Abstract: A method for measuring a slope angle of a vehicle includes, by a controller: determining whether or not a speed of the vehicle is 0 based on a speed signal received from a vehicle speed sensor of the vehicle; measuring an extremal value measured first, an extremal value measured second, and an extremal value measured third among extremal values of an output signal of an acceleration sensor detecting a signal corresponding to the slope angle of the vehicle when the speed of the vehicle is 0; verifying whether or not the measured three extremal values satisfy conditions of the extremal values based on reference conditions of each of the extremal values; estimating a steady state value of the output signal of the acceleration sensor, based on the extremal values measured first and second among the verified three extremal values and a dynamic characteristic parameter of the vehicle or based on the verified three extremal values; and converting the steady state value into the slope angle of the vehicle.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a display, an operation receiver, and a controller. The display displays a menu screen including menu items. The operation receiver receives a user operation on the menu screen. The controller controls the display according to the user operation via the operation receiver. The menu screen further includes: first tab information indicating a category for classifying the menu items; second tab information indicating a plurality of sub categories included in the category; and third tab information indicating, for each of the sub categories, a menu item set number in which menu items in one sub category are partitioned to be displayed per a set on the menu screens. The controller changes menu items to be displayed on the menu screen, according to a user operation input via the operation receiver with the first, second, and third tab information displayed on the menu screen.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a real-time map of a survey area are provided. The methods and systems may include or be configured to carry out the steps of determining, based on a desired map resolution, a flight path over the survey area for a movable object having at least one image capture device. The methods and systems further may include obtaining images of the survey area captured by the at least one image capture device as the movable object travels along the flight path, and processing the images to generate the real-time map of the survey area with the desired map resolution.

Abstract: A system is described that infers that a user will need to complete a trip and selects a transportation service that the user can use to complete the trip. The system predicts a time to request a vehicle associated with the transportation service for completing the trip such that the request has sufficiently high degree of likelihood, of causing the vehicle to arrive at a future location by a final departure time; the final departure time being a latest time at which the user is predicted to need to begin traveling. Responsive to determining that a current time is within a threshold amount of time of the predicted time, the system sends, to a reservation system associated with the transportation service, a reservation request for the vehicle associated with the transportation service for completing the trip.

Abstract: A system and method including receiving a digital representation of a road that includes one or more lane representations; defining a factor graph including variable nodes and constraint nodes that encode lane boundary constraints for the lane map; translating the factor graph into a nonlinear optimization problem for altitudes of the lane map; generating a solution to the optimization problem; and generating a corrected lane map with an optimized altitude for the road based on the generated solution.

Abstract: A mobile device management system and method. The mobile device includes a global positioning system (GPS) tracker for locating the mobile device. The method includes establishing a zone boundary defining a first zone and a second zone in a monitoring area using the GPS tracker, wherein the mobile device is maintained in a first operating mode when the mobile device is located in the first zone and a second operating mode when the mobile device is located in the second zone; sending one or more characteristics of the zone boundary to a management system; receiving at least one change to the one or more characteristics of the zone boundary from the management system; and upon the mobile device being located outside the first zone for longer than a predetermined time period, performing alert actions.

Abstract: A position estimating apparatus including: a position estimating unit that compares a target in first coordinate system data indicating a position of the target by coordinates in a first coordinate system and a target in second coordinate system data indicating a position of the target present around a position estimation object by coordinates in a second coordinate system set based on a position and an attitude of the position estimation object at a predetermined starting timing, and estimates a position of the position estimation object in the first coordinate system based on a comparison result; and a comparison range adjusting unit that shrinks a coordinate range used for the comparison by the position estimating unit in the second coordinate system data when the position estimation object is turning.

Abstract: A system and method for the classification of geographic locations based on vehicle trip logs, including: grouping a plurality of trip records by vehicle, wherein the plurality of trip records include start times and locations and stop times and locations; sorting the plurality of trip records for a vehicle in one of descending or ascending order with respect to stop times; calculating a plurality of time differences between consecutive trips of the plurality of trip records; storing the plurality of time differences in a stop time array; for a first plurality of time differences, storing the associated stop locations in a first location array; for a second plurality of stop times, storing the associated stop locations in a second location array; and computing a time difference median for each of the first location array and the second location array and returning the time difference medians as results for each location.

Abstract: A vehicle information processing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a terminal of a first user, a storage unit configured to store an end-of-use position and an expected end-of-use time at which a second user of a vehicle ends use of the vehicle for each of a plurality of vehicles subjected to autonomous driving control and occupied by the second user, and a vehicle selection unit configured to acquire a boarding position and a boarding time at which the first user wants to get on a vehicle from the terminal via the communication unit and select at least one vehicle, of which the end-of-use position and the expected end-of-use time are in a predetermined relationship with the boarding position and the boarding time, from among the plurality of vehicles while referring to the storage unit.

Abstract: A device may receive, from a vehicle device, a geographical (e.g., GNSS) location of a vehicle, and may utilize the GNSS location as a determined location of the vehicle when the GNSS location satisfies a first threshold. The device may receive, from the vehicle device, an image identifying reference points associated with the vehicle, and may process the image, with a VPS, to calculate a VPS location of the vehicle. The device may utilize the GNSS location of the vehicle as the determined location when the VPS location fails to satisfy a second threshold, and may calculate, when the VPS location of the vehicle satisfies the second threshold, coordinate sets based on groups of coordinate combinations from the GNSS location and the VPS location. The device may process the coordinate sets, with a model, to determine the determined location, and may perform actions based on the determined location.

Abstract: In some examples, a method of vector-raster data fusion includes receiving vector data for a geographical location, and statistically analyzing the vector data to obtain vector statistics. In some examples the method further includes rasterizing the vector statistics, and storing at least one of the vector data and the rasterized vector statistics together in a key-value store together with previously stored raster data for the geographical location. In some examples, the vector data further includes metadata, and the method further includes storing the metadata in at least one of the key-value store or a separate vector database.

Abstract: A method of displaying a nearby point of interest (POI) using augmented reality and an electronic device thereof. An operation method of an electronic device includes: acquiring a preview video; acquiring location information of the electronic device; acquiring information on at least one POI located in a vicinity; selecting a focus POI among at least one POI; determining first information to be provided to a user for general POIs; determining second information including more information than the first information to be provided to the user for the focus POI; determining a location on a screen on which the preview video in which the information on the at least one POI is to be displayed; and displaying the first information or the second information on the location on the screen on which the determined preview video of all or some of the at least one POI is provided.

Abstract: A curbside management system and method for managing curbside use by connected and/or autonomous vehicles that includes one or more computing devices that execute instructions. One or more processors integrate at least a navigation component, an asset verification component, and a curbside management component, configured to generate recommended curbside access destinations for a vehicle associated with the customer and one of which is selected as the final curbside destination for the vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method operate an autonomous vehicle. A sensor senses a road and an object. A processor determines, in a Cartesian reference frame, a representation of the road and a source point representative of the object, samples a first waypoint and a second waypoint from the representation of the road, determines a linear projection of the source point to a line connecting the first waypoint and the second waypoint, determines a first estimate of a longitudinal component of the source point in a road-based reference frame based on the linear projection, the first estimate being on a curve representing the road between the first waypoint and the second waypoint, determines a second estimate of the longitudinal component from the first estimate, determines a coordinate of the source point in the road-based reference frame from the second estimate and operates the vehicle with respect to the object using the coordinate.

Abstract: An approach is provided for pattern-based map matching of a probe trace to a digital map. The approach involves querying the digital map for a set of road links within a threshold distance of a probe point. The approach also involves determining a match starting point for each road link of a set of road links. The approach further involves selecting a sampled probe point from the probe trace. The approach also involves generating one or more patterns for said each road link based on the match starting point, the sampled probe point, the topology polyline, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves selecting a matched road link from among the set of road links based on the one or more patterns. The probe point is then snapped to the matched road link.

Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a guide line detecting unit configured to detect the guide line, a remaining distance acquiring unit configured to acquire a remaining distance to the scheduled stop position, and a braking control unit configured to control deceleration of a vehicle. The guide line detecting unit detects a base-point mark, a curvature of the guide line, and a curvature feature point. The remaining distance acquiring unit acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the base-point mark when the guide line detecting unit has detected the base-point mark, and acquires the remaining distance on the basis of the position of the curvature feature point when the guide line detecting unit has not detect the base-point mark and has detected the curvature feature point.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a navigation application with a novel declutter navigation mode. In some embodiments, the navigation application has a declutter control that when selected, directs the navigation application to simplify a navigation presentation by removing or de-emphasizing non-essential items that are displayed in the navigation presentation. In some embodiments, the declutter control is a mode-selecting control that allows the navigation presentation to toggle between normal first navigation presentation and a simplified second navigation presentation, which below is also referred to as a decluttered navigation presentation. During normal mode operation, the navigation presentation of some embodiments provides (1) a representation of the navigated route, (2) representations of the roads along the navigated route, (3) representation of major and minor roads that intersect or are near the navigated route, and (4) representations of buildings and other objects in the navigated scene.

Abstract: Methods and systems for updating digital maps by refining map feature positions and improving map position accuracy are disclosed. Geographic map updating may include a base map element and an update element where the base map element may include a representation of the map area displaying features thereof and the update element may include a geographic feature identification element and one or more positioning elements. One embodiment includes identifying a point of interest's position data and updating the map data within a map region surrounding the point of interest.

Abstract: A renewable energy charging system for increasing the charging efficiency of an autonomous vehicle includes a computer programed to predict, in a vehicle at a plurality of locations, an amount of power generation associated with each location. The computer selects one of the locations based at least on the predicted amounts of power generation and moves the vehicle to the selected location.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart sensor cane for blind people. The smart sensor cane comprise of a processing unit, a surrounding data collection unit, a front data collection unit. The Processing unit further comprise of a solar panel, a slot for GSM module, a speaker unit, a height adjustment control unit, a battery unit and a microcontroller. The surrounding data collection unit further comprise of plurality of sensors and plurality of red led strobe light. The front data collection unit further comprise of plurality of LASER sensors, metal tip and led signal light. The microcontroller in the present invention is connected to the plurality of sensor, the LASER, the solar panel, the slot for GSM module, the speaker unit, and the height adjustment control unit, the battery unit. The GSM module is connect between the microcontroller to mobile objects and cloud server.

Abstract: A system for updating vehicle time information includes a communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless network using a network communication protocol. The system also includes a processing unit configured to assess communications between the vehicle to determine whether a condition related to a potential local time offset error exists, and based on determining that the condition exists, transmit a message supported by the communication protocol to the wireless network. The message is configured to prompt the wireless network to return a response message including a local time offset. The process is also configured to update a vehicle local time record based on the local time offset.

Abstract: A display control device provided at a vehicle and including a processor, a first display section, a second display section adjacent to the first display section, and a third display section adjacent to the second display section in a different direction from the first display section. The processor being configured to: control the first display section, the second display section, and the third display section; acquire notification information to be notified to a driver of the vehicle; and execute an animation such that the notification information currently being displayed on one of the first display section or the third display section is displayed on the second display section and then displayed on another of the first display section or the third display section.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for facilitating the identification of sales targets. The method may include displaying in a graphical user interface (“GUI”) an image of a map of a sales region on an electronic display of a mobile device. In some embodiments, the sales region image map is based on a geographic location of the mobile device. The method may also include displaying in the GUI a plurality of selectable icons that are depicted on the map, where each icon corresponds to a geographic location of a potential sales target within the sales region. The method may further include, in response to a selection of a particular one of the plurality of selectable icons, displaying in a location of the screen a first GUI window that includes sales information associated with the potential sales target associated with the selected icon.

Abstract: Systems are disclosed for navigating a marine vessel with a navigation system that displays a planned route including a set of current and future waypoints. The system has a display and an integrated user input control. A new desired current heading and new future waypoints with associated future headings are provided and a corresponding autopilot navigates accordingly.

Abstract: A system and method for the use of geo-fences to coordinate and track delivery of items. In some embodiments, the system comprising a mobile delivery device comprising a vector calculation module configured to determine a motion vector associated with the mobile delivery device, a geo-location module configured to determine a geo-location associated with a mobile delivery device, and a geo-fence database configured to determine a size of at least one geo-fence associated with at least one location and determine whether the mobile delivery device is within the geo-fence. In some embodiments, the size of the geo-fence is determined at least in part on the motion vector determined by the vector calculation module.

Abstract: This vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle is provided with a communication unit that communicates with a mobile terminal; a vehicle information acquiring unit that acquires operation information of the vehicle; and a vehicle-mounted controller that, on the basis of an operating status of the vehicle-mounted device, transmits a first notification notifying the mobile terminal of the possibility that the vehicle has stopped to the mobile terminal via the communication unit and that, on the basis of the operation information of the vehicle, transmits a second notification notifying the mobile terminal that the vehicle has stopped to the mobile terminal via the communication unit.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle control system is provided. The control system may include a plurality of cameras to acquire a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of a vehicle; and at least one processing device configured to: recognize a curve to be navigated based on map data and vehicle position information; determine an initial target velocity for the vehicle based on at least one characteristic of the curve as reflected in the map data; adjust a velocity of the vehicle to the initial target velocity; determine, based on the plurality of images, observed characteristics of the curve; determine an updated target velocity based on the observed characteristics of the curve; and adjust the velocity of the vehicle to the updated target velocity.

Abstract: Method for exploiting a network of electrical charging stations for motor vehicles. The method includes (a) a step in which a station is reserved via a reservation center and the center transmits to the vehicle a response comprising access data providing access to the station, and (b) a step in which, when the vehicle is less than 100 meters from the station, the vehicle requests access to the station and the station provides access to the electrical power available via a socket of the station. In step (b), the communication between the vehicle and the station is a local electromagnetic communication, preferably at a frequency comprised between 2400 and 2500 MHz.

Abstract: Systems and methods implemented in a node in a cloud-based system include loading a data structure into memory, wherein the data structure includes cities mapped to cells where the cells cover all of the Earth; receiving a call with a given latitude and longitude of a user device; finding a closest city to the given latitude and longitude utilizing the data structure; and providing the closest city in response to the call. The systems and methods can also include utilizing the closest city for policy in the cloud-based system for the user device.

Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform certain acts. The acts can include obtaining a sequence of stops and service time windows for the stops. The acts also can include generating a sequence of driver states that satisfies the sequence of the stops. The acts further can include determining, for each pair of respective sequential driver states from the sequence of driver states, whether to generate a respective recommendation to add a respective additional driver state within the respective sequential driver states in order to satisfy a set of rules. The acts additionally can include updating the sequence of driver states based on the respective recommendations, such that the sequence of driver states is feasible in view of the service time windows and the set of rules. The acts further can include outputting the sequence of driver states.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to techniques of assigning a mobility factor to the user based on the spatial movement data. In one example, the technique may include four phases for assigning the mobility factors to the users. In a first phase, spatial movement data from a plurality of user devices assigned to a plurality of users may be received. In a second phase, spatial movement behavior for a set of user devices may be assessed using the received spatial movement data of the members of the set using machine learning techniques. In a third phase, user devices may be selected based on the assessed spatial movement behavior using machine learning techniques for reconfiguration. Finally, at a four phase, the selected user devices may be reconfigured.

Abstract: According to an exemplary method, a smoothing module can be used in an ADV to iteratively perform a smoothing operation on a raw reference segment using an ordered list of sets of smoothing parameters, starting from the set of strictest parameters, until the smoothing operation is successful. The method includes the operations of generating multiple sets of smoothing parameters, including a first set of smoothing parameters, a second set of smoothing parameters, and at least one set of smoothing parameters interpolated in between; for each set of smoothing parameters, performing a quadratic programming (QP) smoothing operation on the raw reference line segment until the QP smoothing operation is successful; and controlling the ADV according to a smoothed reference line segment generated by the successful QP smoothing operation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for positioning an autonomous vehicle. The method includes: matching a current point cloud projected image of a first resolution with a map of the first resolution to generate a first histogram filter based on the matching result; determining at least two first response areas in the first histogram filter based on a probability value of an element in the first histogram filter; generating a second histogram filter based on a result of matching a current point cloud projected image of a second resolution with a map of the second resolution and the at least two first response areas, the first resolution being less than the second resolution; and calculating a weighted average of probability values of target elements in the second histogram filter to determine a positioning result of the autonomous vehicle in the map of the second resolution.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to determining proximity in a smart car system, and a method for operating a vehicle system comprises the steps of: receiving at least one signal transmitted by a user apparatus; transmitting measurement data for the at least one signal to a management apparatus; and receiving updated mapping data from the management apparatus for the measurement data and proximity data.

Abstract: Driving behavior for a particular driver may be gathered and analyzed over a time period, such as a year or a duration of the driver's employment at a particular employer. The driving behavior is received by a server from a positioning device as multiple streams of position data at different time stretches throughout the time period, each stream of position data associated with a route of a plurality of routes driven by at least one vehicle. The server generates speed data from the streams of position data and compares the speed data to retrieved speed limit data for those routes. The server generates a report with at least a speeding percentage value corresponding to how often the driver was speeding while driving during the time period. The report is then sent to the driver's computing device.

Abstract: A HUD calibration system is provided and includes a HUD, a reticle reference object, a target, and a control module. The HUD displays a virtual image including a first center feature and first features. The reticle reference object is physically fixed to a windshield of a vehicle. The target is physically disposed forward of the vehicle and includes a second center feature and second features. The control module: controls the HUD to display the virtual image superimposed over the target; perform a boresighting process to align a center of a cross-hair of the reticle reference object with the first and second center features and generate first reference values; perform an undistortion calibration process to rotate and undistort the virtual image relative to the target and generate second reference values; and adjust operation of the HUD based on the first and second reference values.

Abstract: A computing system includes a first hardware element having a first accelerometer and a first gyroscope, and a second hardware element having a second accelerometer and a second gyroscope. The first and second hardware elements are moveable with respect to each other. The computing system recursively generates a result signal indicative of a relative orientation of the first and second hardware elements with respect to each other. The result signal may be generated by generating a first intermediate signal indicative of a angle between the first and second hardware elements based on signals generated by the first and second accelerometers and generating a second intermediate signal indicative of the angle based on signals generated by the first and second gyroscopes. The result signal indicative of the angle may be generated as a weighted sum of the first intermediate signal and the second intermediate signal. At least one of the first and second hardware elements is controlled by on the result signal.

Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for implementing conditional automation systems and in particular, for facilitating conditional automation in the context autonomous vehicle (AV) transportation services. Some aspects of the disclosed technology include methods that include steps for receiving an event trigger at a conditional autonomous vehicle (AV) platform, mapping the event trigger onto a conditional output, and sending the conditional output to an autonomous vehicle (AV) associated with the event trigger, wherein the conditional output is configured to update a navigation instruction followed by the AV. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: Use of the AR technology is facilitated. [Solution] Such an information processing apparatus is provided that includes a control unit that controls a display to superimpose a virtual object, associated with a set position in the real world, on the real world with reference to position and orientation information indicative of the position and the orientation of a mobile body, and a correction unit that corrects the position and orientation information. When the position and orientation information is corrected from first position and orientation information to second position and orientation information that is non-continuous to the first position and orientation information, the control unit controls the display to perform transition display that indicates transition of display conditions from a first display condition, which displays the virtual object based on the first position and orientation information, to a second display condition based on the second position and orientation information.

Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes a target object position recognition unit configured to recognize a target object position detected by a vehicle-mounted sensor based on map information in a map database, a vehicle position recognition unit configured to recognize a vehicle position, a relative-relationship-on-map acquisition unit configured to acquire a relative-relationship-on-map between the target object and the vehicle based on the target object position and the vehicle position on the map, a detected-relative-relationship acquisition unit configured to acquire a detected-relative-relationship between the target object detected by the sensor and the vehicle based on a result of detection performed by the sensor, a map accuracy evaluation unit configured to evaluate map accuracy of the map information based on the relative-relationship-on-map and the detected-relative-relationship, and an autonomous driving permission unit configured to permit an autonomous driving control using the map information b

Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for creating, modifying, and viewing geographic areas and their corresponding routes and items of work. For example, an interface can be provided with a map display area and a route display area. The map display area and the route display area can be synchronized to create new routes, modify existing routes, and/or view information about various routes and/or items of work.

Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from client systems. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area or sensor observations of a vehicle. Two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which a client system is subscribed can be determined. Fused data based on the two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which the client system is subscribed can be generated. Furthermore, the client system can be provided with access to the fused data. Access to the fused data can include authorization to send or receive portions of the vehicle map service data associated with the fused data.

Abstract: In a geographic area with limited satellite coverage, multiple signal sources are statically disposed along a path through the geographic area. To automatically determine geographic positions of the signal sources, signal data collected by a receiver moving along the path is received, where the signal data indicates changes, over a period of time, in strength of respective signals emitted by the signal sources. Indications of a first position of the receiver at a first time prior to entering the geographic area and a second position of the receiver at a second time subsequent to leaving the geographic area are received, and positions for the signal sources are determined using the received signal data and the received indications of the positions and the times. The determined positions for the signal sources are used to geoposition a device moving along the path.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems adjust the level of control authority of one or more autonomous vehicles in order to respond to changes in one or more operating conditions associated with the vehicle, operator, environment, route, and other conditions.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for estimating a geographic location (geotag) from one or more short texts is described. Geo-tagging a short text post involves first determining location candidates from parsing text and then determining location resolutions (eg city, state) for each location candidate. Typically there are multiple resolutions for each candidate and then location resolution disambiguation is performed to identify the correct resolution from the set of potential resolutions This may be achieved by using context provided by other candidates within the post, as well as additional geographic context derived from the post author and their network. In particular, anchor locations may be obtained from metadata associated with the post to assist in resolution disambiguation.

Abstract: A method for receiving autonomous vehicle (AV) driving path data associated with a driving path in a roadway of a geographic location. The driving path data associated with a trajectory for an AV in a roadway and trajectory points in a trajectory of the driving path in the roadway for determining at least one feature of the roadway positioned a lateral distance from a first trajectory of the one or more trajectories of the driving path of an AV based on the map data. The method includes receiving map data associated with a map of a geographic location, determining a driving path for an AV in a roadway, generating driving path information based on a trajectory point in a trajectory of the driving path, and providing driving path data associated with the driving path to an AV for controlling the AV on the roadway.

Abstract: A peer to peer service, toolkit, and data feed standard that broadcasts real-time geolocations, provides proximity alerts, records and shares messages that include audio, video, and images through an encrypted technology platform that offers user-initiated privacy controls.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a neural network location classifier that is designed and trained in accordance with a hierarchical architecture, thereby producing a hierarchical neural network location classifier. Further embodiments relate to obtaining, through use of the hierarchical neural network location classifier, an inferred hierarchical label for a user equipment location. The inferred hierarchical label may then be decoded to obtain a location.

Abstract: A route generating device configured to generate a route includes a target route generating section (611) configured to generate a target route by connecting an initial location and a destination location through a line including a curve, a curvature of the curve generated by the target route generating section (611) is continuous along the curve.

Abstract: A display control apparatus displays, when a map image is to be displayed on a display unit, together with the map image, information corresponding to a plurality of images associated with position information that indicates positions included in a predetermined range within a display range of the map image, and when a predetermined operation with respect to the image has been accepted through an operation unit, the control unit performs control to display an image corresponding to a relationship between a direction based on a first operation position and a second operation position of the predetermined operation and direction information associated with the plurality of images.