than, for example five feet. Upon detection of such, the device emits a sound to notify others nearby of the being that was left within the vehicle. The sound is preferably different than a sound of a typical vehicle theft alarm system. In a preferred embodiment, determination that the operator has left the vehicle is by a loss of a signal from a personal transmitter that is attached to the operator's key ring or worn by the operator. After moving away from the vehicle by more than five feet, the signal from the personal transmitter decreases and initiates determination if a being remains within the vehicle.

Abstract: Acceleration determination for controlling a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, is described. In an example, objects in an environment of the vehicle are identified and a probability that each object will impact travel of the vehicle is determined. Individual accelerations for responding to each object may also be determined. Weighting factors for each of the accelerations may also be determined based on the probabilities. A control acceleration may be determined based on the weighting factors and the accelerations.

Abstract: A system, method, and device for protecting a vehicle occupant over a computerized network. There is an electronic seat pad with an occupant sensor, a driver sensor control module that detects proximity a driver's portable electronic computing device relative to the vehicle; and a key-location sensor that detects proximity of a vehicle key to the vehicle. There is a system management module that determines alert statuses and sends alert and safety notifications to a remote notification device, which automatically registers an alert if a threshold level of safety notifications are not received. There may be pressure, temperature, signal strength, CO2, IR, and other sensors. There is a state library that may be updated to identify additional dangerous states based on sensor readings.

Abstract: A vehicle may include: a sensor configured to detect an object in a vicinity of the vehicle; a driver state detector configured to identify a driver state of a driver of the vehicle; and a controller operably coupled to the sensor and the driver state detector, the controller configured to determine whether the driver is incapable of controlling the vehicle based on the identified driver state, and to determine a driving stop position and a driving stop timing based on at least one of a type of a road on which the vehicle is driving and a driving environment of the vehicle when it is determined that the driver is incapable of controlling the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a display system included in a device for traveling a path between at least two distinct points and for using at least one heading datum, wherein the display system comprises at least: an image sensor configured to acquire environmental images during the path traveled by the device; an image processing module capable of determining the drift of the device in real time; a module for determining information that is representative of the route taken by the device, a module for real-time determination of the true heading followed by the device from the information that is representative of the route and the drift of the device, a module for returning to the user information that is representative of the true heading.

Abstract: A conveyance seat unit lessens a neck load applied to an occupant based on body shape, sex, or the like of the occupant when a rear load acts on a conveyance. The conveyance seat unit includes: a seat having a support portion that supports the occupant from behind; a state adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a state of a neck load adjustment portion, of the support portion, that affects the neck load applied to the occupant when the rear load acts on the conveyance; and an electronic control unit (ECU) that controls the state adjustment mechanism. The ECU acquires occupant information on the body and the sex of the occupant and controls the state adjustment mechanism according to the acquired occupant information to change the state of the neck load adjustment portion, which has been adjusted by the state adjustment mechanism, according to the content of the occupant information.

Abstract: A battery pack safety system for a battery powered vehicle includes a vehicle battery pack having at least one battery cell positioned in a bay of a frame. Multiple sensors are each supported by the frame. A safety module in communication with each of the multiple sensors collects an output of each of the sensors for transmission to a vehicle computer unit. A safety module power supply provides backup power for operation of the multiple sensors and the safety module when an electrical charge of the battery pack is unavailable. A warning module is in communication with the safety module. The warning module when initiated by a signal from the safety module in response to an output signal generated by any of the multiple sensors energizes a signaling device providing external vehicle indication of a status of the battery pack.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus processes an image captured by an imager. The image processing apparatus includes a detector configured to detect a body positioned within a predetermined distance from the imager; and a determiner configured to calculate an inclination of the body based on information indicating a distance from the imager to points surrounding the detected body, and determine a type of the body based on the inclination.

Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method that detects an airborne object and determines a driving action based on the airborne object. The system comprises one or more sensors; one or more processors; a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform detecting an airborne object within a detection radius of a vehicle. In response to detecting the airborne object, the system performs tracking the airborne object to obtain 3-D coordinate information of the airborne object at distinct times, determining a probability that the airborne object will collide with the one or more sensors based on the 3-D coordinate information, determining a driving action of a vehicle based on the determined probability, and performing the driving action.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to adjusting a shear pin to minimize an impact force felt by an object in a collision with a vehicle. For example, one or more second computing devices may receive, from one or more first computing devices, information indicating that an impact with an object is imminent. In response to the received information, the second computing devices may determine a first shear force for a first shear pin, wherein the first shear force is a desired amount of shear force necessary to break the first shear pin. The second computing devices may send a triggering signal to activate an actuator prior to an impact with the identified impact target. The actuator, in response to receiving the triggering signal, may adjust the first shear pin in a first pinhole, so the first shear pin will break at the first shear force.

Abstract: A method of controlling an active seatbelt includes checking whether a seatbelt is fastened, collecting driving information from a sensor or driving assist/safety system installed in a vehicle, determining a safety state of the vehicle based on the driving information, checking whether an airbag is deployed, and outputting a motor control signal for restraint control of the seatbelt in response to the safety state when the airbag is not deployed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heating system for heating a living being, for instance, a person (2) within a vehicle (1) being preferentially a hybrid car or an electric car. The heating system comprises an infrared laser system (5, 6) for illuminating the living being with infrared laser light, thereby heating the living being. Thus, heating radiation is used, which has a high collimation and which can be focused relatively easily. The heating can therefore be confined to a certain region, in which the living being is located. The heating can even be confined to the living being or to parts of the living being only. This more focused heating allows for a reduction of the energy consumption.

Abstract: One or more sensors associated with a vehicle detect a roadway condition of a first roadway and an evasive maneuver is performed by the vehicle to avoid the detected roadway condition. In response to one or more processors determining that the evasive maneuver was successful, a record of the successful maneuver and the roadway condition are stored in a database. Subsequent to storing the record in the database, one or more computers associated with one or more vehicles is trained to execute the evasive maneuver, in response to determining that the one or more vehicles is exposed to the roadway condition experienced by the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and system of diagnosing and/or programming a vehicle with a vehicle interface device that is configured to operate on a predetermined use basis. The vehicle interface device is operatively connected with one or more electronic control units of a vehicle via a diagnostic port of the vehicle. The interface device is enabled to be operable to diagnose and/or program a vehicle for a predetermined use, such as by receiving an activation signal. The vehicle interface device is subsequently disabled from operating to diagnose and/or program a vehicle upon the vehicle interface device operating for the predetermined use.

Abstract: A seat-belt monitoring system can include a first self-driving vehicle having a first seat, a first seat belt, and a first seat belt sensor; and a second self-driving vehicle having a second seat, a second seat belt, and a second seat belt sensor. The first seat belt sensor may be configured to detect a buckled state of the first seat belt and an unbuckled state of the first seat belt. The second seat belt sensor may be configured to detect a buckled state of the second seat belt and an unbuckled state of the second seat belt.

Abstract: A method of remotely controlling access to a resource. The method comprising receiving a plurality of signals from a remote key wherein the remote key only transmits the plurality of signals if the remote key is moving. The method further comprises estimating a first and a second position of the remote key based on a characteristic of a first and a second signal respectively, and unlocking access to the resource if the remote key is moving towards the resource based on the first and the second estimated position.

Abstract: A method of determining an accident time parameter for evaluating an accident situation of a motor vehicle, including a) determining at least two of the following values: (i) a current value of a measured acceleration, (ii) a first integral of the measured acceleration, or (iii) a second integral of the measured acceleration, and b) determining an accident time parameter from the at least two values determined in step a).

Abstract: An ECU drives a brake device of a vehicle to reduce a collision risk with an object or collision damage of the vehicle. The ECU acquires position information of the object based on a combination of data transmitted from a radar device and an in-vehicle camera. The ECU performs a first judgment to detect whether to drive the brake device based on the acquired position information of the object. The ECU further performs a second judgment to detect whether to drive the brake device based on another calculation process. The ECU diagnoses the result of the first judgment. When the result of the first judgment is correct, an operation limitation part in the ECU transmits the result of the first judgment to the control processing part to drive the brake device, and when incorrect, prohibits the transmission of the result of the first judgment to the control processing part.

Abstract: A radar apparatus includes: a transmission processor which transmits first wave signals from inside of the bumper toward outside, the transmission processor being provided inside of the bumper; a reception processor which receives an object-reflected wave signal that is a reflection of the first wave signals by a target in an area around the vehicle, a bumper-reflected wave signal that is a reflection of the first wave signals by the bumper, and a transmission and reception leak signal of the first wave signals and detects the target through the object-reflected wave signal; and a bumper determiner which detects a first reception level of a second wave signal including the bumper-reflected wave signal and the transmission and reception leak signal, compares the first reception level with a threshold, and determines the presence of a bad bumper state in a case where the first reception level is higher than the threshold.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a control unit. The first sensor may be configured to perform a vision detection of an interior of a vehicle. The second sensor may be configured to perform a physical detection of the interior of the vehicle. The control unit may comprise an interface configured to receive the vision detection and the physical detection. The control unit may be configured to perform sensor fusion based on the vision detection and the physical detection, generate a mapping of the interior of the vehicle based on the sensor fusion, (c) compare the mapping with event information and (d) determine an arrangement of corrective measures in response to the comparison of the mapping and the event information. The mapping may classify objects, occupants and critical features within the interior of the vehicle.