Abstract: An information processing device include: a first accepting unit that accepts, from an owner, setting of conditions for renting his or her vehicle; a second accepting unit that accepts, from each of a plurality of users, setting of preferred conditions for using a vehicle; and a selecting unit that combines two or more of the preferred conditions for using a vehicle, which include at least a preferred condition that the user wants to use the one-way car sharing, compares the combined two or more preferred conditions for using a vehicle with the conditions for renting the vehicle, and if the combined two or more preferred conditions for using a vehicle match the conditions for renting the vehicle, selects each user having set the preferred conditions that match the conditions for renting the vehicle as users permitted to use the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for guiding a route of a vehicle includes a vehicle terminal, a mobile terminal, and a telematics multimedia system (TMS) server, and the vehicle terminal includes a first processor configured to synchronize route information discovered and generated by the mobile terminal, search for a route to a destination based on traffic information, and determine an optimum route by comparing the searched route and the route information discovered by and received from the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method or system for controlling safety of both an ego vehicle and social objects in an environment of the ego vehicle, comprising: receiving data representative of at least one social object and determining a current state of the ego vehicle based on sensor data; predicting an ego safety value corresponding to the ego vehicle, for each possible behavior action in a set of possible behavior actions, based on the current state; predicting a social safety value corresponding to the at least one social object in the environment of the ego vehicle, based on the current state, for each possible behavior action; and selecting a next behavior action for the ego vehicle, based on the ego safety values, the social safety values, and one or more target objectives for the ego vehicle.

Abstract: A method involves accelerating the electronic determination of high quality solutions to routing problems by leveraging simplified travel time approximations. The use of first approximation travel time estimates allows for more rapid beginning of a process for electronically determining one or more high quality solutions to a routing problem as compared to having to wait for computation of second travel time estimates for every ordered pair of locations involved in the routing problem, thus allowing for more rapid determination of one or more high quality solutions.

Abstract: An approach is provided for speed aggregation of probe data for high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) or other road lanes. The approach involves, for example, determining a line that is parallel to a road segment and divides the road segment along a longitudinal axis. The approach also involves determining a spatial distribution of probe data collected from the road segment with respect to the line. The approach further involves clustering the probe data into a first cluster and a second cluster based on speed. The approach further involves assigning the first cluster to a first lane of the road segment, the second cluster to a second lane of the road segment, or a combination thereof based on the spatial distribution to output a bi-modality event (e.g., an HOV traffic event).

Abstract: A system and method of validating the accuracy of geographic location for an address is provided, as described in the embodiments. The system checks whether a given geographical location is the correct physical location for an address or not. An address whose location needs to be verified is parsed and broken down into at least one of nationality, state, city, town, locality, sub-locality, street, landmark, building, floor number, identification number, postal code, zip code or any other address identifying parameter. Similar addresses are searched for in the list of stored addresses and the verification check is done based on locations of the addresses found to be similar. In this way, the system establishes a trust score between the address and the geographic location of an entity.

Abstract: A map information update system according to the present disclosure includes multiple mobile robots that each acquire information on an intention of a user to move and information on a mobile robot position, one or multiple environment information acquiring robot(s) that each acquire(s) environment information, and a server that updates map information based on the information on the intention of the user to move, the information on the mobile robot position, and the environment information, and each of the multiple mobile robots includes a main body part, a handle part, a detecting part, a moving device, a guide information producing part, a presenting part, a user move intention estimating part, a mobile robot position estimating part, and a communicating part.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a central office. The apparatus includes a communication module for communication with a central office and a computation module for controlling the communication module. The computation module receives a partial task of a distributed data processing from the central office, computes the partial task of the distributed data processing to obtain a result of the partial task, and provides the result of the partial task for the central office.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for automatically discovering a gas station point of interest (POI), a storage medium and a device, wherein, the method includes: collecting information uploaded by an on-board diagnostic (OBD) device, and determining gasoline quantity surge points based on the information; clustering the gasoline quantity surge points based on location information by using a clustering algorithm; and determining a location region having the gas station POI based on a result of clustering. The technical schemes provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are capable of automatically determining the location region having the gas station POI, thereby reducing collection cost of gas station POI information and shortening an updating period for gas station POIs.

Abstract: A distance detection method, a distance detection system and a computer program product are provided. The method includes: comparing a street view image with a real-time image according to a first distance; determining a distance between a vehicle and a target position in response to the comparison result of the street view image and the real-time image; and outputting the distance between the vehicle and the target position to prompt a user of the vehicle.

Abstract: An information provision apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to function as: an obtaining unit configured to identify a plurality of people and obtain registration information for each of the plurality of people; an information provision unit configured to, in order to cause information to be perceivably outputted from an output unit to the plurality of people, provide predetermined information to the output unit; and a selection unit configured to select the predetermined information, wherein the selection unit, in a case where there is a person for whom the registration information cannot be obtained, selects the predetermined information based on input information obtained via an input unit for the person for whom the registration information cannot be obtained.

Abstract: In a method, a set of attribute information is received from a set of sensors in the application environment, respectively. Based on the set of attribute information, a state of the application environment is obtained. Based on a knowledge base associated with the application environment, reference information corresponding to the state of the application environment is determined, and the reference information represents candidate information that a user in the application environment needs in the state. The reference information is provided to the user. Further provided are a corresponding device and a corresponding computer program product. With exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the manual labor loads in the application environment can be reduced for the user, and information required in the current state can be provided to the user, thus reducing mis-operations of the user caused by mistakes in human discretion.

Abstract: A vehicle driver feedback system includes a control unit and a display unit. The control unit is arranged for registering a driver-influenced vehicle driving parameter and the display unit is positioned in the vehicle and arranged for displaying information to the vehicle driver. The control unit further is arranged for: iteratively calculating and storing at least one score value based on the at least one driver-influenced vehicle driving parameter, wherein the at least one score value reflects a magnitude of driver-induced energy waste; driver-induced fuel waste; driver-induced vehicle wear; unsafe driving; or a weighted combination of at least two thereof, and displaying on the display unit during driving of the vehicle a graphical score value development over time or relative to the travelled route as feedback to the vehicle driver.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of visual navigation technology, and discloses a localization method, apparatus, robot and computer storage medium. The localization method is applied to a robot having an autonomous location and navigation function. The localization method includes: determining that localization through an image of surrounding environment fails in a process of driving to a preset distance, and controlling the robot to decelerate and perform localization through an image of surrounding environment in a process of deceleration until the localization succeeds. The localization method enables the robot to reasonably adjust its running velocity in accordance with the environment during driving, thereby accurately localizing the location where the robot is located.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for determining an optimized route for a carpool service. The method may include stringing a plurality of nodes to generate a plurality of first candidate paths. The method may also include determining a geographical length for each of the plurality of first candidate paths based on geographical distances between any two of the plurality of nodes. The method may also include determining one or more second candidate paths among the plurality of first candidate paths based on the geographical length for each of the plurality of first candidate path. The method may also include determining the navigation length for each of the one or more second candidate paths. The method may also include determining a target path among the one or more second candidate paths based on the navigation length.

Abstract: ABSTRACT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND USING LOCALISATION REFERENCE DATA 5 Methods and systems for improved positioning accuracy relative to a digital map are disclosed, and which are preferably used for highly and fully automated driving applications, and which may use localisation reference data associated with a digital map. The invention further extends to methods and systems for the generation of localisation reference data associated with a digital map.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first map element from a first map, identifying second map elements from a second map based on locations of the second map elements relative to the first map element, and identifying first and second point on the second map elements based on proximity to beginning and ending points of the first map element. One or more of the second map elements define a corresponding portion of the second map between the first point and the second point. The method also includes determining a registration score for the first map element relative to the corresponding portion of the second map, and in response to determining that the registration score indicates a match between the first map element and the corresponding portion of the second map, defining registration information that describes a relationship between the first map element and the corresponding portion of the second map.

Abstract: The technology disclosed herein includes a navigation system for a visually impaired person. The navigation system may include a plurality of fixtures, a plurality of installations, wherein each installation is electronically connected to a fixture, and an electronic device, the electronic device configured to receive auditory or tactile signals from each installation and produce a signal indicative of a fixture location.

Abstract: The present application provides a method, a vehicular device, and a medium for determining a trip of a user in a vehicle. The method includes acquiring a first global image in the vehicle; determining a tracking feature of the user according to the first global image; determining a movement path of the user in the vehicle according to the tracking feature and at least one second global image in the vehicle; determining the trip of the user based on the movement path and travel information of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for displaying an electronic map, an electronic device and a readable storage medium, and relates to the technical field of electronic maps, intelligent transportation, automatic driving, artificial intelligence technologies, etc. The specific implementation scheme is: after receiving a downsizing instruction from an electronic device, a server generates second map data under a second scale according to first map data under a first scale, and obtains third map data by repairing the second map data according to a neighboring relation of map elements, and the third map data is configured to eliminate a crack between adjacent map elements in the plurality of map elements contained in the second map data. After receiving the third map data, the electronic device renders and displays the electronic map in the second scale.

Abstract: A portable terminal 1 having a battery 11 obtains a congestion level indicating people-related congestion in a range including a point where a specific function of the portable terminal 1 is expected to be executed. Based on the congestion level, the portable terminal 1 performs a reduction process for reducing power consumption of the battery 11 before arriving at the above point, where the specific function is expected to be executed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing landmark-assisted navigation guidance by selectively utilizing database information includes receiving navigation requests from one or more mobile computing devices, each of the requests being associated with a respective starting point, destination, and travel mode. For each navigation request, a corresponding route to be depicted in a corresponding digital map is determined. For each navigation request associated with a first travel mode, corresponding points of interest (POIs) are determined from among a plurality of POIs stored in a database. The corresponding POIs are determined based on at least a zoom level of the corresponding map and whether the corresponding POIs are associated with any landmark category. For each navigation request associated with a second travel mode, corresponding POIs are determined based on at least a zoom level of the corresponding map, but irrespective of whether the corresponding POIs are associated with any landmark categories.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for determining problematic components of an application that may cause user experience issues when running the application, and preemptively turning off or disabling the problematic components so that the application is rendered without the problematic component. When a component is rendered, various runtime data is produced. Such data may be logged and analyzed, and used to generate performance metrics of the component. Such performance metrics can be used to determine whether a component should be disabled. When a component is disabled, it become unavailable and will be excluded from the application when the application is rendered and/or served to a user. Thus, when an application is rendered or served, only available or enabled components are included.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system monitors states of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) using a number of sensors mounted on the ADV. The system perceives a driving environment surrounding the ADV using at least a portion of the sensors. The system analyzes the states in view of the driving environment to determine a real-time traffic condition at a point in time. The system determines whether the real-time traffic condition of the driving environment matches at least a predetermined traffic condition. The system transmits data concerning the real-time traffic condition to a remote server over a network to allow the remote server to generate an updated map having real-time traffic information, in response to determining the real-time traffic condition is unknown. In response to receiving the updated map, the system plans and controls the ADV based on the updated map.

Abstract: A vehicle can be operated in an identified map area. Output is obtained from a first classifier, based on input including the map area and one or more current environmental conditions detected in the map area, specifying a first probability that the map area is currently available for sensing to support input-free operation of the vehicle. Then, if and only if the first probability indicates that the map area is currently available for sensing to support input-free operation of the vehicle, output is obtained from a second classifier, based on input including the map area and the one or more current environmental conditions, specifying a second probability that the vehicle will traverse the map area without a minimum risk maneuver event. Then, if and only if the second probability indicates that the vehicle will traverse the map area without a minimum risk maneuver event, operating the vehicle in an input-free mode in the map area.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a user interface for superimposingly displaying, on a map, a plurality of travel route patterns reflecting tendencies of movements of a moving object and a new travel route predicted using the plurality of travel route patterns. The plurality of travel route patterns being extracted in advance by analyzing traveling history data of the moving object and being displayed in different manners, according to a prediction probability between each of the plurality of travel route patterns and the new travel route.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to methods and systems for selecting an end to end freight service. In one embodiment, the methods and systems disclosed herein allow for rapid and efficient selection of freight services for moving mass. In one embodiment, the methods and systems disclosed herein comprise normalizing freight service options.

Abstract: A system for identifying features of a roadway traversed by a host vehicle may include at least one processor programmed to: receive a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle; recognize in the plurality of images a presence of a road feature associated with the roadway; determine a location of a first point associated with the road feature relative to a curve representative of a path of travel of the host vehicle; determine a location of a second point associated with the road feature relative to the curve; and cause transmission to a server remotely located from the host vehicle of a representation of a series of points associated with locations along the road feature. The second point may be spaced apart from the first point, and the series of points may include at least the first point and the second point.

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 method, a system, and a computer program product may be provided for updating map data in a map database to indicate presence of a road sign. The method may include obtaining first sensor data associated with a road sign. The first sensor data may comprise at least one of one or more first positive observations of a road sign or one or more first negative observations of the road sign. The method may further include obtaining second sensor data for the road sign, for example, based on the first sensor data. The second sensor data may comprise cumulative historic road sign observation data for time duration. The method may include determining a sign confidence ratio based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. The method may include updating the map data based on the sign confidence ratio.

Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to generate, from LIDAR data, a first intensity map of an area around a vehicle, and to estimate a vehicle location based on comparing the first intensity map to a grayscale top view image.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for generating warning polygons for weather events in a geographic region. The method includes receiving measurement data from one or more sensors, identifying at least one location from the measurement data, identifying a map tile within a predetermined distance to the at least one location, generating a map tile cluster based on analysis of the at least one map tile, accessing an end-use constraint of the end-use device, the end-use constraint indicative of a constraint in processing on the end-use device, and calculating the warning polygon based on the map tile cluster and based on the end-use constraint such that the polygon intersects the geographic region.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle. The in-vehicle device includes a display device and a processor. The in-vehicle device outputs, on the display device, weather information of a point designated by a user on a map, displays a travel route along which the vehicle travels on the map on the display device, and in a case where the travel route is not included in the area including the point designated by the user on the map among a plurality of areas obtained by dividing the map and the processor determines that the point designated by the user is within a predetermined range from the travel route, outputs, on the display device, the weather information of an area closest to the point designated by the user among the areas including the travel route.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for visualizing and querying data. Data subsets within an original table are examined. Values within the data subsets are extracted. Based on the extracted values, a new table is generated. The data contents of the original table differ from the data contents of the new table. Thus, the resulting visualization of the original table differs from the resulting visualization of the new table.

Abstract: An autonomous parking control device executes vehicle traveling control that calculates a command value of a propulsive force based on an operating state, and moves the vehicle to a target position autonomously by controlling a propulsive force generating device in accordance with the command value. The control device executes an additional command value varying process of adding a predetermined additional command value to the command value when the vehicle stops due to the propulsive force being insufficient during the vehicle traveling control, and decreasing or keeping the additional command value by a predetermined degree of suppression, when the vehicle which is stopped is started. Here, when executing the additional command value varying process in the first position far from the target position, the degree of suppression is set to be smaller as compared with a case of executing the process in a second position close to the target position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit configured to receive a use reservation of car sharing including designation of any one of round-trip car sharing and one-way car sharing, designation of a pickup location, and designation of a drop-off location from a user and store the use reservation in a use reservation database, and a selection unit configured to select, as users who share a ride in a vehicle, both of a first user who has made a use reservation for designating round-trip car sharing and a second user who has made a use reservation for designating one-way car sharing among a plurality of users who have made a use reservation with a pickup location and a drop-off location satisfying a predetermined condition.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for rendering search results on a map displayable on an electronic device, the search results being responsive to a geo-search query associated with the map, the electronic device connectable to a map server via a communication network. The method is executable by the electronic device. The method includes maintaining POI label rendering rules, which prescribe rendering rules for processing POI labels associated with POIs that form part of the ranked set of search results. When the electronic device processes additional sets of ranked search results, the method comprises generating a POI label density ratio, which is used to modify the rendering rules used for rendering newly received (i.e. not previously rendered) POI labels. The processing rules can be defined for each zoom level of the map viewport. The method further includes executing collision verification routine to further modify the POI label rendering rules.

Abstract: A provider, such as a transportation management service, can manage transport for a number of riders between various locations. A customer can request transport between different locations. The provider may analyze the request for salient information, such as information corresponding to a start and end location, and determine whether there are errors in the salient information that would prevent the provider from providing the requested service. When the provider detects errors, the provider may request additional information from the customer in order to correct the errors.

Abstract: In a method of observing users of communication devices, a central computer system recognizes a first user associated with a first communication device and a second user associated with a second communication device. The central computer system observes a communication between the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein at least a portion of the communication is an audible communication. The central computer system relays the communication between the first communication device and the second communication device. The central computer system identifies features of the communication and makes the features available for decision making purposes.

Abstract: Motion parallax effects can be emulated for 3D video content. At a head mounted display (HMD), motion parallax may be emulated through: receiving a 3D video at the HMD; obtaining a model of an object in the 3D video; obtaining a processed 3D video in which the 3D video is processed to remove the object from the 3D video; tracking a change in position of the HMD by a sensor of the HMD; rendering the processed 3D video at the HMD; and rendering the model of the object at a position in the processed 3D video based on the tracked change in position of the HMD. Multilayer spherical video, indicating the depths of objects therein, which may be used for motion parallax emulation may also be generated.

Abstract: A display device includes a display that displays an image, a display controller that causes the display to display a first image indicating at least one of route information and road information on a route to a destination of a vehicle, and a determiner that determines that a traveling lane in which the vehicle is present among one or a plurality of lanes included in the route is a branch lane which branches from the route or a merge lane which merges into another lane, wherein the display controller causes the display to display a second image indicating that a branch point or a merge point is present ahead in a travel direction of the vehicle without displaying the first image when the determiner has determined that the traveling lane is the branch or merge lane.

Abstract: A relationship between a relative position with respect to a section where a progressing direction changes on a route and an arrangement height is set such that the arrangement height gradually increases from zero to MaxH. Then, the arrangement height gradually decreases from MaxH to zero along the route from a point on the near side of the section where the progressing direction changes (FIGS. 3B and 3G and FIGS. 4B and 4C). When traveling in the section where the progressing direction changes, a direction mark representing the progressing direction at each point on a road surface is displayed using a heads-up display so as to overlap with a position on an upper side, by an arrangement height set based on a relative position of the point with respect to the section and a set relationship, from the point.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a storage medium for providing a running road of an urban road are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: obtaining a weighed road length of a specified urban road according to user track data of the specified urban road and road network data of the specified urban road; obtaining an actual passing period of the specified urban road according to the road network data of the specified urban road and road condition data of the specified urban road; obtaining a running speed of the specified urban road according to the weighed road length of the specified urban road and the actual passing period of the specified urban road; and providing the running speed of the specified urban on digital map products.

Abstract: A vehicle safety system includes a controller in communication with at least one of an imaging system and a ranging system. At least one of the imaging system and the ranging system being arranged to monitor a distance and a speed of a forward vehicle and at least one of an incoming vehicle and a vehicle relative to a host vehicle. The controller is programmed to output for display a time left to pass the forward vehicle based on the distance and the speed of the forward vehicle and the incoming vehicle, responsive to indicia of an impending host vehicle maneuver.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for providing last mile navigation. In an example, the system may determine that a vehicle has arrived at or near the destination and store the destination in memory. The system may determine the vehicle is in a first parked state at a first location and store the first location as a parked position. The system may determine the vehicle is in a second parked state at a second location within a predetermined time period after the first park state and store the second location as the parked position. The system may determine the vehicle is parked at a parked location after the predetermined time period has ended. Once determined that the vehicle is at the parked location, the system may transmit last mile navigation information associated with the destination and the parked location to a mobile device.

Abstract: A system for providing information on production value and/or emissions of a hydrocarbon production system is disclosed. The system includes: a plurality of sensors configured to measure a respective plurality of measured parameters of the hydrocarbon production system; an input interface for inputting a plurality of specified parameters into the system; and a processor configured to determine the production value and/or the emissions of the hydrocarbon production system in real time based upon the measured parameters and the specified parameters.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatuses for autonomous driving vehicles or driving assistance systems and more particularly relates to vehicle radar perception and location. The vehicle driving system disclosed may include a storage media, a radar system, a location component and a driver controller. The storage media stores a map of roadways. The radar system is configured to generate perception information from a region near the vehicle. The location component is configured to determine a location of the vehicle on the map based on the radar perception information and other navigation related data. The drive controller is configured to control driving of the vehicle based on the map and the determined location.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for improving farm management by determining farm boundary delineations within a target geographic area based on crop recognition. The method includes evaluating the data using a classification algorithm to generate one or more line segments at an interface separating each pixel in at least one pair of adjacent pixels. It also includes connecting the one or more line segments to an adjacent line segment to form a boundary delineation. The method further includes generating a boundary delineation map including the boundary delineation as well as generating a farm management plan including the boundary delineation map and a recommended crop type. The farm management plan can be generated based on at least a type of vegetation present.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a method for determining a route using route segment characterizations is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a destination. The method further includes determining, by the processor, one or more routes to the destination from a first location. The method further includes dividing, by the processor, each of the one or more routes into one or more route segments. The method further includes characterizing, by the processor, each of the one or more route segments according to propulsion resources available to a vehicle. The method further includes providing, by the processor, an optimized route from the one or more routes based on the characterization of the one or more route segments.

Abstract: A method of operating a thin client in a mapping system includes receiving, by the thin client, a map adapter from a map server; loading the map adapter in the thin client, wherein the loaded map adapter comprises a map engine; receiving, by the thin client, map data from the map server; and displaying, by the thin client, the map data in the map engine in the map adapter.