СПОСОБ ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЯ ПОВЕДЕНИЯ, АППАРАТУРА ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЯ ПОВЕДЕНИЯ И АППАРАТУРА УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНЫМ СРЕДСТВОМ

Изобретение относится к способу прогнозирования поведения. Способ прогнозирования поведения для прогнозирования поведения объекта вокруг транспортного средства содержит обнаружение объекта вокруг транспортного средства, указание первого объекта, который влияет на поведение транспортного средства, среди обнаруженных объектов, выполнение процесса прогнозирования для извлечения второго объекта, который влияет на поведение первого объекта среди множества объектов, присутствующих вокруг первого объекта и прогнозирования поведения. Способ также содержит задание извлеченного второго объекта как нового первого объекта и выполнение процесса прогнозирования для извлечения нового второго объекта, который влияет на поведение упомянутого нового первого объекта и прогнозирования поведения, повторение процесса прогнозирования с предопределенным количеством раз извлечения и прогнозирование поведения первого объекта во время первого процесса прогнозирования на основе поведений n вторых объектов, подвергнутых ...

СПОСОБ УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНЫМ СРЕДСТВОМ И УСТРОЙСТВО УПРАВЛЕНИЯ ТРАНСПОРТНЫМ СРЕДСТВОМ

Изобретение относится к способу управления транспортным средством. Способ управления транспортным средством содержит этап получения от датчиков информации об окружающей среде рассматриваемого транспортного средства, определение положения въезда, указывающего положение пункта назначения въезда рассматриваемого транспортного средства, при этом положение въезда расположено на второй полосе движения, смежной первой полосе движения, по которой движется рассматриваемое транспортное средство. При работе указателя поворота рассматриваемого транспортного средства замедление рассматриваемого транспортного средства и осуществление смены полосы движения, определение наличия или отсутствия следующего транспортного средства, которое следует за рассматриваемым транспортным средством, в заранее определенной области. При определении наличия следующего транспортного средства установку времени подготовки больше, чем время подготовки при определении отсутствия следующего транспортного средства. Причем время ...

Способ и устройство для эксплуатации транспортного средства

Verfahren zum Bestimmen der Fahrspur eines Fahrzeugs

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Bestimmen der Fahrspur (5, 6, 7) eines Fahrzeugs (8, 10) relativ zu einem Ego-Fahrzeug (9), mit den folgenden Verfahrensschritten:- Erfassen mindestens eines Fahrzeugs (8, 10) in einer Umgebung des Ego-Fahrzeugs (9);- Erfassen von Fahrspurmarkierungen (1, 2, 3, 4) in der Umgebung des Ego-Fahrzeugs (9);- Bereitstellen eines Koordinatensystems mit einem vorgegebenen Positionswert des Ego-Fahrzeugs (9) im Koordinatensystem;- Anpassen von Polynomen an die Kurvenverläufe der erfassten Fahrspurmarkierungen (1, 2, 3, 4), wobei die Polynome im Koordinatensystem ausgedrückt werden und mindestens den seitlichen Versatz der Fahrspurmarkierungen (1, 2, 3, 4) bezüglich des Ego-Fahrzeugs (9) enthalten;- Bestimmen eines Positionswerts des mindestens einen erfassten Fahrzeugs (8, 10), wobei der Positionswert im Koordinatensystem ausgedrückt wird und mindestens den seitlichen Versatz des mindestens einen erfassten Fahrzeugs (8, 10) bezüglich des Ego-Fahrzeugs ...

Verfahren zum Prognostizieren einer zukünftigen Verkehrssituation in einer Umgebung eines Kraftfahrzeugs durch Bestimmen mehrerer in sich konsistenter Gesamtszenarios für unterschiedliche Verkehrsteilnehmer; Kraftfahrzeug

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum teilweise oder vollständig autonomen Steuern eines Kraftfahrzeugs (1).Die Erfindung sieht vor, dass jeweilige Bewegungsmöglichkeiten (3) für mehrere Verkehrsteilnehmer (2) bestimmt werden und basierend darauf zumindest zwei Gesamtszenarien (4) bestimmt werden, wobei sich die mehreren Verkehrsteilnehmer (2) in den Gesamtszenarien (4) jeweils entsprechend genau einer ausgewählten der für den jeweiligen Verkehrsteilnehmer (2) bestimmten Bewegungsmöglichkeiten (3) bewegen und die jeweils innerhalb eines Gesamtszenarios (4) ausgewählten Bewegungsmöglichkeiten (3) der Verkehrsteilnehmer (2) unter Berücksichtigung der Zustandsdaten und/oder dem Straßenverlauf untereinander entsprechend vorbestimmter Bewegungsnebenbedingungen als kollisionsfrei befahrbar gelten, und wobei für das die Gesamtszenarien (4) jeweils zumindest teilweise unterschiedliche Bewegungsmöglichkeiten (3) ausgewählt werden. Basierend auf den Gesamtszenarien (4) erfolgt ein Planen der teilweise ...

Spurhalteverfahren und -system mit situationsabhängigem Unterstützungsgrad

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Spurhalteunterstützung für ein Fahrzeug, bei dem die Fahrspuren auf der Fahrbahn erkannt werden und ein fahrerunabhängiger Eingriff in das Lenksystem des Fahrzeugs im Sinne einer Spurhaltung erfolgt. Der Kern der Erfindung besteht darin, dass der momentane Fahrzeugbewegungszustand sowie die Fahrzeugumgebung erfasst wird, anhand dieser Daten eine Verkehrssituationsklasse aus einer Anzahl vorgegebener, unterschiedlicher Verkehrssituationsklassen ausgewählt und dem Fahrzeug zugeordnet wird und anhand der zugeordneten Verkehrssituationsklasse wenigstens ein Parameter für den fahrerunabhängigen Eingriff in das Lenksystem festgelegt wird.

Längsführendes Fahrerassistenzsystem in einem Kraftfahrzeug

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein längsführendes Fahrerassistenzsystem in einem Kraftfahrzeug zur Steuerung oder Regelung einer Antriebs- und/oder Bremseinheit unter Berücksichtigung einer vorgegebenen maximal zulässigen Höchstgeschwindigkeit, mit einem Erfassungssystem zum Erkennen vorausliegender relevanter Ereignisse, die eine Anpassung der vorgegebenen maximal zulässigen Höchstgeschwindigkeit erfordern, einer Funktionseinheit, die eingerichtet ist, bei Erkennen eines vorausliegenden relevanten Ereignisses basierend auf dem Ort des relevanten Ereignisses einen ersten Ort oder ersten Zeitpunkt zu ermitteln, bei dessen Erreichen ein Hinweis zur bevorstehenden automatischen Anpassung der maximal zulässigen Höchstgeschwindigkeit an den Fahrer ausgegeben wird, und einen nach dem ersten Ort oder ersten Zeitpunkt zu erreichenden zweiten Ort oder Zeitpunkt zu ermitteln, bei dessen Erreichen ein Eingriff in die Längsführung des Kraftfahrzeugs in Richtung der neuen maximal zulässigen Höchstgeschwindigkeit ...

Autonomes Fahren auf einer mehrstreifigen Fahrbahn

Ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Evaluierung des Nutzens eines Fahrstreifenwechsels zur Befolgung des Rechtsfahrgebots beim automatisierten Fahren eines Egofahrzeugs auf einer Fahrbahn mit zwei oder mehr Fahrstreifen, wobei sich das Egofahrzeug nicht auf der äußerst rechten Fahrspur befindet, umfasst die folgenden Schritte: – Erkennen und Tracken von dynamischen Objekten im Umfeld des Egofahrzeugs, – Erkennen und Tracken von Fahrstreifen, – Zuordnung der dynamischen Objekte zu den Fahrstreifen, – Ermittlung des dynamischen Vorteilhaftigkeit der Befolgung des Rechtsfahrgebots für das Egofahrzeug, und – Bewertung des Nutzens eines Fahrstreifenwechsels aus der ermittelten dynamischen Vorteilhaftigkeit ...

Gefahrerkennung bei beabsichtigtem Spurwechsel

Verfahren (100) zur Ermittlung des Gefährdungspotentials eines Spurwechsels eines Ego-Fahrzeugs (1) von der aktuell benutzten Fahrspur (2a, 2b, 2c) in eine benachbarte Fahrspur (2a, 2b, 2c), wobei ein Erfassungsbereich (3) im Außenraum des Ego-Fahrzeugs (1) beobachtet wird (110) und wobei die Auswirkung von im Erfassungsbereich (3) erkannten Objekten (4) auf das Gefährdungspotential ausgewertet wird (120), wobei aus Positionen und Geschwindigkeiten von im Erfassungsbereich 3 erkannten Innen-Fremdfahrzeugen (4) ausgewertet wird (130), ob ein Zielgebiet (5), in dem sich das Ego-Fahrzeug (1) nach dem beabsichtigten Spurwechsel befindet, für außerhalb des Erfassungsbereichs (3) befindliche Außen-Fremdfahrzeuge (6) erreichbar ist.Verfahren (200) zur zumindest teilautomatisierten Steuerung eines Ego-Fahrzeugs (1), wobei bei einem beabsichtigten Spurwechsel das Gefährdungspotential dieses Spurwechsels mit dem Verfahren (100) gemäß der Erfindung bewertet wird (210), wobei der Spurwechsel unterbunden ...

Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Fahrzeugs und Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Fahrzeugs (1), wobei ein hochautomatisierter und/oder autonomer Regelbetrieb unter Berücksichtigung mindestens einer Streckenfreigabeinformation für einen aktuell befahrenen und/oder vorausliegenden Streckenabschnitt (S) zugelassen wird. Erfindungsgemäß wird die mindestens eine Streckenfreigabeinformation ermittelt, indem ein sich außerhalb des Fahrzeugs (1) befindender Bildcode (3) erfasst wird, der die mindestens eine Streckenfreigabeinformation enthält und/oder einen Verweis zum Abrufen der mindestens einen Streckenfreigabeinformation von einem Server (5) enthält, und/oder indem ein Funksignal (F) erfasst wird, das die mindestens eine Streckenfreigabeinformation enthält und/oder einen Verweis zum Abrufen der mindestens einen Streckenfreigabeinformation von einem Server (5) enthält und das von einem Sender (6) ausgesendet wird, der sich in einem Nahbereich einer vom Fahrzeug (1) befahrenen Fahrbahn (FB) befindet. Des Weiteren betrifft ...

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben eines automatisierten Fahrzeugs

Verfahren (300) und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben (360) eines automatisierten Fahrzeugs, umfassend einen Schritt des Erfassens (310) von Umgebungsdatenwerten, einen Schritt des Bestimmens (320) von Positionen und/oder prädizierten Bewegungen von Objekten in der Umgebung des automatisierten Fahrzeugs, einen Schritt des Durchführens (330) eines ersten Abgleichs der Umgebungsdatenwerte und/oder der Positionen und/oder der prädizierten Bewegungen mit einem externen Server, einem Schritt des Bestimmens (340) einer Fahrstrategie für das automatisierte Fahrzeug, abhängig von den Positionen und/oder prädizierten Bewegungen der Objekte und abhängig von dem ersten Abgleich, einem Schritt des Durchführens (350) eines zweiten Abgleichs der Fahrstrategie mit dem externen Server und einem Schritt des Betreibens (360) des automatisierten Fahrzeugs, abhängig von der Fahrstrategie und abhängig von dem zweiten Abgleich.

Fahrzeugvorrichtung

Eine Fahrzeugvorrichtung ist bereitgestellt. Die Fahrzeugvorrichtung ist eine Fahrzeugvorrichtung zum Verwenden in einem Fahrzeug, das mit mehreren Hindernissensoren (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) ausgestattet ist, die zum Erfassen eines Hindernisses verwendet werden, und die mehreren Hindernissensoren sind so angeordnet, dass sich Erfassungsbereiche mindestens in Richtung einer Seite, rechter lateraler Seite oder linker lateraler Seite, des Fahrzeuges ausbreiten und in einer Vorwärts-Rückwärts-Richtung des Fahrzeuges angeordnet sind. Die Fahrzeugvorrichtung weist eine Bestimmungseinheit (17) auf, die einen Bewegungszustand des Hindernisses relativ zu einem Eigenfahrzeug auf Grundlage eines Übergangs des Hindernissensors, der das Hindernis unter den mehreren Hindernissensoren erfasst, sukzessive bestimmt.

Fahrerassistenzsystem mit Anfahrhinweisfunktion

Fahrerassistenzsystem für Kraftfahrzeuge, mit einer Sensoreinrichtung (10, 22) zur Erkennung einer Situation, in der ein Anfahren des Fahrzeugs möglich ist, und einer Steuereinrichtung (30) zur Ausgabe eines Anfahrhinweises an den Fahrer, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuereinrichtung (30) dazu ausgebildet ist, bei Erkennung einer Anfahrsituation einen haptischen Anfahrhinweis (48) oder zunächst einen optischen Anfahrhinweis und dann mit zeitlicher Verzögerung einen akustischen und/oder haptischen Anfahrhinweis (44, 48) auszugeben. Bei einem Abstandsregelsystem besteht optischer Anfahrhinweis in einem Blinken oder einer Animation eines Zielobjektanzeige (40).

Fahrerassistenzsystem mit Abstandserfassung

GESCHWINDIGKEITSREGELUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Die Geschwindigkeitsregelungsvorrichtung enthält eine Abstandsregelungseinrichtung zum Durchführen einer ersten Bestimmung, ob mindestens ein erkanntes vorderes Fahrzeug, das vor einem eigenen Fahrzeug fährt, ein vorausbefindliches Fahrzeug ist, das auf einer eigenen Fahrzeugspur vorhanden ist, auf der das eigene Fahrzeug fährt, zum Durchführen einer Abstandsregelung, um zu bewirken, dass das eigene Fahrzeug dem vorausbefindlichen Fahrzeug folgt, wenn das Ergebnis der ersten Bestimmung positiv ist, und eine Fahrzeugtyperkennungseinrichtung zum Erkennen eines Typs des erkannten vorderen Fahrzeugs. Die Abstandsregelungseinrichtung ist ausgelegt, eine Weise, wie die Abstandsregelung durchgeführt wird, in Abhängigkeit von dem Typ (beispielsweise Fahrzeuggröße) des erkannten vorderen Fahrzeugs zu ändern.

Verfahren zur Geschwindigkeits- und/oder Abstandsregelung bei Kraftfahrzeugen

Verfahren zur Geschwindigkeits- und/oder Abstandsregelung bei Kraftfahrzeugen mit abstandsgeregelten Geschwindigkeitsregelsystemen, wobei bei einer Ermittlung eines Beschleunigungssollwertes zum Erreichen einer vorgegebenen Geschwindigkeit und/oder eines vorgegebenen Abstands auf ein vorausfahrendes Zielobjekt während einer Folgefahrt spezifische Daten eines vorausfahrenden Zielobjekts und eines vor dem Zielobjekt vorausfahrenden Vorobjekts berücksichtigt werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass- in Abhängigkeit der spezifischen Daten (d1, v1) des vorausfahrenden Zielobjekts (F1) ein von den spezifischen Daten des vorausfahrenden Vorobjekts unabhängiger erster Vorbeschleunigungssollwert (a1) zum Erreichen eines vorgegebenen Abstands (ds1) auf das vorausfahrende Zielobjekt (F1) ermittelt wird,- in Abhängigkeit der spezifischen Daten (d2, v2) des vorausfahrenden Vorobjekts (F2) ein von den spezifischen Daten des Zielobjekts unabhängiger zweiter Vorbeschleunigungssollwert (a2) zum Erreichen eines ...

Verfahren zur Regelung des Verkehrsflusses in einem Kreisverkehr

Vorgeschlagen wird ein Verfahren zur Regelung des Verkehrsflusses in einem Kreisverkehr, wobei wenn erfasst wird, dass sich das Ego-Fahrzeug einem Kreisverkehr nähert, erfasst wird, welcher Art dieser Kreisverkehr ist, und folgende Schritte ausgeführt werden. Es erfolgt ein Erfassen zumindest eines anderen Verkehrsteilnehmers innerhalb eines vorgegebenen zu erfassenden Bereichs innerhalb oder außerhalb des Kreisverkehrs, und ein Erfassen der Position und der Bewegungsdaten jedes der erfassten Verkehrsteilnehmer. Dann erfolgt ein Bestimmen des Zeitpunkts, wann ein Einfahren in die Ego-Einfahrt des Kreisverkehrs durch das Ego-Fahrzeug in Abhängigkeit der Ego-Fahrparameter erfolgt, und ein Bestimmen, ob sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt ein anderer der erfassten Verkehrsteilnehmer innerhalb eines vorgegebenen Bereichs vor der Ego-Einfahrt des Kreisverkehrs befindet. Wenn dem so ist, erfolgt ein Einfahren in den Kreisverkehr unter Einhaltung von vorgegebenen Fahrbedingungen zu erlauben, wobei die Ego-Strategie ...

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betreiben eines Fahrzeugs

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Fahrzeugs (1), wobei das Fahrzeug (1) für eine Weiterfahrt nach einem Abstellen auf einem Parkplatz (22) automatisch auf eine Zielfahrspur (28) geführt wird. Der Parkplatz (22) liegt an einer Straße (20), welche die Zielfahrspur (28) und eine an den Parkplatz (22) angrenzende Fahrspur (26) aufweist. Bei dem Verfahren ist vorgesehen, eine erste Verkehrssituation auf der an den Parkplatz (22) angrenzenden Fahrspur (26) unter Verwendung mindestens eines Sensors (2) zu erfassen, abhängig von einer Beurteilung der erfassten ersten Verkehrssituation einen ersten Fahrzug freizugeben und auszuführen, wobei der erste Fahrzug das Fahrzeug (1) vom Parkplatz (22) auf die angrenzende Fahrspur (26) in eine Zwischenposition (104) führt. Anschließend wird eine zweite Verkehrssituation auf der Zielfahrspur (28) erfasst und abhängig von einer Beurteilung der zweiten Verkehrssituation ein zweiter Fahrzug freigegeben und ausgeführt, der das Fahrzeug ...

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Ermitteln einer Bewegungsplanung für ein zumindest teilweise automatisiertes Fahren eines Fahrzeugs

Der Grundgedanke der Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Ermitteln einer Bewegungsplanung für ein zumindest teilweise automatisiertes Fahren eines Fahrzeugs mit vorzugsweise höchstmöglichem oder möglichst konstantem Automatisierungsgrad innerhalb eines bestimmten Fahrbereichs, bei dem – externe Sensorik-Daten, die eine Objektkonstellation und/oder einen Freiraumbereich in einem Fahrbereichsausschnitt repräsentieren, in Abhängigkeit von den Daten einer Außen-Sensorik ermittelt und drahtlos bereitgestellt werden, und – in Abhängigkeit von den externen Sensorik-Daten eine Bewegungsplanung zumindest eines Fahrzeugs für einen bestimmten Fahrbereich oder Fahrbereichsausschnitt ermittelt wird, und – in Abhängigkeit von der ermittelten Bewegungsplanung ein zumindest teilweise automatisiertes Fahren, insbesondere ein Manöver, des Fahrzeugs durchgeführt wird und/oder eine Information an den Fahrer des Fahrzeugs ausgegeben wird. Ferner kann eine ermittelte Bewegungsplanung oder ...

Autonome Unterstützung für Straßenauffahrt

Ein System für eine autonome Unterstützung des Betriebs eines Trägerfahrzeuges, welches in einer ersten Spur einer Straße fährt, beinhaltet zumindest eine Kameraanordnung zum Detektieren der Anwesenheit und Geschwindigkeit eines in die erste Spur auffahrenden Fahrzeuges. Ein Umgebungssensor überwacht die Distanz zwischen dem Trägerfahrzeug und dem auffahrenden Fahrzeug. Eine Steuerung ist elektrisch mit der zumindest einen Kameraanordnung und dem Umgebungssensor verbunden und aktiviert entsprechend von der zumindest einen Kameraanordnung und dem Umgebungssensor erhaltenen Signalen eine Steuereinrichtung für eine Seitwärtsbewegung des Trägerfahrzeuges von der ersten Spur in eine zweite Spur auf der Straße, um einem auffahrenden Fahrzeug die Auffahrt in die erste Spur zu ermöglichen.

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Betrieb eines Fahrzeugs, insbesondere eines Kraft- oder Nutzfahrzeuges

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Fahrzeugs, insbesondere eines Kraft- oder Nutzfahrzeuges, mit einer Erfassungseinrichtung zum Erfassen definierter Streckenabschnitts-Daten eines vorausliegenden, mit einem Fahrzeug, insbesondere mit einem Nutzfahrzeug, zu durchfahrenden Streckenabschnittes. Erfindungsgemäß werden die mittels der Erfassungseinrichtung erfassten Streckenabschnitts-Daten des vorausliegenden, zu durchfahrenden Streckenabschnittes in einer Bewertungseinrichtung im Hinblick auf das Verschleißreduzierungspotential wenigstens eines fahrzeugseitigen Verschleißbauteils für den vorausliegenden, zu durchfahrenden Streckenabschnitt dergestalt bewertet, dass zur Reduzierung und/oder Optimierung des Verschleißes des wenigstens einen Verschleißbauteils wenigstens ein Betätigungsparameter, insbesondere ein Betätigungszeitpunkt und/oder eine Betätigungszeitdauer, für das wenigstens eine Verschleißbauteil im vorausliegenden, zu durchfahrenden Streckenabschnitt vorbestimmt ...

Fahrassistenzvorrichtung für ein Kraftfahrzeug

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Fahrassistenzvorrichtung für ein Kraftfahrzeug, wobei das Kraftfahrzeug eine Verkehrszeichenüberwachungseinrichtung sowie eine Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungseinrichtung aufweist, welche die Fahrgeschwindigkeit des Kraftfahrzeuges in einem Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungsmodus auf einen Grenzwert begrenzt. Die Fahrassistenzvorrichtung ist dazu konfiguriert, in dem Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungsmodus den jeweils geltenden Grenzwert in Abhängigkeit von einer von der Verkehrszeichenüberwachungseinrichtung ermittelten vorgeschriebenen Höchstgeschwindigkeit automatisch anzupassen, sofern keine manuelle Änderung dieses Grenzwertes durch den Fahrer erfolgt.

Verfahren zum Erkennen einer potenziellen Gefahrenstelle für ein Kraftfahrzeug, sowie elektronisches Fahrzeugführungssystem

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Erkennen einer potenziellen Gefahrenstelle für ein Kraftfahrzeug (6) beim Fortbewegen des Kraftfahrzeugs (6) auf einer Fahrbahn (1), wobei zumindest ein Fahrbahnbereich (12, 13, 15, 17) der Fahrbahn (1) mit zumindest einer Erfassungseinrichtung (8) des Kraftfahrzeugs (1) erfasst wird, wobei dann, wenn ein weiteres Kraftfahrzeug (10, 11, 14, 16) auf dem Fahrbahnbereich (12, 13, 15, 17) erfasst wird, eine Orientierung (L) des weiteren Kraftfahrzeugs (10, 11, 14, 16) und eine Fortbewegungsrichtung (P1, P2) des weiteren Kraftfahrzeugs (10, 11, 14, 16) durch eine Auswerteeinheit (9) ausgewertet wird und abhängig davon beurteilt wird, ob potenzielle eine Gefahrenstelle vorliegt. Die Erfindung betrifft auch ein elektronisches Fahrzeugführungssystem (7).

Verfahren zur Regelung des Abstands eines Fahrzeugs zu einem vorausfahrenden Fahrzeug

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Regelung des Abstands eines Fahrzeugs zu einem vorausfahrenden Fahrzeug (Vorausfahrzeug), basierend auf vorhandenen Informationen zur eigenen Fahrzeuggeschwindigkeit, zum Abstand und zur Geschwindigkeit des Vorausfahrzeugs und auf Daten von Straßen-Streckeninformationen und ist gekennzeichnet durch folgende Verfahrensschritte: a) Feststellung einer Kraftstoff-Einsparsituation für eine Schwung-Nutzungsphase, b) Vorausberechnung eines verbrauchsoptimalen Geschwindigkeitsverlaufs für eine ungestörte Fahrt, c) Vorausberechnung eines Zusatz-Abstandsbedarfs zum Vorausfahrzeug, der benötigt wird, um die Schwung-Nutzungsphase vollständig durchführen zu können, d) Aufbau des benötigten Zusatz-Abstands vor der Kraftstoff-Einsparsituation, wobei der Zusatz-Abstand, vorzugsweise weitgehend gleichmäßig, über eine Abstandsaufbau-Wegstrecke aufgebaut wird, die länger als die vorausberechnete Schwung-Nutzungsphasen-Wegstrecke ist und/oder mit einer fahrerakzeptablen ...

Automatisches Queren eines Kreuzungsbereichs

Die Erfindung betrifft eine verbesserte Möglichkeit zum automatischen Queren eines Kreuzungsbereichs (200) mit einem Kraftfahrzeug (100). Insbesondere betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zum Betrieb des Kraftfahrzeugs (100), bei dem ein von dem Kraftfahrzeug (100) zu querender Kreuzungsbereich (200) erfasst (S1) wird, in dem sich wenigstens eine erste Fahrbahn (210) und eine zweite Fahrbahn (220) schneiden. Erfindungsgemäß wird wenigstens eine erste Trajektorie (120) für das Kraftfahrzeug (100) mit einem der ersten Fahrbahn (210) zugewandten Einfahrpunkt (250) und einem jenseits des Kreuzungsbereichs (200) liegenden, der zweiten Fahrbahn (220) zugewandten Ausfahrpunkt (123) geplant (S2) und dann das Kraftfahrzeug (100) entlang der ersten Trajektorie (120) unter Berücksichtigung einer Vorfahrtsberechtigung von wenigstens einem sich zwischen dem Einfahrpunkt (250) und dem Ausfahrpunkt (123) befindlichen Verkehrsteilnehmer (V1-V4) automatisch gesteuert (S3). Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ...

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Steuern eines Fahrens eines Fahrzeugs

Ein Fahrzeugfahrsteuerverfahren kann aufweisen: Erlangen (S401), durch eine Sensoreinheit, zumindest einer von einer ersten Fahrzustandinformation eines autonomen Fahrzeugs oder einer zweiten Fahrzustandinformation von zumindest einem benachbarten Fahrzeug, welches in einer Fahrspur, in welcher das autonome Fahrzeug fährt, oder in einer Spur fährt, die zur Fahrspur benachbart ist, Ermitteln (S409), durch einen Ermittlungsprozessor, eines Kandidaten eines hereinziehenden Fahrzeugs, welches hinter dem autonomen Fahrzeug fährt, unter dem zumindest einen benachbarten Fahrzeug, basierend auf der ersten Fahrzustandinformation und der zweiten Fahrzustandinformation, Suchen, durch eine Steuerungsvorrichtung, eines potentiellen Hereinziehraums, welcher basierend auf einer Relativgeschwindigkeit eines vorwegfahrenden Fahrzeugs, das unter dem zumindest einen benachbarten Fahrzeug zum autonomen Fahrzeug am nächsten ist, und einer Distanz zwischen dem vorwegfahrenden Fahrzeug und dem autonomen Fahrzeug ...

Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Spurhalteassistenzsystems eines Fahrzeugs, insbesondere für ein Nutzfahrzeug

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Spurhalteassistenzsystems eines Fahrzeugs, insbesondere für ein Nutzfahrzeug, bei welchem die Spurführung bzw. Spurverlasswarnung bei zwei erkannten Fahrspurmarkierungen (3, 5), die eine Fahrbahn (1) des Fahrzeugs (7) links und rechts von dieser begrenzen, durchgeführt wird, wobei aus den Fahrspurmarkierungen (3, 5) eine Fahrspurbreite ermittelt wird und das Fahrzeug (7) innerhalb der Fahrspurbreite geführt bzw. bei Verlassen der Fahrspur eine Warnung ausgegeben wird. Bei einem Verfahren, bei welchem auch bei Vorhandensein nur einer Fahrspurmarkierung ein zuverlässiges Fahren mit dem Fahrerassistenzsystem gewährleistet ist, wird bei Erkennung nur einer der beiden Fahrspurmarkierungen (3, 5) die Spurführung bzw. die Spurverlasswarnung für eine vorgegebene Fahrstrecke (x) des Fahrzeuges (7) fortgesetzt, wobei die zuletzt gemessene Fahrspurbreite die vorgegebene Fahrstrecke (x) entlang bei Fehlen der zweiten Fahrspurmarkierung (5) als ...

Fahrassistenzsystem und Fahrassistenzverfahren zum automatisierten Fahren eines Fahrzeugs

Die vorliegende Offenbarung betrifft ein Fahrassistenzsystem zum automatisierten Fahren eines Fahrzeugs, insbesondere eines Kraftfahrzeugs. Das Fahrassistenzsystem umfasst wenigstens eine Prozessoreinheit. Die wenigstens eine Prozessoreinheit ist eingerichtet, um zu bestimmen, ob das Fahrzeug auf einem vorausliegenden Streckenabschnitt ein Vorfahrtsrecht besitzt oder nicht; eine Information in Bezug auf eine Wahrscheinlichkeit zu bestimmen, mit der zumindest ein Teil des vorausliegenden Streckenabschnitts frei ist; und eine Fahrstrategie zum automatisierten Fahren basierend auf dem bestimmten Vorfahrtsrecht und der bestimmten Information in Bezug auf die Wahrscheinlichkeit festzulegen, wobei die festgelegte Fahrstrategie aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist, die aus dem folgenden besteht: - einer ersten Fahrstrategie, entsprechend der das Fahrzeug in den vorausliegenden Streckenabschnitt einfährt, - einer zweiten Fahrstrategie, entsprechend der das Fahrzeug mit einer Einfahrt in den vorausliegenden ...

HYBRID-ELEKTROFAHRZEUG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DESSELBEN

Ein Hybrid-Elektrofahrzeug-Steuerungsmodus umfasst das Empfangen von Ampelinformationen einschließlich Signalisierungsinformationen und Abstandsinformationen einer vorausliegenden Ampel unter einer EV-Modus-Eintrittsbedingung. Das Verfahren umfasst die Vorhersage der Dauer des EV-Modus anhand der empfangenen Ampelinformationen, die Vorhersage der Temperatur eines Kühlmittels im EV-Modus entsprechend der vorhergesagten Dauer des EV-Modus und den Vergleich der vorhergesagten Temperatur des Kühlmittels mit einer Referenztemperatur, bei der eine vollautomatische Temperatursteuerungseinheit (FATC) das Starten eines Motors anfordert. Der EV-Modus wird eingeschaltet, wenn die vorhergesagte Temperatur des Kühlmittels größer ist als die Referenztemperatur.

Technik für das Liefern gemessener aerodynamischer Kraftinformation, um die Kilometerleistung und die Fahrstabilität für das Fahrzeug zu verbessern

Es wird eine Technik für das Liefern von aerodynamischer Kraft-Information veröffentlicht, um die Kraftstoff-Kilometerleistung und die Fahrstabilität eines Fahrzeugs zu verbessern. Im Einzelnen wird eine Vielzahl von Drucksensoren in einem Fahrzeuggehäuse geliefert bzw. bereitgestellt, und diese sind so konfiguriert, um den Druck der Luft abzutasten, welche von jedem der einzelnen Punkte des Fahrzeugs empfangen wird, wenn das Fahrzeug gefahren wird. Eine erste Einheit berechnet dann einen Luftwiderstandswert durch das Messen aerodynamischer Kraft-Daten, welche das Fahrzeug von der Luft empfängt, basierend auf einem Druckwert der Luft, welcher durch den Drucksensor abgetastet wird, und auf Fahrinformation, abhängig von dem Fahren des Fahrzeugs, und durch ein Verfahren davon.

Method for assisting a motor vehicle

A method for assisting a motor vehicle (402, 403, 405, 407), which is guided in an at least partially automated manner, for driving through roadworks (401), comprising: receiving environment signals which represent an environment of the motor vehicle, said environment at least partially comprising roadworks, receiving safety condition signals which represent at least one safety condition that must be met in order for the motor vehicle to be assisted, externally to the motor vehicle, when driving through the roadworks, checking whether the at least one safety condition is met, generating, based on the environment signals and based on a result as to whether the at least one safety condition is met, data signals which represent data suitable for assisted driving through the roadworks by the motor vehicle, outputting the generated data signals. A device, a computer program, and to a machine-readable storage medium. The autonomous vehicle may be remotely controlled.

Controlling an autonomous vehicle using a proximity rule

A system and method of controlling an autonomous vehicle using a proximity rule 1302 & 1304. A reference trajectory is received from the planning circuit 1306 by a control circuit 1310, where the reference trajectory is determined by the planning circuit based on the proximity rule. The predicted trajectory is determined to overlap the reference trajectory in a first region and deviate in a second region wherein the vehicle is closer to an object in the second region than the first. The control circuit receives the proximity rule and determines a predicted trajectory based on the reference trajectory and the proximity rule. The autonomous vehicle is then navigated according to the predicted trajectory.

VEHICLE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE REGULATION OF VEHICLES IN THE VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT

DEVICE FOR THE CHANGE OF A VEHICLE SPEED ATTITUDE OF A SPEED GOVERNOR

Obstacle avoidance system

In avoiding an obstacle on a travel path, the obstacle is avoided safety and efficiently without interfering with travel of vehicles in an adjacent lane disposed to the side of the lane in which the subject vehicle is traveling. An obstacle avoidance system in which a traveling lane 210 of a subject vehicle and an adjacent lane 510 are disposed side by side, and in which an obstacle 401 to the front on the traveling lane 210 is avoided by passing on the side of the obstacle 401 closest to the adjacent lane, wherein the relative position of the obstacle 401 relative to the subject vehicle 12, and the size wo of the obstacle 401 in the width direction of the vehicle are detected on the basis of an output from an external environment sensor mounted in the subject vehicle 12. Further, a maximum movement amount Dt of the subject vehicle 12 in the width direction of the vehicle in order to avoid the obstacle 401 is calculated on the basis of the relative position of the obstacle 401, the size ...

OBJECT-DETECTING LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

An object-detecting lighting system (10) comprises a light source (12) emitting visible light. A source controller (14) is connected to the light source (12) to drive the light source (12) into emitting the visible light in a predetermined mode. An optical detector (16) is positioned with respect to the light source (12) and is adapted to detect the visible light as reflected/backscattered by an object (A). A data/signal processor (18) is connected to the source controller (14) and the optical detector (16) to receive detection data from the optical detector (16). The data/signal processor (18) produces a data output associated to the object (A) as a function of the predetermined mode and the detection data.

METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE TRAFFIC WHEN LEAVING EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON CALL

Method for driving assistance, in accordance with a signal system

Vehicle, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program

An automatic driving lane change intention recognition system and method thereof

Automatic start -stop control system of synergistic car of bus or train route

A method and apparatus for target recognition

PROCESS OF DETECTION Of OBSTACLES SINCE a MOTOR VEHICLE

PROCESS OF ORDERING Of a CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING AID

L'invention concerne un procédé d'aide à la conduite d'un véhicule, comprenant les étapes suivantes : (E12-) détection de l'actionnement d'un organe de commande, cette détection déclenchant une phase de confirmation (PhC) de changement de voie de circulation comprenant les étapes suivantes : (E13-) affichage d'un message de demande de confirmation de changement de voie de circulation par un module d'affichage, (E14-) détection de l'actionnement d'un bouton de validation, cette dernière détection déclenchant une manœuvre autonome de changement de voie de circulation, et (E20-) détection d'une configuration routière adaptée à un changement de vitesse du véhicule, entrainant l'affichage (E21) d'un message de proposition de changement de vitesse du véhicule par ledit module d'affichage, l'affichage du message de proposition de changement de vitesse étant inhibé (INH_m3) pendant ladite phase de confirmation. L'invention concerne également un dispositif associé d'aide à la conduite.

A DRIVING AID METHOD, A METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING AID

L'invention concerne une méthode d'aide à la conduite pour un conducteur d'un véhicule automobile, comprenant les étapes suivantes : a) détermination de la position angulaire du volant dudit véhicule automobile (P1) ; b) détection de la présence d'un obstacle à proximité du véhicule automobile (Q1) ; c) détermination d'une trajectoire du véhicule automobile au moins à partir de la position angulaire du volant (P2) et détermination d'une grandeur relative à la position de l'obstacle détecté à l'étape b) ; d) affichage simultané sur un écran du véhicule automobile d'une enveloppe représentative de la trajectoire dudit véhicule et d'un indicateur représentatif de la position relative de l'obstacle détecté à l'étape b) par rapport au véhicule automobile (R2).

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE.

L'invention concerne un procédé de commande d'une transmission continûment variable pour véhicule, comprenant notamment une poulie primaire entraînée par le moteur et une poulie secondaire entraînant les roues motrices directement sans embrayage, ainsi qu'un contrôle électronique, tel que la force de traction maximale applicable aux roues motrices est limitée après déclenchement du mode de conduite sur sol à faible adhérence, par action volontaire du conducteur, et/ou du mode embouteillage par détection automatique : - lors du premier décollage du véhicule, par une limitation du couple fourni par le moteur entraînant une limitation du couple fourni aux roues par la transmission, - lors des décollages suivants, en poursuite desdits modes en embouteillage et/ou « faible adhérence », par une limitation du ratio de la transmission, soit du rapport entre le couple fourni aux roues motrices par la poulie secondaire et le couple appliqué à la poulie primaire par le moteur.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID VEHICLE IN THE AREA WITH ZERO POLLUTION EMISSION. THE INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO A VEHICLE FOR SAID METHOD.

AID SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE FOR ENABLING SELECTION OF A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT ON A SCENE ROAD

Dispositif d'aide à la conduite pour véhicule (1) comprenant au moins un moyen de détection (2) configuré pour détecter, sur une scène de route (3), au moins un objet (4), un moyen d'affichage (6) apte à afficher au moins une première et/ou deuxième représentation(s) visuelle(s) (4', 4") représentant l'objet (4), une unité de contrôle (7), caractérisé en ce que, à l'aide d'au moins un moyen de détection (2) et de l'unité de contrôle (7), le dispositif d'aide à la conduite pour véhicule (1) est configuré pour déterminer au moins une vitesse de l'objet (4) et pour sélectionner, à l'aide de l'unité de contrôle (7), la représentation visuelle de l'objet (4) selon sa vitesse par rapport à une vitesse du véhicule (1), ceci en vue d'afficher, à l'aide du moyen d'affichage (6), la première ou deuxième représentation visuelle (4', 4") de l'objet (4).

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OPENING/CLOSING OF THE DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE ALONG ANOTHER VEHICLE

Un dispositif (DC) contrôle l'ouverture/fermeture d'une chaîne de transmission d'un premier véhicule (V) comportant une pédale d'accélérateur. Ce dispositif (DC) est agencé pour déterminer, lorsqu'un second véhicule circule devant le premier véhicule (V) à une distance connue et avec une vitesse relative connue par rapport au premier véhicule (V), et lorsque le conducteur du premier véhicule (V) n'appuie plus sur la pédale d'accélérateur, si le premier véhicule (V) doit subir une première décélération supérieure à une seconde décélération assurée lorsque la chaîne de transmission est fermée, et dans l'affirmative pour ordonner le maintien de la fermeture de cette dernière, ou dans la négative pour ordonner une ouverture de la chaîne de transmission.

METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED HAS REACHED FOR A FIRST VEHICLE PRECEDED BY A SECOND VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

ASSISTANCE FOR DRIVING A VEHICLE. DETERMINING THE LANE IN WHICH AN OBJECT IS LOCATED

SCHEDULING METHOD OF THE OPTIMAL TRAJECTORY FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND VEHICLE THE SUPPLY OF ON-BOARD WORK FOR SAID METHOD

METHOD FOR BURNING IN THE CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE.

DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF A VEHICLE BY SETTING UP OF A DECELERATION PROFILE SUITABLE FOR A NEXT SPEED LIMITING

Un dispositif (DR) est chargé de réguler la vitesse d'un véhicule (V), et comprend des moyens de traitement (MT) agencés, en réponse à une validation par le conducteur du véhicule (V) d'une nouvelle vitesse limite devant être respectée à partir d'une position connue et inférieure à une vitesse de régulation en cours, pour déclencher l'instauration d'un profil de décélération choisi, propre à faire décroître la vitesse de régulation en cours jusqu'à une nouvelle vitesse de régulation au plus égale à la nouvelle vitesse limite sensiblement à cette position connue, entre une première position, comprise entre une position primaire du véhicule (V) à un instant où le conducteur effectue la validation précitée et une seconde position à laquelle on peut au plus tard déclencher l'instauration d'un profil de décélération maximal, et cette seconde position.

ASSISTING THE DRIVING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE APPROACHING A TOLL BARRIER

L'invention concerne une fonctionnalité d'assistance à la conduite d'un véhicule automobile à l'approche d'une barrière de péage, comportant une étape (S4) de calcul d'une probabilité de présence d'une barrière de péage à partir d'au moins deux attributs de contexte routier déterminés à partir du véhicule automobile et définissant un contexte routier à l'avant dudit véhicule, lesdits attributs de contexte routier étant décorrélés de toute notion de barrière de péage. Exemple d'attributs de contexte routier : les panneaux de limitation de vitesse ; les lignes de marquage au sol ; les ralentisseurs ou bandes rugueuses au sol ; les obstacles tels que les véhicules tiers ; l'espace navigable ...

METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF A VEHICLE

L'invention concerne un procédé d'assistance à la conduite d'un premier véhicule comportant : - fournir des données de circulation d'un second véhicule situé dans le flux de circulation en aval du premier véhicule (123), - fournir une cartographie dynamique du trafic comportant un horizon prédictif (124), - détecter des conditions de trafic dense (125) dans le flux de circulation, - calculer une vitesse moyenne du trafic et un pic de circulation en aval du premier véhicule (127), - calculer une vitesse de circulation cible du premier véhicule (128) en fonction de la vitesse moyenne du trafic et du pic de circulation en aval du premier véhicule, - fournir au premier véhicule la vitesse de circulation cible calculée (129).

DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM, DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD

교통 신호 및 그의 연관된 상태를 검출하는 강건한 방법

... 교통 신호들 및 그들의 연관된 상태들을 검출하는 방법들 및 디바이스들이 개시되어 있다. 하나의 실시예에서, 한 예시적인 방법은 목표 영역 정보를 획득하기 위해 차량의 하나 이상의 센서들을 사용하여 목표 영역을 스캔하는 단계를 포함한다. 차량은 자율 모드에서 동작하도록 구성되어 있을 수 있고, 목표 영역은 교통 신호들이 통상적으로 위치해 있는 한 유형의 영역일 수 있다. 이 방법은 또한 목표 영역 정보에서 교통 신호를 검출하는 단계, 교통 신호의 위치를 결정하는 단계, 및 교통 신호의 상태를 결정하는 단계를 포함할 수 있다. 또한, 교통 신호의 신뢰도가 결정될 수 있다. 예를 들어, 교통 신호의 위치가 교통 신호들의 기지의 위치들과 비교될 수 있다. 교통 신호의 상태 및 교통 신호의 신뢰도에 기초하여, 차량이 자율 모드에서 제어될 수 있다.

차량 주행 보조 장치 및 이를 구비한 차량

... 본 발명은 상기 가상 선행 차량을 디스플레이하는 표시부와, 설정된 목적지 정보를 포함하는 경로 정보와 센서에 의해 검출된 센싱 정보를 수신하는 인터페이스부와, 상기 경로 정보와 상기 센싱 정보에 기초하여 상기 가상 선행 차량을 제어하는 프로세서를 포함하는 차량 주행 보조 장치에 관한 것이다.

SMART CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OF WHICH THE PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO GENERAL DRIVING

PURPOSE: A smart cruise control device and a method are provided to virtually determine at least one peripheral vehicle as a target, and to control the target in order to minimize the sense of difference and the sense of resistance for a driver, thereby implementing autonomous driving of which the pattern is similar to general driving. CONSTITUTION: A smart cruise control method comprises: a first step of detecting whether or not the approach motion of a peripheral target in the direction of a subject vehicle exists; a second step of determining a smart cruise control target using target information outputted from a first target determining part when the approach motion of the peripheral target does not exist; and a third step of determining the smart cruise control target using target information outputted from a second target determining part when the approach motion of the peripheral target exists. In the second step, the closest target in the direction of the subject vehicle is determined ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING REFLECTING USER'S DRIVING STYLE

METHOD AND CONTROL ARRANGEMENT IN A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPRISING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Method (400) and control arrangement (110) of a transportation surveillance system (100), monitoring a transportation system (300) comprising autonomous vehicles (105), for assist- ing a human operator in decision making concerning the monitored transportation system (300). The method (400) comprises determining (401) current state of the transportation sys- tem (300); obtaining (402) historical data of the transportation system (300), relevant for the determined (401) current state of the transportation system (300); predicting (403) an anom- aly (160) within the transportation system (300) at a future point in time, based on the deter- mined (401) current state and the obtained (402) historical data of the transportation system (300); and outputting (410) an alert to the human operator, concerning the predicted (403) anomaly (160).

A METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED CHANGE

A method of controlling vehicles speed change comprises obtaining information about drive conditions for an impending drive period, processing said information to obtain a speed change profile according to optimisation criteria for said impending period, and controlling vehicle speed change according to said profile.

VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE DEVICE

During a period from when a measurement value of the relative distance between the host vehicle and an object with which a collision is to be avoided is acquired to when the subsequent measurement value is acquired, a collision avoidance ECU estimates the movement distance of the object with which a collision is to be avoided on the basis of the aforementioned measurement value and the movement distance of the host vehicle. Moreover, the collision avoidance ECU carries out automatic brake control by using the estimation value of the relative distance calculated on the basis of the estimated movement distance of the object with which a collision is to be avoided and the movement distance of the host vehicle. Thus, it is possible to suitably carry out automatic brake control for avoiding a collision even when the acquisition interval of the measurement value of the relative distance is long.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN AN AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENT

Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and methods for object detection such as traffic lights, speed signs, in an automotive environment, are disclosed. In an embodiment, ADAS (100) includes camera system (104) for capturing image frames of at least a part of surroundings of vehicle, memory (106) comprising image processing instructions and processing system (102) for detecting one or more objects in a coarse detection followed by a fine detection. Coarse detection includes detecting presence of the one or more objects in non- consecutive image frames of the image frames, where non-consecutive image frames are determined by skipping one or more frames of the image frames. Upon detection of presence of the one or more objects in coarse detection, fine detection of the one or more objects is performed in a predetermined number of neighboring image frames of a frame in which the presence of the objects is detected in coarse detection.

METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE BEHAVIOUR OF A TARGET VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method for predicting the behaviour of a target vehicle (2) within a manoeuvring space, with which multiple manoeuvres which may be executed in the future within the manoeuvring space are provided for the target vehicle (2), wherein: the target vehicle (2) in the manoeuvring space is observed by multiple observing vehicles (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d); for each manoeuvre which may be executed by the target vehicle (2) in the future, a single probability distribution is determined for the respective manoeuvre which may be executed in the future, on the basis of an observation carried out by a respective observing vehicle (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d); for each manoeuvre which may be executed by the target vehicle (2) in the future, a total probability distribution is determined for the respective manoeuvre which may be executed by the target vehicle (2) in the future, from multiple single probability distributions.

OBJECT-DETECTING LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

An object-detecting lighting system (10) comprises a light source (12) emitting visible light. A source controller (14) is connected to the light source (12) to drive the light source (12) into emitting the visible light in a predetermined mode. An optical detector (16) is positioned with respect to the light source (12) and is adapted to detect the visible light as reflected/backscattered by an object (A). A data/signal processor (18) is connected to the source controller (14) and the optical detector (16) to receive detection data from the optical detector (16). The data/signal processor (18) produces a data output associated to the object (A) as a function of the predetermined mode and the detection data.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING INTERACTION OF A PLURALITY OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH A DRIVING ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING SAID VEHICLES

The disclosure relates to technology for determining vehicle environment interaction metrics and/or passenger behavioral metrics for autonomous vehicles in a driving environment. A group of one or more autonomous vehicles independently determine a VEI score for a target vehicle within a predefined vicinity of the group of one or more vehicles. A target vehicle may determine a VPB score based on passengers within the target vehicle. VEI scores and/or VPB scores determined for a target vehicle may be used by the target vehicle to reinforce and/or correct driving actions of the target vehicle.

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE

The invention relates to a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle, said system comprising a detection system for detecting upcoming events which permit an increase in current speed as a result of the lifting of a restriction on a currently valid speed, a functional unit for determining an acceleration strategy for increasing the speed, and an information system for issuing request information to the driver to allow automatic implementation of the acceleration strategy, the functional unit initiating the automatic implementation of the acceleration strategy upon confirmation by the driver of the request information. According to the invention, the request information can be issued to the driver already at a defined point in time before the upcoming event that lifts the restriction on the current speed. If the driver confirms the request information before the upcoming event that lifts the restriction on the current speed has been reached, the functional unit initiates an acceleration ...

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, TRAVEL ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

A travel assistance device (100) that assists the travel of a vehicle. The travel assistance device comprises an inner area prediction unit (130) that, with respect to moving bodies in an inner area around the vehicle, predicts with-vehicle interactions that are actions of the moving bodies that correspond to the state of the vehicle. The travel assistance device also comprises an outer area prediction unit (110) that, with respect to moving bodies in an outer area that is further to the outside than the inner area, predicts with-environment interactions that are actions of the moving bodies that correspond to the surrounding environment of the moving bodies. The travel assistance device also comprises: an action planning unit (140) that, on the basis of the with-environment interactions, plans future actions to be scheduled for the vehicle; and a trajectory planning unit (150) that, on the basis of the with-vehicle interactions, plans a future trajectory for the vehicle that conforms to ...

DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE

In a driving control method according to the present invention, by using a processor of a driving control device that controls the vehicle speed and steering of a vehicle traveling in a first lane in an automatic driving mode, lane change control for causing the vehicle to autonomously change the lane to a second lane adjacent to the first lane is executed. The processor determines that it is possible to execute the lane change control when it is determined that another vehicle has been detected in a detection zone of the second lane on the basis of the result of detection by a sensor. The processor determines that it is not possible to execute the lane change control when it is determined that another vehicle has not been detected in the detection zone of the second lane. The processor outputs information about whether or not it is possible to execute the lane change control.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING CRITICAL DRIVING SITUATIONS OF A VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method for identifying critical driving situations of a vehicle (4), in particular for preventing a collision with a non-automobile road user (6) located in the surroundings of an ego vehicle (4), comprising the following steps: detecting (1) at least two non-automobile road users (6) located in the surroundings of an ego vehicle (4); grouping (2) the at least two detected non-automobile road users (6) into one complete object (8, 8a, 8b); and determining (3) a collision probability of the ego vehicle (4) with the complete object (8, 8a, 8b). The invention also relates to a corresponding device for identifying critical driving situations of a vehicle (4).

VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICULAR DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

The present invention comprises: a display control unit (105) that is used in a vehicle capable of automatic driving in traffic congestion and automatic driving that requires a driver, and when a switch from the automatic driving in traffic congestion to the automatic driving that requires a driver is requested, causes a display relating to the change of driving from the automatic driving in traffic congestion to the automatic driving that requires a driver; and a situation identifying unit (102) that identifies the situation of the vehicle associated with the request for the switch from the automatic driving in traffic congestion to the automatic driving that requires a driver. The display control unit (105) causes a change in the timing and/or content of the display about the change of driving in accordance with the situation identified by the situation identifying unit (102).

Drive assist system for vehicle

In a vehicular drive assist system for warning a driver to pay attention to a preceding vehicle running ahead when a vehicle comes close to the preceding vehicle and the distance between these two vehicles becomes smaller than a safe inter-vehicle distance, this safe inter-vehicle distance is automatically established in two stages according to traffic conditions. One stage is where road is empty and another is where road is crowded. Since the safe inter-vehicle distance at the crowded condition is established to be a smaller value than the one at the empty condition, when road is crowded, due to the shortened safe inter-vehicle distance, warning is prevented from being issued so frequently.

Local traffic customs learning system for automated vehicle

A learning system for an automated vehicle to learn local traffic customs includes a location-detector, and object-detector, and a controller. The location-detector indicates a location of a host-vehicle on a digital-map. The object-detector detects a lane-marking and other-vehicles proximate to the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the location-detector and the object-detector. The controller is configured to determine when an observed-behavior of the other-vehicles is not in accordance with the lane-marking present at the location, and operate the host-vehicle in accordance with the observed-behavior.

Apparatus and method for controlling transmission of vehicle

An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes a controller which is configured to: set a target vehicle speed of an own vehicle; determine whether to permit a kick down of the transmission of the own vehicle based on the target vehicle speed and a current vehicle speed; determine a target shift stage of the transmission of the own vehicle according to a predetermined transmission pattern based on the current vehicle speed and an open value of an accelerator pedal of the own vehicle; and control the transmission to maintain a current shift stage or to kick down the current shift stage to the target shift stage according to whether to permit the kick down determined by the kick down determination controller when the target shift stage is lower than the current shift stage of the own vehicle.

Apparatus and method of safety support for vehicle

A vehicle safety support apparatus includes: a driver monitoring sensor configured to monitor a driver; an external environment monitoring sensor configured to monitor an external environment of a vehicle; and at least one processor configured to: determine whether the vehicle is in an immediate hazard situation based on data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor; determine, in response to determining that the vehicle is in the immediate hazard situation, whether to perform a recovery maneuver or a rescue maneuver based on the data acquired from the driver monitoring sensor and the external environment monitoring sensor to get out of the immediate hazard situation; and perform, in response to determining to perform the rescue maneuver, autonomous driving to move the vehicle to a safe area by taking over a driving control from the driver.

INTELLIGENT STOP AND START (STT) SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to an intelligent stop and start (STT) method and a system thereof, wherein the system comprises a camera and a processor for capturing and analyzing an image captured by the camera, and in particular, the method comprises steps of: S1, identifying the presence of a traffic light ahead of the vehicle and a traffic light state by means of image identification; obtaining the vehicle speed of the vehicle within the image identification range by means of image identification, while determining a road congestion state in combination with its own vehicle speed and the traffic light state; S2, suppressing the intervention of the STT system when the current road congestion state is determined as a traffic congestion: otherwise, determining the current road congestion state as a good road state to allow the intervention of the STT system. The present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. With the combination of visual processing of the camera for the front, the state of the target ahead of the vehicle and the state of the traffic lights are obtained to determine the current traffic environment, importantly, to determine whether it is currently in a state of traffic congestion, so as to solve the widely complained problem of frequently starting and stopping resulted from the STT system in traffic lams. 1: An intelligent start and stop (STT) method for acquiring a road congestion state and an identification state of traffic lights through image data ahead of the vehicle to allow or suppress the intervention of the STT system , characterized in that the acquiring a road congestion state and an identification state of traffic lights comprises steps of:S1, identifying the presence of a traffic light and a traffic light state ahead of the vehicle by means of image identification; obtaining the vehicle speed of the vehicle within the image identification range by means of image identification, while determining a road congestion state in ...

Travel control system for vehicle

A travel control system for a vehicle is configured to control travel of a vehicle with respect to a congestion section using information about the congestion section acquired from an outside of the vehicle by communication. The system includes a congestion position estimation unit and a reliability determination unit. The congestion position estimation unit is configured to, when the information about the congestion section cannot be acquired within a prescribed time, estimate a position of the congestion section using a probability distribution model of the congestion section. The reliability determination unit is configured to determine a reliability of the position of the congestion section estimated by the congestion position estimation unit based on a change of the probability distribution model over time.

Vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control apparatus includes an electric control unit that performs a preceding vehicle trading control which makes an own vehicle trail a preceding vehicle as an adaptive cruise control, and performs a first brake control which automatically applies a first braking control to the own vehicle when a time-to-collision to a target object is less than a first threshold. In a case where a performing condition for the first brake control has been determined to be satisfied during a performance of the adaptive cruise control, the electric control unit continues performing the adaptive cruise control without performing the first brake control when a deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is being performed, whereas stops performing the adaptive cruise control when the deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is not being performed.

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, having a velocity regulation function for regulating the velocity of the subject vehicle to a nominal velocity, and having an adjacent-lane monitoring function, characterized by a turning assistance function which, when the velocity regulation function is active and an incoming signal indicates an imminent turning process that requires crossing an adjacent lane, monitors the traffic in the adjacent lane with the aid of the adjacent-lane monitoring function, and, as a function of locations and velocities of traffic participants in the adjacent lane, determines a spatial and temporal window for moving into the adjacent lane and adapts the nominal velocity to this window. 1. A driver assistance system for a motor vehicle , comprising:a velocity regulation function arrangement for regulating a velocity of the subject vehicle to a nominal velocity;an adjacent-lane monitoring function arrangement;a turning assistance function arrangement that, in response to an incoming signal indicating an imminent turning process that requires crossing an adjacent lane, monitors a traffic in the adjacent lane with the aid of the adjacent-lane monitoring function arrangement, and, as a function of a location and a velocity of a traffic participant in the adjacent lane, determines a spatial and temporal window for moving into the adjacent lane and adapts the nominal velocity to the window.2. The driver assistance system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a navigation system including a route planning function arrangement for generating the signal that indicates the imminent turning process.3. The driver assistance system as recited in claim 1 , where the velocity regulation function arrangement includes an adaptive cruise control function for regulating a distance to a vehicle driving ahead in a lane of the vehicle including the driver assistance system.4. The driver assistance system as recited in claim 1 , where the adjacent-lane ...

VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

A vehicle providing safe autonomous driving by predicting driving of surrounding vehicles based on a relationship between surrounding vehicles is provided. The vehicle includes a sensing device that obtains position information of a first vehicle and a second vehicle and a driver. A controller determines a mutual positional relationship between the second vehicle and the first vehicle based on the position information and determines an expected driving path of the first vehicle based on a relative speed of the first vehicle and the second vehicle and the mutual positional relationship. The driver is operated to maintain a collision avoidance or a safe distance from the first vehicle based on the expected driving path.

LOW-LATENCY TEST BED FOR AN IMAGE- PROCESSING SYSTEM

A test bed for an image-processing system includes: a first computing unit arranged in the test bed, wherein the first computing unit is configured to execute simulation software for an environmental model, the simulation software being configured to calculate a first position x(t) and a first speed vector v(t) and to assign the first position x(t) and the first speed vector v(t) to a first virtual object in the environmental model; a second computing unit arranged in the test bed, wherein the second computing unit is configured to cyclically read in a position of the first virtual object in the environmental model and to compute, based on at least the read-in position, first image data representing a two-dimensional, first graphical projection of the environmental model; and an adapter module arranged in the test bed.

Method of speed control for a vehicle

A vehicle is adapted to sense a condition of use in which a maximum speed control speed is reduced. The condition of use may be indicated by a sensor of the vehicle, or selected according to the kind of terrain across which the vehicle is travelling. Selection of terrain type may be manual or automatic, and may enable a selection of sensors appropriate to the terrain type. A vehicle driver may select a speed control speed lower than the permitted maximum.

CONTROL APPARATUS, MOVABLE OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD, AND TERMINAL

A control apparatus includes a risk area specification unit to specify a risk area outside a movable object, a transmission control unit to perform control to transmit alert information related to a position of the risk area to an outside of the movable object, a reception control unit to perform control to receive response information including information related to a position of another movable object that is response information to the alert information which is transmitted by the other movable object, and a control unit to execute control of the movable object based on position information of the risk area and the information related to the position of the other movable object which is acquired, in which the alert information includes information for controlling a mode related to a transmission cycle of the response information to be transmitted by the other movable object which has received the alert information.

VEHICLE AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

Disclosed is a vehicle including a plurality of sensors and a controller configured to control the sensors. If a beginner driving mode is activated by a driver, the controller may guide the driver in driving the vehicle. The controller may control the vehicle during a driving guide mode based on at least one driving condition. The at least one driving condition may include at least one of a traffic situation around the vehicle or a driving situation between the vehicle and another vehicle around the vehicle.

VEHICLE BEHAVIOR PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

The present disclosure provides a vehicle behavior prediction method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium, which relates to the field of intelligent driving. The method includes: determining a target traffic light corresponding to t a target vehicle a current intersection; determining a neighboring traffic light corresponding to the target traffic light and the indication status of the neighboring traffic light according to the target traffic light, the indication status of the target traffic light and a traffic light status mapping relationship table; acquiring a position of an obstacle vehicle and predicting each possible travel path of the obstacle vehicle, and determining a traffic light corresponding to each possible travel path; and determining a final possible travel path of the obstacle vehicle according to each possible travel path and the indication status of the traffic light corresponding to each possible travel path.

System and method of maintaining traffic apparatus location information

A system and method of acquiring and maintaining location information associated with traffic apparatus deployed in connection with a traffic flow monitoring or regulation system are disclosed. In some implementations, an apparatus identifier may distinguish a particular traffic apparatus from others that are deployed in proximity, and a functional identifier may define a functionality of the particular traffic apparatus; positioning, orientation, and movement or acceleration data may also be provided for real-time or near real-time system applications. These apparatus data may be used to derive and to maintain a record of location data associated with each traffic apparatus deployed in a particular application.

PRODUCING A TRAJECTORY FROM A DIVERSE SET OF POSSIBLE MOVEMENTS

A system for producing a trajectory from a diverse set of possible movements can include a processor and a memory. The memory can store a possible movement production module and a trajectory production module. The possible movement production module can include instructions that cause the processor to: (1) produce a set of possible movements of a mobile robot with respect to a challenge, (2) determine a measure of diversity between a first possible movement and a second possible movement, and (3) produce a subset. Measures of diversity associated with possible movements included in the subset can be larger than measures of diversity associated with possible movements excluded from the subset. The trajectory production module can include instructions that cause the processor to: (1) produce trajectories associated with the possible movements included in the subset and (2) cause the mobile robot to move according to one of the trajectories.

Lane Adjustment Techniques for Slow Lead Agents

Example embodiments relate to lane adjustment techniques for slow lead agents. A vehicle computing system may use sensor data depicting the surrounding environment to detect when another vehicle is traveling in front of the vehicle at a speed that is less than a threshold minimum speed. If the other vehicle fails to increase speed above the minimum speed, the computing system may determine whether to change lanes to avoid the other vehicle based on speed data for other lanes. In some implementations, the computing system assigns penalties to lane segments surrounding the vehicle based on speed data for the different lane segments. For instance, the path finding system for the vehicle can use penalties and speed data to determine efficient routes that safely circumvent slow agents.

TRAJECTORY GENERATION

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate trajectory data for moving objects. In at least one embodiment, adversarial trajectories are generated to evaluate a trajectory prediction model and are based, at least in part, on a differentiable dynamic model.

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE

Disclosed is a vehicle control device (100) which includes: a surrounding object detection part (10b); a target traveling course calculation part (10c); and a corrected traveling course calculation part (10f), wherein the corrected traveling course calculation part is configured to, when a surrounding object to be avoided is detected by the surrounding object detection part, set an upper limit line of a permissible relative speed at which the own vehicle is permitted to travel with respect to the surrounding object, and derive the corrected traveling course, based on the upper limit line, a given evaluation function, and a given limiting condition, and wherein the corrected traveling course calculation part has, as the limiting condition, a region outside the width of the own vehicle whose middle is coincident with an estimated traveling course set on the assumption that a current driving state based on the intent of the driver is continued.

VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS

Disclosed is a vehicle control device (100) which includes: a surrounding object detection part (10b); a target traveling course calculation part (10c); and a corrected traveling course calculation part (10f), wherein the corrected traveling course calculation part is configured to, when a surrounding object to be avoided is detected, set an upper limit line of a permissible relative speed at which the own vehicle is permitted to travel with respect to the surrounding object, and derive the corrected traveling course, based on the upper limit line, a given evaluation function, and a given limiting condition, and wherein the corrected traveling course calculation part has, as the limiting condition, a region outside the width of the own vehicle whose middle is coincident with an estimated traveling course set on an assumption that the own vehicle travels along a traveling trajectory of the preceding vehicle detected by the surrounding object detection part.

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE

METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE

VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSIST APPARATUS, METHOD, AND VEHICLE

A driving assist apparatus for a vehicle includes an obtaining portion that obtains a speed of each of a plurality of vehicles, and a target speed calculating portion that calculates a target speed based on a plurality of speeds obtained by the obtaining portion and respective degrees of influence of the plurality of speeds on the target speed. The target speed calculation portion sets the degree of influence of a lower speed to be larger than the degree of influence of a higher speed. 1. A driving assist apparatus for a vehicle , comprising:an obtaining portion that obtains a speed of each of a plurality of vehicles; anda target speed calculating portion that calculates a target speed based on a plurality of speeds obtained by the obtaining portion and respective degrees of influence of the plurality of speeds on the target speed,wherein the target speed calculation portion sets the degree of influence of a lower speed to be larger than the degree of influence of a higher speed.2. The driving assist apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a transmitting portion that transmits the target speed to a vehicle.3. The driving assist apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe obtaining portion obtains information relating position of each of the plurality of vehicles in association with the speed; andthe target speed calculating portion changes the degree of influence according to the position.4. The driving assist apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a transmitting portion that selects a vehicle to which the target speed is to be transmitted and transmits the target speed to the selected vehicle.5. The driving assist apparatus according to claim 4 , whereinthe obtaining portion obtains information relating position of each of the plurality of vehicles in association with the speed; andthe transmitting portion selects the vehicle to which the target speed is to be transmitted, according to the position.6. The driving assist apparatus according ...

DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM AND DRIVER MONITORING METHOD

A driver monitoring system includes an automated driving controller that allows hands-off operation in which a driver releases hands from a steering wheel of a vehicle, and controls an automated steering driving in which the vehicle is automatically steered, and a request notification controller that notifies a hands-on request for prompting the driver of the vehicle to perform a hands-on operation to hold the steering wheel, or a surrounding confirmation request for prompting the driver to perform a surrounding confirmation operation to confirm a surrounding condition. During the automated steering driving, the request notification controller is configured to notify the hands-on request or the surrounding confirmation request again when an elapsed time from notification of the hands-on request or the surrounding confirmation request exceeds a criterion time. 1. A driver monitoring system comprising:an automated driving controller that allows hands-off operation in which a driver releases hands from a steering wheel of a vehicle, and controls an automated steering driving in which the vehicle is automatically steered; anda request notification controller that notifies a hands-on request for prompting the driver of the vehicle to perform a hands-on operation to hold the steering wheel, or a surrounding confirmation request for prompting the driver to perform a surrounding confirmation operation to confirm a surrounding condition,wherein during the automated steering driving, the request notification controller is configured to notify the hands-on request or the surrounding confirmation request again when an elapsed time from notification of the hands-on request or the surrounding confirmation request exceeds a criterion time.2. The driver monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising a steering touch sensor for detecting a steering information of the steering wheel claim 1 ,wherein during the automated steering driving, the request notification ...

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD

The driver assistance system comprises a detector, a navigator, a stimulator, and a voice interactor. The detector detects wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver. The navigator navigates a vehicle based on map information. The stimulator continuously or intermittently applies stimulation to the driver. The voice interactor interacts with the driver by voice. The navigator searches for a resting facility on a route from the map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving. The voice interactor executes a first interaction of proposing navigation to the resting facility by the navigator in response to the detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving, and executes a second interaction of proposing application of stimulation by the stimulator after an execution of the first interaction and during a period until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility. 1. A driver assistance system comprising:a detector configured to detect wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver;a navigator configured to navigate a vehicle based on map information;a stimulator configured to continuously or intermittently apply stimulation to the driver; anda voice interactor configured to interact with the driver by voice,wherein:the navigator is configured to search for a resting facility on a route from the map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving; andthe voice interactor is configured to execute a first interaction of proposing navigation to the resting facility by the navigator in response to the detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving, and execute a second interaction of proposing application of stimulation by the stimulator after an execution of the first interaction and during a period until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility.2. The driver assistance system ...

VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM USING RELIABILITY OF INPUT SIGNAL FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

A vehicle control system uses reliability of an input signal of an autonomous vehicle to safely travel through an intersection or a crossroad. The system includes a first calculating unit that calculates reliability for behavior information of a front vehicle and a second calculating unit calculates reliability for state information of a traffic light in the crossroad or the intersection based on a surrounding vehicle. A third calculating unit calculates reliability for brake light information of the front vehicle and a fourth calculating unit calculates reliability for flow information of the surrounding vehicle passing the crossroad or the intersection. A determining unit generates a vehicle control signal according to the calculated reliability. 1. A system for operating a vehicle using reliability of an input signal of an autonomous vehicle , which calculates reliability of input signal information required for an autonomous vehicle to travel through a crossroad or an intersection and operates the vehicle , the system comprising:a first calculating unit configured to calculate reliability for behavior information of a front vehicle;a second calculating unit configured to calculate reliability for state information of a traffic light located in the crossroad or the intersection based on existence of a surrounding vehicle;a third calculating unit configured to calculate reliability for brake light information of the front vehicle;a fourth calculating unit configured to calculate reliability for flow information of the surrounding vehicle passing the crossroad or the intersection; anda determining unit configured to generate a vehicle control signal according to the reliability calculated by the first to fourth calculating units.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first calculating unit is configured to calculate the reliability according to a difference between a sensing value obtained by sensing a behavior of the front vehicle in a present vehicle and a ...

DRIVING SAFETY ENHANCING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING OR ENABLING HIGHLY ACCURATE JUDGMENT AND PROVIDING ADVANCE EARLY WARNING

A driving safety enhancing system and method for making or enabling highly accurate judgment and providing advance early warning essentially include an information collection module for sensing, and thereby obtaining information about, the surroundings of a vehicle to which the system is applied; a processing unit for analysis and judgment; and a positioning and communication module for carrying out sharing and exchange of positioning signals and positioning information, thereby increasing the range within which targets can be sensed, and the number of targets that can be sensed, for analysis and judgment by the processing unit, the objective being to increase the accuracy of judgment and provide necessary warning as early as possible so that the driver of the vehicle will be warned of an imminent emergency in advance and can therefore drive comfortably and safely. 1. A method for making or enabling highly accurate judgment and providing advance early warning , wherein the method is applied to a driving safety enhancing system , the driving safety enhancing system comprises an information collection module and a processing unit , the information collection module comprises a plurality of on-board sensors for sensing surroundings of a vehicle at issue and thereby obtaining sensing information of the vehicle at issue , and the processing unit is connected to the information collection module and is configured for identifying people or vehicles around the vehicle at issue according to the sensing information and , after analysis and judgment , outputting a control signal if necessary , the method being characterized by comprising the steps of:providing a positioning and communication module connected to the processing unit;obtaining positioning signals via the positioning and communication module, determining locations of the vehicle at issue and of the people or vehicles around the vehicle at issue according to the positioning signals, and thereby obtaining ...

VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE AND CRUISE CONTROL METHOD

A cruise control device is applied to a vehicle in which an imaging device is mounted. The cruise control device includes: a white line recognition unit which recognizes a white line as a lane boundary that defines an own lane that is a travel lane of an own vehicle , on the basis of images acquired by the imaging device ; and a cutting-in/deviation determination unit which performs cutting-in determination and deviation determination, in which the forward vehicle traveling on an adjacent lane is determined to be a cutting-in vehicle that cuts into the own lane, and the forward vehicle traveling on the own lane is determined to be a deviating vehicle that deviates from the own lane on the basis of a relative position with respect to the white line in a vehicle width direction of a forward vehicle 1. A vehicle cruise control device in which an imaging device for imaging a region in front of an own vehicle is mounted , the vehicle cruise control device comprising:a boundary recognition means recognizing a lane boundary that defines an own lane that is a travel lane of the own vehicle on the basis of an image acquired by the imaging device; anda vehicle determination means performing cutting-in determination and deviation determination with regard to a forward vehicle traveling ahead of the own vehicle, in which the forward vehicle traveling on an adjacent lane adjacent to the own lane is determined to be a cutting-in vehicle that cuts into the own lane, and the forward vehicle traveling on the own lane is determined to be a deviating vehicle that deviates from the own lane, on the basis of a relative position (VL) with respect to a recognized boundary that is the lane boundary recognized by the boundary recognition means in a vehicle width direction of the forward vehicle.2. The vehicle cruise control device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle determination means performs the cutting-in determination and deviation determination on the basis of an amount of ...

VEHICLE-FOLLOWING SPEED CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A vehicle-following speed control method is provided. The method includes: obtaining a speed of a host vehicle, a speed of a vehicle ahead of the host vehicle, and a current distance between the vehicle ahead and the host vehicle; and calculating a target vehicle-following distance according to the speed of the vehicle ahead and the speed of the host vehicle. A first acceleration is calculated according to the current distance, the target vehicle-following distance, the speed of the vehicle ahead, and the speed of the host vehicle; and a target acceleration is determined according to the first acceleration and a smooth-travel requirement. 1. A vehicle-following speed control method , comprising:obtaining a speed of a host vehicle, a speed of a vehicle ahead of the host vehicle, and a current distance between the vehicle ahead and the host vehicle;calculating a target vehicle-following distance according to the speed of the vehicle ahead and the speed of the host vehicle;calculating a first acceleration according to the current distance, the target vehicle-following distance, the speed of the vehicle ahead, and the speed of the host vehicle; anddetermining a target acceleration of the host vehicle according to the first acceleration and a smooth-travel requirement.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the smooth-travel requirement includes a smooth-travel acceleration range claim 1 , and the method further comprises:determining that the target acceleration is 0, and controlling the host vehicle to maintain current traveling motion when the first acceleration falls within the smooth-travel acceleration range.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein calculating the first acceleration according to the current distance claim 1 , the target vehicle-following distance claim 1 , the speed of the vehicle ahead claim 1 , and the speed of the host vehicle comprises:obtaining a speed adjustment time interval; andcalculating the first acceleration according to a ...

SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

Provided is a surrounding environment recognition device that is mounted in a vehicle, including: a traveling path information acquisition unit that acquires traveling path information indicating a traveling path for the vehicle; a surrounding environment element information acquisition unit that acquires surrounding environment element information that includes spatial positional-relationship information indicating a spatial positional relationship to the vehicle, which relates to an environment element in the vicinity of the vehicle; a relationship-of-environment-element-to-traveling calculation unit that calculates a relationship of the environment element to traveling of the vehicle, based on the traveling path information and the spatial positional-relationship information; a surrounding environment information provision unit that provides information relating to the environment element, based on the relationship to the traveling of the vehicle, which is calculated by the relationship-of-environment-element-to-traveling calculation unit. 1. A surrounding environment recognition device that is mounted in a vehicle , comprising:a traveling path information acquisition unit that acquires traveling path information indicating a traveling path for the vehicle;a surrounding environment element information acquisition unit that acquires surrounding environment element information that includes spatial positional-relationship information indicating a spatial positional relationship to the vehicle, which relates to an environment element in the vicinity of the vehicle;a relationship-of-environment-element-to-traveling calculation unit that calculates a relationship of the environment element to traveling of the vehicle, based on the traveling path information and the spatial positional-relationship information;a surrounding environment information provision unit that provides information relating to the environment element, based on the relationship to the traveling of ...

Driving Processing Method, Vehicle, Terminal, Server, System and Storage Medium

Disclosed are a driving processing method, a vehicle (), a mobile terminal (), a server (), a driving system and a computer-readable storage medium. The driving processing method comprises: receiving regional driving information, wherein the regional driving information comprises driving information of all vehicles within a preconfigured driving range (S); and displaying a vehicle distribution map according to the regional driving information, wherein the vehicle distribution map comprises a positional relationship between all the vehicles within the preconfigured driving range (S). 1. A vehicle movement processing method , comprising:receiving regional vehicle movement information, wherein the regional vehicle movement information comprises vehicle movement information of all vehicles within a preset vehicle movement range; andgenerating and displaying a map of vehicle distribution according to the regional vehicle movement information, wherein the map of vehicle distribution is used for graphically displaying a positional relationship of all vehicles within the preset vehicle movement range.2. The vehicle movement processing method according to claim 1 , further comprising:sending vehicle movement information of a present vehicle.3. The vehicle movement processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle movement information comprises inherent information and information of vehicle movement mode claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , the inherent information comprises at least one of: an identification code of vehicle claim 1 , or a license plate number claim 1 , and the information of vehicle movement mode comprises positioning information.4. The vehicle movement processing method according to claim 3 , wherein the vehicle movement information further comprises one or more of: lane information claim 3 , speed information claim 3 , steering information claim 3 , speed change information claim 3 , or braking information of vehicle movement.5. The vehicle movement ...

DRIVING ASSISTANT FOR VEHICLES

A driving assistant for vehicles provides lane change assistance, and includes a proposed lane change section setting unit and a lane change determination unit. The proposed lane change section setting unit provides setting of a proposed lane change section that is a proposed section where an own vehicle enters an adjacent lane, based on relative speeds and relative positions of the own vehicle to respective ones of a plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles on the adjacent lane. The lane change determination unit determines whether or not the own vehicle is allowed to enter the proposed lane change section, based on a moving speed of the proposed lane change section and a speed of the own vehicle. 1. A driving assistant for vehicles that determines whether or not an own vehicle is allowed to enter an adjacent lane that is adjacent to a lane on which the own vehicle is travelling , and provides lane change assistance , the driving assistant for vehicles comprising:a proposed lane change section setting unit that provides setting of a proposed lane change section that is a proposed section where the own vehicle enters the adjacent lane, based on relative speeds and relative positions of the own vehicle to respective ones of a plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles on the adjacent lane; anda lane change determination unit that determines whether or not the own vehicle is allowed to enter the proposed lane change section, based on a moving speed of the proposed lane change section and a speed of the own vehicle.2. The driving assistant for vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the proposed lane change section setting unit estimates coming-level time periods in which the own vehicle comes level with the respective ones of the plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles claim 1 , and sets claim 1 , as the proposed lane change section claim 1 , a section forward of or behind one of the plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles with which the own vehicle comes level in ...

Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium

A vehicle control device includes a driving controller configured to control a speed and steering of a vehicle to perform an automatic lane change, in which the driving controller limits the automatic lane change when it is detected that the vehicle is in a first area having a length of a first distance in a longitudinal direction of a road with a starting point of a specific road structure set as a reference or in a second area having a length of a second distance in the longitudinal direction of the road with an end point of the specific road structure set as a reference on the basis of information of at least one of an external recognition result and map information.

Intelligent Driving Method and Intelligent Driving System

An intelligent driving method comprising: obtaining feature parameters of a vehicle at a current moment and a road attribute of a driving scenario of the vehicle in a preset future time period; comparing the feature parameters at the current moment with feature parameters of a standard scenario in a scenario feature library; comparing the road attribute of the driving scenario of the vehicle in the preset future time period with a road attribute of the standard scenario in the scenario feature library; determining a total similarity of each scenario class to a driving scenario of the vehicle at the current moment based on comparing results; determining, as the driving scenario at the current moment, a first scenario class with a highest total similarity in N scenario classes; and controlling, based on the determining result, the vehicle to perform intelligent driving. 1. An intelligent driving method , comprising:obtaining current feature parameters of a vehicle at a current moment and a future road attribute of a driving scenario of the vehicle in a preset future time period, wherein the current feature parameters comprise structured semantic information, a road attribute, and a traffic status spectrum;performing a first comparison of the current feature parameters with standard feature parameters of a standard scenario in a scenario feature library;performing a second comparison of the future road attribute of the driving scenario with a standard road attribute of the standard scenario;determining a total similarity of each scenario class in the scenario feature library to a current driving scenario of the vehicle at the current moment based on the first comparison and the second comparison, wherein the scenario feature library comprises N scenario classes, wherein each scenario class corresponds to M standard scenarios, wherein each standard scenario corresponds to the standard feature parameters, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and M wherein ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BULLYING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING

A method is provided for detecting a bullying event. The method includes collecting, using a plurality of autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors provided on the AV, sensor data of an interaction between the AV and another vehicle. Once collected, the collected sensor data is stored in a memory, and a bullying signature is retrieved from the memory. The method further includes comparing, via a processor, the collected sensor data and attributes of the bullying signature for determining whether a bullying event has been detected. When a similarity between the collected sensor data and the attributes of the bullying signature is determined to be above a predetermined threshold, the method determines that the collected sensor data corresponds to a bullying event. In response to the detection, the method generates a bullying event flag for the bullying event. 1. A method for detecting a bullying event by an autonomous vehicle (AV) , the method comprising:collecting, using a plurality of autonomous vehicle (AV) sensors provided on the AV, sensor data of an interaction between the AV and another vehicle;storing, in a memory, the collected sensor data;retrieving, from the memory, a bullying signature;comparing, via a processor, the collected sensor data and attributes of the bullying signature;when a similarity between the collected sensor data and the attributes of the bullying signature is determined to be above a predetermined threshold, determining that the collected sensor data corresponds to a bullying event; andgenerating a bullying event flag for the bullying event.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bullying event flag indicates a specific class of bullying event.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:retrieving, from the memory, an evidence rule for the bullying event;transmitting, to the memory, a request for sensor data corresponding to the evidence rule;retrieving, from the memory, the requested sensor data; andstoring, in the memory, the retrieved sensor ...

APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF

Disclosed are an apparatus for controlling the behavior of an autonomous vehicle and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a learning device that learns a behavior of a vehicle in a situation of avoiding an obstacle located on a road, and a controller that controls the behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on a learning result of the learning device. 1. An apparatus for controlling a behavior of an autonomous vehicle , the apparatus comprising:a learning device configured to learn a behavior of a vehicle in a situation of avoiding an obstacle located on a road; anda controller configured to control the behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on a learning result of the learning device.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a sensor configured to sense a behavior of a preceding vehicle traveling in a same lane as the autonomous vehicle.3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sensor is configured to sense lateral and vertical behaviors of the preceding vehicle.4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the vertical behavior includes a vertical behavior of a left portion of a body of the preceding vehicle and a vertical behavior of a right portion of a body of the preceding vehicle.5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to apply the lateral behavior of the preceding vehicle sensed by the sensor to the learning result of the learning device to estimate whether an obstacle exists.6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to control the behavior of the autonomous vehicle to follow the lateral behavior of the preceding vehicle when the obstacle exists.7. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to apply the vertical behavior of the preceding vehicle sensed by the sensor to the learning result of the learning device to estimate whether an obstacle exists.8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to reduce a speed of the autonomous vehicle when the obstacle ...

METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

A method for operating a control device of a motor vehicle driving by automation. The method includes determining a location of the motor vehicle, and acquiring driving-environment data of the motor vehicle, a control characteristic of the control device of the motor vehicle being formed in such a way that a driving behavior of at least one other road user is influenced in defined manner. 111-. (canceled)12. A method for operating a control device of a motor vehicle driving by automation , comprising:determining a location of the motor vehicle;acquiring driving-environment data of the motor vehicle; andforming a control characteristic of the control device of the motor vehicle in such a way that a driving behavior of at least one other road user is influenced in defined manner.13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the driving behavior of the at least one other road user is influenced in a manner specific to a cultural area.14. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the driving behavior of the at least one other road user is influenced in a manner specific to a country.15. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein a traffic situation is apprehended with the aid of traffic messages.16. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the motor vehicle is operated in fully automated or semi-automated fashion.17. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein at least one of the following actions of the motor vehicle is initiated by the control device: (i) putting on the blinkers claim 12 , (ii) braking claim 12 , (iii) emitting of visual warning signals claim 12 , and (iv) emitting acoustic warning signals.18. A control device for a motor vehicle drivable by automation claim 12 , the control device designed to receive data concerning a driving environment and a location of the motor vehicle claim 12 , determine trajectories for the motor vehicle claim 12 , and influencing a driving behavior of at least one other road user in defined manner.19. The control ...

System and method for managing flexible control of vehicles by diverse agents in autonomous driving simulation

Method and system for controlling the behavior of an object. Behavior of the object is controlled during a first time period by using a first agent that applies a first behavior policy to map observations about a state of the object in the first time period to a corresponding control action. Control is transitioned from the first agent to a second agent during a transition period following the first time period. Behavior of the object during a second time period following the transition period is controlled by using a second agent that applies a second behavior policy to map observations about a current state of the object in the second time period to a corresponding control action that is applied to the object. During transition the first agent applies the first behavior policy control the object and the second agent applies the second behavior policy to map observations about the state of the object to corresponding control actions that are not applied to the object.

AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING A VEHICLE

An automated driving system and method of autonomously driving a vehicle. The system includes for a vehicle including at least one sensor device configured to detect the vehicle position and sense environment characteristics of the vehicle, an electronic control device configured to control autonomous driving of the vehicle based on an output of the sensor device, in which the controlling of autonomous driving includes an autonomous overtaking functionality for overtaking by changing the lane, and disable the autonomous overtaking functionality, in case at least one of a set of predetermined overtaking conditions is not satisfied. 1. An automated driving system for a vehicle comprising:at least one sensor device configured to detect the vehicle position and sense environment characteristics of the vehicle, an electronic control device configured to:control autonomous driving of the vehicle based on an output of the sensor device, wherein said controlling of autonomous driving includes an autonomous overtaking functionality for overtaking by changing the lane,disable the autonomous overtaking functionality, in case at least one of a set of predetermined overtaking conditions is not satisfied.2. The automated driving system according to claim 1 , wherein the set of predetermined overtaking conditions comprises at least one of:a condition, where a current lane on which the vehicle moves and/or a parallel overtaking lane has a traffic density not exceeding a predetermined traffic density threshold,a condition, where an estimated probability of a safe lane return from the overtaking lane to the current lane for completing the overtaking is equal to or higher than a predetermined safe lane return threshold, anda condition, where an estimated distance required for safe overtaking on the overtaking lane does not exceed an estimated distance available for the overtaking.3. The automated driving system according to claim 2 , wherein the probability of the safe lane return is ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A VEHICLE IN A DRIVING ASSISTING SYSTEM

The disclosure discloses a method for detecting a vehicle in a driving assisting system. The method for detecting a vehicle in a driving assisting system includes: obtaining an image to be detected, and determining the positions of lane lines in the image to be detected; determining a valid area in the image to be detected, according to the positions of the lane lines, and the velocity of the present vehicle; and determining a detected vehicle in the valid area according to T preset weak classifiers, and thresholds corresponding to the respective weak classifiers, wherein T is a positive integer. 1. A method for detecting a vehicle in a driving assisting system , the method comprises:obtaining an image to be detected, and determining positions of lane lines in the image to be detected;determining a valid area in the image to be detected, according to the positions of the lane lines, and a velocity of a present vehicle; anddetermining a detected vehicle in the valid area according to T preset weak classifiers, and thresholds corresponding to respective weak classifiers, wherein T is a positive integer.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the valid area in the image to be detected according to the positions of the lane lines claim 1 , and the velocity of the present vehicle comprises:determining an upper boundary of the valid area in the image to be detected according to points at which the land lines vanish; anddetermining a lower boundary of the valid area in the image to be detected according to the velocity of the present vehicle.3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein determining the lower boundary of the valid area in the image to be detected in the equation of:{'br': None, 'i': 'd=k*v;'}wherein d is a distance between a lower boundary of the image to be detected and the lower boundary of the valid area, k is a weight coefficient, and v is the velocity of the present vehicle.5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising: ...

METHOD OF SPEED CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE

A vehicle is adapted to sense a condition of use in which a maximum speed control speed is reduced. The condition of use may be indicated by a sensor of the vehicle, or selected according to the kind of terrain across which the vehicle is travelling. Selection of terrain type may be manual or automatic, and may enable a selection of sensors appropriate to the terrain type. A vehicle driver may select a speed control speed lower than the permitted maximum. 1. A method of automatically controlling the speed of a vehicle to maintain a speed control speed , said method comprising:detecting a plurality of off-road conditions of the vehicle; anddetermining a maximum speed control speed appropriate to each of the detected off-road conditions; andautomatically setting a maximum speed control speed appropriate to the detected off-road condition corresponding to the minimum determined maximum speed control speed.2. The method set forth in comprising enabling selection of off-road speed control.3. The method set forth in comprising enabling selection of off-road speed control when an off-road condition has been detected.4. The method set forth in claim 1 , including controlling vehicle speed to match a set-speed claim 1 , the method comprising permitting variation of vehicle set-speed whilst speed control is enabled in said off-road condition.5. The method set forth in claim 1 , comprising providing an override for said set maximum speed control speed.6. The method set forth in claim 1 , comprising selecting an off-road condition of the vehicle and automatically setting said speed control maximum speed.7. The method set forth in claim 6 , comprising determining said speed control maximum speed by selecting a plurality of parameters to be detected claim 6 , an identity of the selected parameters being dependent upon the selected off-road condition claim 6 , and determining the maximum speed control speed according to a value of the plurality of parameters.8. The method set ...

AUDITORY ASSISTANT MODULE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for an audio assistant in an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle. In one aspect the informational audio assistant receives a first set of data from a vehicle sensor and identifies an object or condition using the data from the vehicle sensor. Audio is generated representative of a perceived danger of an object or condition. A second set of data from the vehicle sensor subsystem is received and the informational audio assistant determines whether an increased danger exists based on a comparison of the first set of data to the second set of data. The informational audio assistant will apply a sound profile to the generated audio based on the increased danger. 1. A method providing informational audio in an autonomous vehicle comprising:receiving, at a first time, a first image from a camera located on or in the autonomous vehicle;receiving, at a second time, a second image from the camera, wherein the second time is later in time compared to the first time;determining an increased potential danger presented by an object located in an environment where the autonomous vehicle is being driven based on a comparison of a first area occupied by the object in the first image to a second area occupied by the object in the second image; andcausing, based on the increased potential danger, a playback of an audio that indicates that a characteristic of the object.2. The method of claim 1 ,wherein the second area occupied by the object in the second image is greater than the first area occupied by the object in the first image, andwherein the audio indicates the characteristic of the object by indicating an increased size of the object.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:causing a speaker located in the autonomous vehicle to generate another audio in response to determining that a distance from the autonomous vehicle to the object is less than a pre-determined threshold, andwherein the audio indicates that the object is ...

VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PLANNING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

A vehicle trajectory planning method and an electronic device are provided, which are related to the field of automatic driving and intelligent road network. The method includes: receiving initially planned trajectories of respective autonomous vehicles; and adjusting, in a case that a conflict exists between the initially planned trajectories of the respective autonomous vehicles, a planned trajectory of an autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict. 1. A vehicle trajectory planning method , comprising:receiving initially planned trajectories of respective autonomous vehicles; andadjusting, in a case that a conflict exists between the initially planned trajectories of the respective autonomous vehicles, a planned trajectory of an autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict.2. The vehicle trajectory planning method of claim 1 , wherein the initially planned trajectory comprises planned positions of the autonomous vehicle at a plurality of time points within a preset time period;the case that the conflict exists between the initially planned trajectories of the respective autonomous vehicles comprises: there being a time point at which the planned positions conflict in the plurality of time points within the preset time period.3. The vehicle trajectory planning method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the planned trajectory of the autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict comprises:determining a modified planned trajectory for the autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict, and sending the modified planned trajectory to the autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict; and/or,sending an instruction for re-determining a planned trajectory to the autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict.4. The vehicle trajectory planning method of claim 2 , wherein adjusting the planned trajectory of the autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict comprises:determining a modified planned trajectory for the autonomous vehicle associated with the conflict, ...

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

Provided is a vehicle control device for controlling the motion of a vehicle, the device including: an operation detecting unit for detecting an operation on a vehicle; an information presenting unit for presenting pre-notification information for pre-notifying the motion accompanying the operation detected by the operation detecting unit to the outside of the vehicle; and a motion control unit for controlling the motion accompanying the operation detected by the operation detecting unit. This allows for preventing occurrence of a dangerous situation. 19-. (canceled)10. A vehicle control device , comprising:a memory; anda processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute an application stored in the memory to perform a process configured to,to detect an operation on a vehicle;to present pre-notification information for pre-notifying motion accompanying the detected operation to an outside of the vehicle; andto control the motion accompanying the detected operation.11. The vehicle control device according to claim 10 ,wherein the processor restricts the motion accompanying the detected operation until a certain period of time elapses after the processor has detected the operation on the vehicle.12. The vehicle control device according to claim 10 ,wherein the process is further configured to:to determine whether another vehicle or a pedestrian is present around the vehicle,wherein when the processor determines that another vehicle or a pedestrian is present, the processor restricts the motion accompanying the detected operation and, when the processor determines that no other vehicle or pedestrian is present, the processor allows the motion accompanying the detected operation.13. The vehicle control device according to claim 10 ,wherein the process is further configured to:to determine whether another vehicle or a pedestrian is present around the vehicle,wherein when the processor determines that another vehicle or a pedestrian is present, ...

TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERPRETATION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM

A traffic signal interpretation system applied to a vehicle sets an action pattern of a vehicle with respect to a target area where a traffic signal is installed. Corresponding pattern information indicates a correspondence relationship between a lighting state of the traffic signal and the action pattern. Rule information indicates a rule that permits or prohibits a transition of the action pattern. The traffic signal interpretation system refers to the corresponding pattern information to acquire the action pattern corresponding to the lighting state as a provisional action pattern. When the provisional action pattern becomes one different from a previous action pattern, the traffic signal interpretation system sets a current action pattern by correcting a transition from the previous action pattern to the provisional action pattern so as to be consistent with the rule indicated by the rule information. 1. A traffic signal interpretation system applied to a vehicle executing automated driving ,the traffic signal interpretation system comprising:one or more processors configured to at least set an action pattern of the vehicle with respect to a target area where a traffic signal is installed; and traffic signal state information indicating a lighting state of the traffic signal;', 'corresponding pattern information indicating a correspondence relationship between the lighting state of the traffic signal and the action pattern; and', 'rule information indicating a rule that permits or prohibits a transition of the action pattern, wherein, 'one or more memory devices configured to store refer to the corresponding pattern information to acquire the action pattern corresponding to the lighting state indicated by the traffic signal state information as a provisional action pattern; and', 'when the provisional action pattern becomes one different from a previous action pattern, set a current action pattern by correcting a transition from the previous action pattern to ...

TRAFFIC SIGNAL DISPLAY ESTIMATION SYSTEM

A traffic signal display estimation system recognizes, based on the position information of a vehicle and a traffic signal information, a traffic signal included in a camera image, identifies a traffic signal display for each recognized traffic signal, and calculates, for each traffic signal, a first evaluation value indicating the certainty of the identified traffic signal display. The system integrates, based on a traffic-signal-to-traffic-signal relational information, a forward traffic signal that is ahead of the travelling direction and that the vehicle should follow and a traffic signal correlated with the forward traffic signal in terms of the traffic signal display, among a plurality of recognized traffic signals. When there is an inconsistency in traffic signal displays identified between a plurality of integrated traffic signals, the system determines a first estimated traffic signal display of the forward traffic signal, based on the first evaluation value for each traffic signal. 1. A traffic signal display estimation system comprising:one or more cameras mounted on a vehicle to image a scene ahead of the vehicle in a traveling direction thereof;a computer linked to the one or more cameras; anda storage device coupled to the computer,wherein the storage device includes:a traffic signal database including a traffic signal information that indicates a position and orientation of a traffic signal; anda relational database including a traffic-signal-to-traffic-signal relational information that indicates a relationship of traffic signal display between a plurality of traffic signals, andwherein the computer is configured to:execute a traffic signal recognition processing to recognize, based on a position information of the vehicle and the traffic signal information, a traffic signal included in a camera image imaged by the one or more cameras;execute a traffic signal display identification processing to identify a traffic signal display for each traffic ...

METHOD OF SPEED CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE

A vehicle is adapted to sense a condition of use in which a maximum speed control speed is reduced. The condition of use may be indicated by a sensor of the vehicle, or selected according to the kind of terrain across which the vehicle is travelling. Selection of terrain type may be manual or automatic, and may enable a selection of sensors appropriate to the terrain type. A vehicle driver may select a speed control speed lower than the permitted maximum. 1. A method of speed control for a vehicle , said method comprising:detecting an off-highway condition of the vehicle; andautomatically setting a maximum speed control speed appropriate to the detected off-highway condition.2. A method according to comprising enabling selection of off-highway speed control.3. A method according to comprising enabling selection of off-highway speed control when an off-highway condition has been detected.4. A method according to claim 1 , including controlling vehicle speed to match a set-speed claim 1 , the method comprising permitting variation of vehicle set-speed whilst speed control is enabled in said off-highway condition.5. A method according to claim 1 , comprising providing an override for said maximum speed.6. A method according to claim 1 , comprising selecting an off-highway condition of the vehicle and automatically setting said maximum speed.7. A method according to claim 6 , comprising determining said maximum speed by selecting a plurality of parameters to be detected claim 6 , an identity of the selected parameters being dependent upon the selected off-highway condition claim 6 , and determining the maximum set-speed according to a value of the plurality of parameters.8. A method according to claim 6 , wherein said off-highway condition is selected automatically by a system of the vehicle.9. A method according to claim 1 , comprising repeatedly setting a maximum speed control speed in accordance with one or more detected conditions of the vehicle.10. A method ...

DATA MEMORY, COMPUTER UNIT AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING A FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE

A data memory, a computing unit and a method for performing a function of a vehicle are described, wherein values of an item of information relating to predefined local areas of a digital map are taken into account when the function is performed, the values of the information being stored in the form of an expected value and a distribution of the values around the expected value. 117-. (canceled)18. A data memory for a computing unit of a vehicle comprising:multiple values of at least one item of information for each of predefined local areas of a digital map stored in the data memory;wherein the values of the information are taken into account by the computing unit when a function of the vehicle is performed; andwherein the values are stored in the form of an expected value and a distribution of the values around the expected value.19. The data memory as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the distribution of the values is a normal distribution with a standard deviation.20. The data memory as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the expected value provided is at least one of an expected value range and the distribution provided is a distribution range.21. The data memory as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the information is a parameter of a movement of a vehicle on a road claim 18 , and wherein the values of the information are values of the parameter.22. The data memory as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the parameter is at least one of a velocity claim 21 , an acceleration and an energy consumption of at least one vehicle.23. The data memory as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the information is a parameter of a traffic controller claim 18 , in particular a traffic light.24. The data memory as claimed in claim 23 , wherein the parameter is at least one of: a duration of a red phase claim 23 , a duration of a green phase and a duration of an amber phase of the traffic controller.25. A computing unit for a vehicle for claim 23 , with instructions for:receiving multiple values of ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE

An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle includes a controller which is configured to: set a target vehicle speed of an own vehicle; determine whether to permit a kick down of the transmission of the own vehicle based on the target vehicle speed and a current vehicle speed; determine a target shift stage of the transmission of the own vehicle according to a predetermined transmission pattern based on the current vehicle speed and an open value of an accelerator pedal of the own vehicle; and control the transmission to maintain a current shift stage or to kick down the current shift stage to the target shift stage according to whether to permit the kick down determined by the kick down determination controller when the target shift stage is lower than the current shift stage of the own vehicle. 1. An apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle , the apparatus comprising a controller which is configured to:set a target vehicle speed of an own vehicle;determine whether to permit a kick down of a transmission of the own vehicle based on the target vehicle speed and a current vehicle speed;determine a target shift stage of the transmission of the own vehicle according to a predetermined transmission pattern based on the current vehicle speed and a throttle position value of an accelerator pedal of the own vehicle; andcontrol the transmission to maintain a current shift stage or to kick down the current shift stage to the target shift stage according to whether to permit the kick down determined by the controller when the target shift stage is lower than the current shift stage of the own vehicle.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller receives a set point in front of a traveling direction of the own vehicle and a set speed at the set point claim 1 , and sets a current speed at which the own vehicle is traveled at the set speed when the own vehicle reaches the set point in coasting of the own vehicle to be the target vehicle speed.3. ...

FOLLOWING TARGET IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND FOLLOWING TARGET IDENTIFICATION METHOD

A following target identification system is used for identifying a following target of a moving object configured to move autonomously. The following target identification system includes: a portable information generation terminal having a wireless communication function and configured to generate following target information about a movement of the following target in a state where the information generation terminal is carried by the following target; a communication unit included in the moving object and configured to receive the following target information sent from the information generation terminal via wireless communication with the information generation terminal; and a following control unit included in the moving object and configured to determine a position of the following target based on the following target information. 1. A following target identification system for identifying a following target of a moving object configured to move autonomously , comprising:a portable information generation terminal having a wireless communication function and configured to generate following target information about a movement of the following target in a state where the information generation terminal is carried by the following target;a communication unit included in the moving object and configured to receive the following target information sent from the information generation terminal via wireless communication with the information generation terminal; anda following control unit included in the moving object and configured to determine a position of the following target based on the following target information.2. The following target identification system according to claim 1 , wherein the information generation terminal is configured to acquire a speed and an angular velocity of the following target and send the speed and the angular velocity to the communication unit as the following target information claim 1 , andthe following control unit is ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

An information processing system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire traveling information indicating traveling conditions of a first vehicle traveling on a road, a determination unit configured to determine one or more driving operations of a driver driving the first vehicle by using the traveling information acquired when a second vehicle approaches the first vehicle, an evaluation unit configured to perform evaluation of safety related to the driver's driving by using determination results of the determination unit, and an updating unit configured to acquire first evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a first predetermined period to compare the first evaluation results with second evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a second predetermined period before the first predetermined period, and to update the second evaluation results based on comparison results. 1. An information processing device comprising a controller configured to:determine one or more driving operations of a driver driving a first vehicle by using traveling information acquired when a second vehicle approaches the first vehicle;perform evaluation of safety related to the driver's driving by using determination results obtained by the controller;compare first evaluation results of the controller obtained during a first predetermined period with second evaluation results of the controller obtained during a second predetermined period before the first predetermined period;update the second evaluation results based on comparison results; andupdate the second evaluation results by a value calculated from the first evaluation results when a difference is between the value calculated from the first evaluation results and the second evaluation results.2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , the controller is further configured to:acquire the traveling information indicating traveling conditions of the first vehicle traveling on a road; andacquire ...

Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program

An information processing system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire traveling information indicating traveling conditions of a first vehicle traveling on a road, a determination unit configured to determine one or more driving operations of a driver driving the first vehicle by using the traveling information acquired when a second vehicle approaches the first vehicle, an evaluation unit configured to perform evaluation of safety related to the driver's driving by using determination results of the determination unit, and an updating unit configured to acquire first evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a first predetermined period to compare the first evaluation results with second evaluation results of the evaluation unit during a second predetermined period before the first predetermined period, and to update the second evaluation results based on comparison results.

GUIDANCE CONTROL DEVICE, GUIDANCE SYSTEM, GUIDANCE CONTROL PROGRAM

A guidance control device includes an acquisition section configured to acquire travel states of a plurality of vehicles traveling on a road, a detection section configured to detect a situation in which, among the plurality of vehicles, a predetermined proportion or more are a plurality of autonomously driven vehicles traveling in a periphery of a manually driven vehicle, and a guidance section configured to recommend remote driving or autonomous driving to a driver of the manually driven vehicle in a case in which the predetermined proportion or more of the plurality of autonomously driven vehicles traveling in the periphery of the manually driven vehicle are detected by the detection section. 1. A guidance control device , comprising:an acquisition section configured to acquire travel states of a plurality of vehicles traveling on a road;a detection section configured to detect a situation in which, among the plurality of vehicles, a predetermined proportion or more are a plurality of autonomously driven vehicles traveling in a periphery of a manually driven vehicle; anda guidance section configured to recommend remote driving or autonomous driving to a driver of the manually driven vehicle in a case in which the predetermined proportion or more of the plurality of autonomously driven vehicles traveling in the periphery of the manually driven vehicle are detected by the detection section.2. The guidance control device of claim 1 , wherein the detection section detects the proportion of the plurality of vehicles traveling within a predetermined range in the periphery of the manually driven vehicle that are the autonomously driven vehicles.3. The guidance control device of claim 1 , wherein the acquisition section acquires the travel states of the plurality of vehicles by communicating with the plurality of vehicles.4. The guidance control device of claim 1 , wherein a remote center claim 1 , from which remote driving is performed claim 1 , is notified of the ...

SYSTEMS AND METHOD TO TRIGGER VEHICLE EVENTS BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

This disclosure relates to a system and method for detecting vehicle events. Some or all of the system may be installed in a vehicle, operate at the vehicle, and/or be otherwise coupled with a vehicle. The system includes one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the vehicle. The system receives contextual information from a source external to the vehicle. The system detects a vehicle event based on the information conveyed by the output signals from the sensors and the received contextual information. 119.-. (canceled)20. A system configured to detect vehicle events , the system configured to couple with a vehicle , wherein the vehicle is configured to carry one or more sensors that generate output signals conveying information related to one or more operating parameters of the vehicle , the system comprising: determine a current operating parameter of the vehicle based on the generated output signals;', 'receive contextual information related to two or more current environmental conditions near and/or around the vehicle, wherein the two or more current environmental conditions include a first environmental condition related to traffic, and a second environmental condition related to visibility;', 'determine a first threshold value at which the current operating parameter of the vehicle effectuates detection of vehicle events, wherein the first threshold value varies based on the first environmental condition;', 'determine a second threshold value for the first environmental condition, wherein the second threshold value varies based on the second environmental condition;', a first comparison of the current operating parameter of the vehicle and the first threshold value, and', 'a second comparison of the first environmental condition with a second threshold value, and wherein the second threshold value varies based on the second environmental condition; and, 'at the vehicle, detect a vehicle event based on, 'create a ...

Assisted Perception For Autonomous Vehicles

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing supplemental identification abilities to an autonomous vehicle system. The sensor unit of the vehicle may be configured to receive data indicating an environment of the vehicle, while the control system may be configured to operate the vehicle. The vehicle may also include a processing unit configured to analyze the data indicating the environment to determine at least one object having a detection confidence below a threshold. Based on the at least one object having a detection confidence below a threshold, the processor may communicate at least a subset of the data indicating the environment for further processing. The vehicle is also configured to receive an indication of an object confirmation of the subset of the data. Based on the object confirmation of the subset of the data, the processor may alter the control of the vehicle by the control system. 1. An apparatus comprising: receive sensor data of an environment of the vehicle;', 'receive a preliminary object identification of at least one object of the environment of the vehicle, wherein the preliminary object identification is based on a detected object having a confidence below a confidence threshold;', 'transmit an object confirmation to the vehicle indicating an object identification that is different than the preliminary object identification;, 'a wireless communication system of the apparatus configured to communicate with a vehicle, wherein the communication system is configured to provide an interface to an operator, wherein the interface comprises sensor data related to the preliminary object identification;', 'receive the object confirmation indicating the object identification that is different than the preliminary object identification from the operator., 'a processing system configured to2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing system is configured to receive an input from a human operator.3. The apparatus according to ...

Vehicle control device, vehicle control method and vehicle control program

A vehicle control device includes a detection unit which detects a peripheral vehicle, the peripheral vehicle traveling around an own vehicle, and a prediction unit which refers to a detection result of the detection unit so as to predict position change of the peripheral vehicle, and in a case where a second vehicle, which travels in immediately back of the first vehicle, is predicted to catch up with a first vehicle between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, predicts position change of the second vehicle on the assumption that the second vehicle travels in a manner to follow the first vehicle while keeping a certain distance with respect to the first vehicle after the second vehicle catches up with the first vehicle.

EMOTION ESTIMATION DEVICE

An emotion estimation device includes: an emotion estimation unit estimating a user emotion as an emotion associated with an index value of a facial expression of a user between (i.e., involving/during a period having) a plurality of consecutive events, based on a correspondence between (A) the index value which is at least one of (i) a facial expression score of (i.e., representing) the facial expression of the user and (ii) a feature amount about a change of such facial expression score and (B) the facial expression of the user correlated with the plurality of consecutive events. 1. An emotion estimation device for estimating an emotion of a user , the emotion estimation device comprising:at least one processor;at least one non-transitory memory storage device; and (A) the index value which is one of (i) a facial expression score of the facial expression of the user between the consecutive events, and (ii) a feature amount related to a change of such facial expression score, and', '(B) the emotion correlated with the consecutive events., 'an emotion estimation unit estimating the emotion of the user as an emotion associated with an index value of each facial expression of the user between during a period including consecutive events, wherein the estimation is based on a correspondence between2. The emotion estimation device according to claim 1 , whereinthe consecutive events are: a preceding event that is an environmental event, and a subsequent event that is a normal event,wherein an environmental event is an event regarding the environment around the user or around a user's vehicle, andwherein a normal event is an event that directly physically involves the user.3. The emotion estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein: (i) the consecutive events,', '(ii) the index value of each facial expression of the user between the consecutive events, and', '(iii) the emotion correlated with the consecutive events, and, '(A) an emotion estimation rule in the device ...

APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR OBJECT DETECTION

An apparatus for object detection includes a processor configured to detect an object around a vehicle by inputting a sensor signal into a classifier. The sensor signal is obtained by at least one sensor for sensing the situation around the vehicle, and the sensor is mounted on the vehicle. The processor is further configured to set the degree of omission of computation so that at least part of computation on the sensor signal by the classifier will be omitted when the speed of the vehicle is not greater than a predetermined speed threshold and the situation around the vehicle does not correspond to any of predetermined exceptional situations. 1. An apparatus for object detection , comprising: 'set the degree of omission of computation so that at least part of computation on the sensor signal by the classifier will be omitted when the speed of the vehicle is not greater than a predetermined speed threshold and the situation around the vehicle does not correspond to a first situation in which the number of objects around the vehicle is not less than a predetermined number, a second situation in which the distance between the vehicle and an object around the vehicle is not greater than a predetermined distance, a third situation in which the speed of an object around the vehicle relative to the vehicle is not less than a predetermined threshold, a fourth situation in which the vehicle is stuck in a traffic jam, nor a fifth situation in which the vehicle is stopped beyond a stop line, wherein', 'a processor configured to: detect an object around a vehicle by inputting a sensor signal into a classifier, the sensor signal being obtained by at least one sensor mounted on the vehicle for sensing the situation around the vehicle; and'}the processor omits part of computation on the sensor signal by the classifier according to the set degree of omission of computation.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the speed of the vehicle is not greater than the ...

System and method for learning naturalistic driving behavior based on vehicle dynamic data

A system and method for learning naturalistic driving behavior based on vehicle dynamic data that include receiving vehicle dynamic data and image data and analyzing the vehicle dynamic data and the image data to detect a plurality of behavioral events. The system and method also include classifying at least one behavioral event as a stimulus-driven action and building a naturalistic driving behavior data set that includes annotations that are based on the at least one behavioral event that is classified as the stimulus-driven action. The system and method further include controlling a vehicle to be autonomously driven based on the naturalistic driving behavior data set.

NAVI-SERVER, NAVI-CLIENT, AND NAVI-SYSTEM

Provided is a navi-system or the like capable of improving accuracy of road traffic information that is created based on probe information. A navi-client creates probe information including an identifier that represents a detection result as to whether a communication with a vehicle-mounted device has been established or not. A server communication device discriminates or selects probe information in accordance with a difference of the identifier, and creates road traffic information based on the thus discriminated or selected probe information. 1. A navi-server , comprising:a first server arithmetic processing element that is configured to receive, from a navi-client, probe information representing a time-series change manner of a position of the navi-client;a second server arithmetic processing element that is configured to create road traffic information based on the probe information; anda server storage device that stores the road traffic information, whereinthe first server arithmetic processing element is configured to receive the probe information including an identifier representing a communication state between the navi-client and a device mounted on designated travelling means or attachment/detachment of the navi-client with respect to an instrument attached to the designated travelling means, andthe second server arithmetic processing element is configured to discriminate or select the probe information in accordance with a difference of the identifier, and generate the road traffic information based on the discriminated or selected probe information.2. The navi-server according to claim 1 , whereinthe first server arithmetic processing element is configured to receive the probe information including the identifier representing a type of the designated travelling means that is identified with a result of a communication between the navi-client and the device or a manner to attach the navi-client to the instrument.3. The navi-server according to claim 1 , ...

AUTOMOTIVE DRIVER ASSISTANCE

An advanced driver assistance system configured to implement one or more automotive V2V applications designed to assist a driver in driving a Host Motor-Vehicle. The advanced driver assistance system is configured to be connectable to an automotive on-board communication network to communicate with automotive on-board systems to implement one or different automotive functionalities aimed at assisting the driver in driving the Host Motor-Vehicle, controlling the Host Motor-Vehicle, and informing the driver of the Host Motor-Vehicle of the presence of Relevant Motor-Vehicles deemed to be relevant to the driving safety of the Host Motor-Vehicle. The advanced driver assistance system comprises an automotive V2V communication system operable to communicate with automotive V2V communication systems of Remote Motor-Vehicles via V2V messages containing motor-vehicle position-related, motion-related, and state-related data. The advanced driver assistance system is further configured to receive V2V messages transmitted by V2V communications systems of Remote Motor-Vehicles; identify from among the Remote Motor-Vehicles in communication with the Host Motor-Vehicle, Nearby Motor-Vehicles that may represent potential threats to the driving safety of the Host Motor-Vehicle, based on motor-vehicle position-related, motion-related, and state-related data in received V2V messages and on motor-vehicle position-related, motion-related, and state-related data of the Host Motor-Vehicle; and process the data contained in the V2V messages received from the Nearby Motor-Vehicles to identify from among the Nearby Motor-Vehicles Relevant Motor-Vehicles that may be relevant to the automotive functionalities aimed at assisting the driver in driving the Host Motor-Vehicle, controlling the Host Motor-Vehicle, at informing the driver of the Host Motor-Vehicle of the presence of Relevant Motor-Vehicles deemed to be relevant to the driving safety, and dispatch on the automotive on-board ...

Vehicle Travel Control Device

A vehicle travel control device for an automatic drive vehicle that does not require visual notification to other vehicles and that causes no sense of discomfort in any passengers on a host vehicle or other vehicles around the host vehicle with respect to a preliminary operation of the host vehicle is provided. In accordance with a determination as to whether the other vehicle is automatically driving, a preliminary operation control unit determines the need for an adjustment in the preliminary operation control amount. If the adjustment is not required, the preliminary operation control unit maintains the preliminary operation control amount as a final preliminary operation control amount. If required, the preliminary operation control unit adjusts the preliminary operation control amount to obtain a final preliminary operation control amount for the execution of the preliminary operation of the devices. 1. A vehicle travel control device that performs a preliminary operation for a matter to occur in the future on various devices assisting a driving operation of a host vehicle , the vehicle travel control device comprising:an external information acquisition unit that acquires external information;a host vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires host vehicle information;an other vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires other vehicle information on whether the other vehicle has an automatic drive function; anda preliminary operation control unit that calculates a preliminary operation control amount for the various devices on the basis of the external information, the host vehicle information, and the other vehicle information,wherein the preliminary operation control unit determines whether to adjust the preliminary operation control amount in response to a determination on whether the other vehicle is automatically driven,wherein when the adjustment is not needed, the preliminary operation control amount is kept and set as a final preliminary ...

AUTOMATED CROWD SOURCING OF ROAD ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION

Methods and systems to crowd source road related information. The crowd sourced road related information may include lane-specific data related to a lane-level police presence and/or a disabled roadside vehicle presence. The crowd sourced road related information may include lane-level vehicle spacing information. The communication of the lane-specific data to a crowd sourced road condition server may occur automatically in one mode and may occur only after confirmation from a user in another mode. 1. A system to crowd source road related information , comprising:a vehicle sensor system to obtain lane-specific data, wherein the vehicle sensor system includes a vehicle radar to monitor whether radar speed detection is in use in an area; anda communication device coupled to the vehicle sensor system, the communication device to communicate the lane-specific data to a server and to receive lane-specific conditions from the server,wherein the lane-specific data indicates at least a lane-level police presence,wherein the lane-specific conditions received from the server are based at least in part on the lane-specific data from the vehicle radar indicating that radar speed detection is in use in the area.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lane-specific data indicates at least lane-level vehicle spacing information claim 1 , wherein the lane-specific data indicates the lane-level police presence when the police presence is located adjacent to a roadway that includes a plurality of lanes claim 1 , and wherein the lane-specific data is based on historical data of police stops.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication of the lane-specific data to the server occurs automatically in one mode and occurs only after confirmation from a user in another mode.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle sensor system comprises one or more of a vehicle camera and a vehicle location system claim 1 , and wherein the vehicle location system comprises a Global Positioning ...

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A vehicle control device configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a host vehicle, control at least a speed of the host vehicle based on the surrounding situation, determine a target relative position between two other vehicles in a state in which there is no vehicle in a second lane when the host vehicle is allowed to perform merge-point-related movement or a lane change from a first lane to the second lane, determine a target speed serving as a target when the host vehicle reaches the target relative position, and adjust the speed of the host vehicle according to pole-assignment control based on a position deviation that is a deviation between the target relative position and a position of the host vehicle in a road extension direction and a vehicle speed deviation that is a deviation between the speed of the host vehicle and the target speed.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A YIELDING SPACE OF A PLATOON

A system and a method for adjusting a yielding space of a platoon are provided. The system can include camera modules, sensors, interface circuitry, processing circuitry, and memory. The sensors can detect one or more behaviors of one or more vehicles adjacent to the platoon. The processing circuitry can determine one or more triggering events between the one or more vehicles and the platoon based on the one or more behaviors. The processing circuitry can adjust the yielding space of the platoon. 1. A method of adjusting a yielding space of a platoon , comprising:detecting, by a first set of sensors, one or more behaviors of one or more vehicles adjacent to the platoon;determining, using processing circuitry, one or more triggering events between the one or more vehicles and the platoon based on the one or more behaviors; andadjusting the yielding space of the platoon.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of sensors includes one or more camera modules claim 1 , Lidar claim 1 , radars claim 1 , or ultrasonic sensors.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of sensors is in the platoon.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more behaviors of the one or more vehicles include changes in vehicle speed claim 1 , changes in lane position claim 1 , driver head orientation claim 1 , driver head movement claim 1 , and location of hands of the drivers on a steering wheel of the one or more vehicles.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more triggering events include the one or more vehicles entering into the platoon and the one or more vehicles crossing the platoon.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the yielding space is adjusted based on the one or more triggering events claim 1 , the adjustment including a speed of adjusting the yielding space or a length of the yielding space.7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:detecting, by a second set of sensors, the one or more behaviors of the one or more vehicles adjacent to the platoon; ...

Drive Mode Selection

Navigating a vehicle from an origin location to a destination location includes receiving, from a requester, the origin location and the destination location; determining a transition point between the origin location and the destination location that partitions a portion of a route between the origin location to the destination location into a first route segment and a second route segment; and providing the transition point, the first route segment, and the second route segment to the requester. The vehicle is to be driven according to a first drive mode in the first route segment that ends at the transition point and according to a second drive mode in the second route segment that starts at the transition point. 1. A method for navigating a vehicle from an origin location to a destination location , comprising:receiving, from a requester, the origin location and the destination location; wherein the vehicle is to be driven according to a first drive mode in the first route segment that ends at the transition point and the vehicle is to be driven according to a second drive mode in the second route segment that starts at the transition point,', 'wherein the first drive mode is different from the second drive mode, and', 'wherein the first drive mode and the second drive mode are selected from available drive modes, each of the available drive modes indicating a respective way of operating the vehicle; and, 'determining a transition point between the origin location and the destination location that partitions a portion of a route between the origin location to the destination location into a first route segment and a second route segment,'}providing the transition point, the first route segment, and the second route segment to the requester.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the available drive modes comprises at least two of an autonomous drive mode claim 1 , a tele-operator assisted drive mode claim 1 , a manual drive mode claim 1 , a stored-path drive mode ...

METHOD FOR MANOEUVRING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH MOVEMENT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE INTO A DETECTION POSITION, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE

The invention relates to a method for manoeuvring a motor vehicle (), in which the motor vehicle () is manoeuvred within a determined driving tube (), during the manoeuvring a position of at least one object () in a surrounding area () of the motor vehicle () is continuously determined by means of a control unit () on the basis of sensor data of at least one sensor () of the motor vehicle (), which sensor () has a predetermined detection range (), and if the at least one object () is located outside the detection range () of the at least one sensor (), the position of the at least one object () is estimated, wherein a sensing position is determined by means of the control unit (), and the motor vehicle () is moved to the sensing position if the at least one object () is located outside the detection range (), wherein the sensing position is determined in such a way that the estimated position of the at least one object () is located within the detection range () if the motor vehicle () is located at the sensing position. 1. A method for manoeuvring a motor vehicle , comprising:manoeuvring the motor vehicle within a determined driving tube;during the manoeuvring, continuously determining a position of at least one object in a surrounding area of the motor vehicle by a control unit on the basis of sensor data of at least one sensor of the motor vehicle,wherein the at least one sensor has a predetermined detection range;when the at least one object is located outside the detection range of the at least one sensor, estimating the position of the at least one object;determining a sensing position by the control unit; andmoving the motor vehicle to the sensing position when the at least one object is located outside the detection range,wherein the sensing position is determined so that the estimated position of the at least one object is located within the detection range when the motor vehicle is located at the sensing position.2. The method according to claim 1 , ...

COLLISION PREDICTION AND AVOIDANCE FOR VEHICLES

Techniques and methods for providing additional safety for interactions with pedestrians. For instance, a vehicle may identify a region through which the vehicle and agent (such as a pedestrian) pass. The vehicle may determine a time buffer value and/or a distance buffer value based on the vehicle and the agent passing through the region. The vehicle may determine a time threshold and/or a distance threshold for passing through the region in the presence of the agent. The time threshold and/or the distance threshold may be based on a velocity of the vehicle, a safety factor, a hysteresis factor, a comfort factor, and/or an assertiveness factor. If the time buffer value is below the time threshold and/or the distance buffer value is below the distance threshold, the vehicle may yield to the agent. Otherwise, the vehicle may not yield to the agent within the region. 1. An autonomous vehicle comprising:one or more processors; and determining a region in an environment through which the autonomous vehicle and an object pass based at least in part on a trajectory of the autonomous vehicle and a trajectory of the object, the region including an area of potential collision between the autonomous vehicle and the agent;', a time buffer value indicating a predicted difference in time between the autonomous vehicle being located within the region and the object being located within the region; or', 'a distance buffer value indicating a predicted distance between the autonomous vehicle and the region when the object is located within the region or between the object and the region when the vehicle is located within the region;, 'determining, based at least in part on the region, at least one of, 'determining a threshold based at least in part on a safety factor value associated with navigating the autonomous vehicle and a velocity of the autonomous vehicle;', 'determining whether the at least one of the time buffer value or the distance buffer value is less than the threshold; ...

ON-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, TRAVELING SPEED CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

A device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is an on-vehicle control device configured to control a traveling speed of a vehicle including the on-vehicle control device. The on-vehicle control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a present light color of a traffic light unit installed at an intersection; a calculation unit configured to calculate an avoidance position and an avoidance speed with respect to a dilemma zone at a time when yellow light starts; and a control unit configured to execute a first deceleration process of reducing the traveling speed of the vehicle at the avoidance position to a speed equal to or lower than the avoidance speed, in a case where a present position of the vehicle is on an upstream side relative to the avoidance position and the present light color is green. 1: An on-vehicle control device configured to control a traveling speed of a vehicle including the on-vehicle control device , the on-vehicle control device comprising:an acquisition unit configured to acquire a present light color of a traffic light unit installed at an intersection;a calculation unit configured to calculate an avoidance position and an avoidance speed with respect to a dilemma zone at a time when yellow light starts; anda control unit configured to execute a first deceleration process of reducing the traveling speed of the vehicle at the avoidance position to a speed equal to or lower than the avoidance speed, in a case where a present position of the vehicle is on an upstream side relative to the avoidance position and the present light color is green.2: The on-vehicle control device according to claim 1 , whereinthe control unit executes a second deceleration process of causing the vehicle to stop before the intersection, in a case where the present position of the vehicle is on the upstream side relative to the avoidance position and the present light color is yellow.3: The on-vehicle control device according to claim ...

METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR DETERMINING AN EVALUATION ALGORITHM FROM A PLURALITY OF AVAILABLE EVALUATION ALGORITHMS FOR THE PROCESSING OF SENSOR DATA OF A VEHICLE SENSOR OF A VEHICLE

A method for determining an evaluation algorithm from a plurality of available evaluation algorithms for the processing of sensor data of a vehicle sensor of a vehicle. The method includes a step of reading in and a step of selecting. In the step of reading in, an environment signal is read in, which represents a current environment parameter acquired by a sensor unit using at least the vehicle sensor and/or received via a communications interface. In the step of selecting, the evaluation algorithm is selected from the plurality of evaluation algorithms for the evaluation of the sensor data of the vehicle sensor using the environment parameter. 1. A method for determining an evaluation algorithm from a plurality of available evaluation algorithms for processing of sensor data of a vehicle sensor of a vehicle , the method comprising the following steps:reading in an environment signal which represents a current environment parameter: (i) acquired by a sensor unit using at least the vehicle sensor and/or (ii) received via a communications interface; andselecting the evaluation algorithm from the plurality of available evaluation algorithms for evaluating the sensor data of the vehicle using the current environment parameter.2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein in the step of reading in claim 1 , the environment signal representing the current environment parameter is read in claim 1 , the current environment parameter representing a driving parameter claim 1 , and/or a weather parameter claim 1 , and/or a traffic parameter claim 1 , and/or a sensor-specific environment parameter.3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein in the step of selecting claim 1 , the evaluation algorithm claim 1 , in which at least one environment parameter allocated to the selected evaluation algorithm corresponds to the current environment parameter claim 1 , is selected from the plurality of available evaluation algorithms.4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein in the ...

DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE

A driving support device include an imaging device for capturing an image of at least a front of the vehicle, and a control device for, detecting that the vehicle is approaching a merging section where a first road on which the vehicle is traveling and a second road having a height difference with respect to the first road merge with each other, identifying an image of a road surface of the merging section from the image when it is detected that the vehicle is approaching the merging section, for detecting that the road surface is irradiated with light emitted from another vehicle traveling on the second road based on luminance in the image, and performing a processing of avoiding contact between the vehicle and the other vehicle when it is detected that the road surface is irradiated with the light emitted.

SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUSLY OR PARTIALLY AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH COMMUNICATION MODULE FOR OBTAINING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM A VEHICLE DRIVER AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

Control commands in a system and method for autonomously driving a vehicle or partially autonomously driving a vehicle are generated on the basis of an environment representation, which is generated from sensor signal of a sensing means. The environment representation where ambiguous objects are identified is such that information obtained from the driver of the vehicle are added. The system generates an information request. Additional information is extracted and accumulated in the environment representation map. Traffic is then determined and suitable control signals for the vehicles are generated. In case no ambiguous objects are included in the environment representation but the system is not capable of deciding on traffic, the driver is asked to disambiguate the situation or to instruct on dealing with the traffic. 1. System for autonomously or partially autonomously driving a vehicle , the system comprising:at least one sensing means for physically sensing an environment of the vehicle,representation generation means for generating a representation of the environment by accumulating information on objects in the environment, derived from the sensing means output,a communication module for obtaining additional information on at least one object in the representation in case no information or information with a confidence below a predetermined threshold is derivable from the sensing means output for that object,and adding this information on the object to the environment representation,evaluation means for determining from the representation a current traffic situation the vehicle encounters and generating control signals to achieve a control task.2. System for autonomously or partially autonomously driving a vehicle , the system comprising:at least one sensing means for physically sensing an environment of the vehicle,representation generation means for generating a representation of the environment by accumulating information on objects in the environment, ...

PERCEPTION DEVICE

A perception device including a receiver configured to receive sensor information including information about a location of one or more objects detected by a sensor; a memory configured to store an occupancy grid of a predetermined region, wherein the occupancy grid includes a plurality of grid cells, wherein each grid cell represents an area in the predetermined region, wherein at least one grid cell of the plurality of grid cells is associated with a respective single occupancy hypothesis; a single occupancy hypothesis determiner configured to determine a single occupancy hypothesis; wherein the single occupancy hypothesis includes degree of belief of occupancy of the grid cell depending on the sensor information; wherein a contribution of a sensor information value to the degree of belief of occupancy substantially decreases with an increase of a distance of the location of the object detected by the sensor from a center of the grid cell. 1. A perception device comprisinga receiver configured to receive sensor information comprising information about a location and a velocity of one or more objects detected by a sensor;a memory configured to store an occupancy grid of a predetermined region, wherein the occupancy grid comprises a plurality of grid cells, wherein each grid cell represents an area in the predetermined region, wherein at least one grid cell of the plurality of grid cells is associated with a respective single occupancy hypothesis; anda single occupancy hypothesis determiner configured to determine a single occupancy hypothesis;wherein the single occupancy hypothesis comprises information about a degree of belief of occupancy of a grid cell depending on the sensor information and velocity of the grid cell depending on the sensor information;wherein a contribution of a sensor information value to the degree of belief of occupancy of a grid cell substantially decreases with an increase of a distance of the location of the object detected by the sensor ...

LAW BREAKING/BEHAVIOR SENSOR

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem. 120-. (canceled)21. A method to determine compliance with roadway rules comprising:obtaining, via a global positioning system module associated with a vehicle, location information of the vehicle from a global positioning service;monitoring and storing, via a controller associated with the vehicle, data from one or more vehicle sensors;accessing one or more laws and regulations applicable to and corresponding to a location based on the obtained location information of the vehicle;comparing, via a processor associated with the vehicle, the one or more laws and regulations to the stored data and determining if a law or regulation has been violated;determining, in response to receiving a query from an interrogator positioned along a road, a geographical location of the interrogator, wherein the query is received as the vehicle passes the position of the interrogator;filtering, via the controller, the stored data based on the determined geographical location of the interrogator; andproviding information corresponding to one or more of the filtered stored data, results of the comparison, and other vehicle information to the interrogator.22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising providing feedback to a driver when a violation occurs.23. The method of claim 21 , further comprising reporting a violation to one or more entities.24. The method of claim 21 , further comprising downloading the one or more laws and regulations for an applicable area to a memory of the vehicle.25. The method of claim 21 , wherein the interrogator is a rule trap sensor.26. The method of claim 21 , further comprising ...

Method and Device for an Overtaking Assistant

A method for an overtaking assistant for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle is equipped with environment sensing systems for detecting objects in the own and an adjacent lane on the sides and at the rear of the vehicle. The space in front of the vehicle is preferably detected by environmental sensors as well. Autonomous cutting into an adjacent lane is only initiated if a first vehicle is detected in the adjacent lane. The first vehicle is taken as a reference for a speed of vehicles in the passing lane. It is also assumed that a second vehicle that approaches the first vehicle fast in the same lane has detected the first vehicle and will adjust its speed to the speed of the first vehicle. 1. A method for an overtaking assistant for a vehicle equipped with environment sensing systems for detecting objects in an own lane and an adjacent lane behind , and optionally also in front of , the vehicle , characterized in thatautonomous cutting into the passing lane is only initiated if a first vehicle is detected in the passing lane.2. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in thatan autonomous overtaking maneuver is only initiated if the value of the relative speed of the vehicle and the first vehicle is in a predetermined range.3. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in thatthe vehicle is configured to cut-in in front of the first vehicle if the speed of the vehicle is higher than or equal to the speed of the first vehicle.4. The method according to claim 1 , characterized in thatcutting in is performed only if a second vehicle is detected in addition to the first vehicle in the passing lane behind the first vehicle, and a gap between the first and the second vehicles is big enough for a cutting in maneuver of the vehicle.5. The method according to claim 4 , characterized in thatan autonomous overtaking maneuver is only initiated if the value of a relative speed between the vehicle and the second vehicle is in a predetermined range, wherein a threshold ...

RUNNING CONTROL APPARATUS AND RUNNING CONTROL SYSTEM

A running control apparatus for improving fuel efficiency by enabling automatic engine stop includes: a moving object detection unit for detecting a moving object moving in a direction crossing a direction of travel of own vehicle on the basis of an acquired image acquired from an image pickup apparatus; an acceleration calculation unit for calculating acceleration of the moving object; a moving object crossing intention determination unit for determining, on the basis of the acceleration of the moving object, whether or not the moving object intends to cross an intersection ahead of the own vehicle in the direction crossing the direction of the travel of the own vehicle before the own vehicle crosses the intersection; and automatic engine stop decision unit for deciding whether the own vehicle automatically stops an engine during running on the basis of a result of determination of the moving object crossing intention determination unit. 1. A running control apparatus , comprising:a moving object detection unit for detecting a moving object moving in a direction crossing a direction of travel of own vehicle on the basis of an acquired image acquired from an image pickup apparatus;an acceleration calculation unit for calculating acceleration of the moving object;a moving object crossing intention determination unit for determining, on the basis of the acceleration of the moving object, whether or not the moving object intends to cross an intersection ahead of the own vehicle in the direction crossing the direction of the travel of the own vehicle before the own vehicle crosses the intersection; andan automatic engine stop decision unit for deciding whether or not the own vehicle automatically stops an engine during running on the basis of a result of determination of the moving object crossing intention determination unit.2. The running control apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe acquired image is a distance image generated based on two captured images.3. ...

Traffic Light Navigation Based on Worst Time to Red Estimation

Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. The systems and methods may detect traffic lights. For example, one or more traffic lights may be detected using detection-redundant camera detection paths, a fusion of information from a traffic light transmitter and one or more cameras, based on contrast enhancement for night images, and based on low resolution traffic light candidate identification followed by high resolution candidate analysis. Additionally, the systems and methods may navigation based on a worst time to red estimation. 145-. (canceled)46. A navigation system for a vehicle , the navigation system comprising: receive, from a camera, at least one image captured from an environment of the vehicle;', 'analyze the at least one image to identify a representation of a traffic light in the at least one image, wherein the traffic light is associated with an intersection;', 'determine a state of the traffic light based on analysis of the at least one image;', 'determine a planned navigational action for the vehicle based on the determined state of the traffic light;', 'after a determination that the traffic light is in a green state, and where a time at which the traffic light transitioned to the green state is not known, cause the vehicle to implement the planned navigational action if the vehicle is projected to reach the traffic light or the intersection within a predetermined, next-time-to-red time interval; and', 'cause the vehicle to implement a second navigational action, different from the planned navigational action, if the vehicle is projected to not reach the traffic light or the intersection within the predetermined, next-time-to-red time interval., 'at least one processor comprising circuitry and having access to a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that when executed by the circuitry cause the at least one processor to47. The system of claim 46 , wherein the next-time-to-red time interval is at least two seconds and less ...

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE

A control system for an autonomous driving vehicle is provided with a notification device for giving notification to a driver and an electronic control unit . Autonomous driving is performed and an autonomous driving reliability value expressing a degree of reliability of autonomous driving is calculated during autonomous driving. If the autonomous driving reliability value is equal to or smaller than a predetermined preparation request value, the notification device is controlled to notify a request for preparing for manual driving to the driver. 1. A control system for an autonomous driving vehicle , comprising:a notification device configured to give notification to a driver; and a driving control part configured to perform autonomous driving;', 'a reliability value calculation part configured to calculate an autonomous driving reliability value expressing a degree of reliability of autonomous driving during autonomous driving; and', 'a notification control part configured to control the notification device to notify a request for preparing for manual driving to the driver if the autonomous driving reliability value is equal to or smaller than a predetermined preparation request value., 'an electronic control unit comprising2. The control system for an autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the notification control part is configured to control the notification device to stop notification of the request for preparing for manual driving and notify a request for terminating autonomous driving to the driver if the autonomous driving reliability value is equal to or smaller than a termination request value which is set smaller than the preparation request value during autonomous driving.3. The control system for an autonomous driving vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising an operation device configured to be operated by the driver claim 2 ,wherein the driving control part is configured to terminate autonomous driving and switch vehicle ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING GLOBAL SCENE CONTEXT FOR ADAPTIVE PREDICTION AND CORRESPONDING PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH SYSTEM

The invention regards a method for assisting a driver of a vehicle by computationally predicting a future movement behaviour of a target vehicle. The method comprises steps of acquiring data describing a traffic environment of a host vehicle, computing a plurality of future movement behaviour alternatives for a target vehicle, by predicting movement behaviour of the target vehicle based on the data describing the traffic environment. The prediction step calculates a probability that the target object will execute a movement behaviour and information relating to future behaviour of the target vehicle is output. The method estimates a global scene context and adapts the predicted behaviour based on the estimated global scene context. The adaptation of the behaviour prediction is performed by at least one of adapting indicator values in situation models employed by a context-based prediction, by adapting a result of the context-based prediction and adapting the overall prediction result. 1. A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle , the vehicle comprising at least one data acquisition means and a processing means , the method comprising:acquiring data describing a traffic environment by the data acquisition means;generating prediction information based on the acquired data;outputting the prediction information; andgenerating global scene context data from the data describing the traffic environment;processing the global scene context data to generate a prediction adaptation information; andthat in the step of generating the prediction information, the prediction information is adapted based on the prediction adaptation information.2. The method according to claim 1 , whereinin the step of generating global scene context data performing at least one ofestimating a global scene context from sensor data acquired by at least one local sensor mounted on the vehicle,estimating the global scene context from externally received data, andestimating the global scene context ...

CROSSING DETERMINATION APPARATUS

A crossing determination apparatus includes: an object detection unit which detects an object moving in a direction perpendicular to a traveling path of an own vehicle; a crossing speed calculation unit which calculates a crossing speed that is a speed at which the object detected by the objection detection unit is crossing a current traveling path of the own vehicle; a crossing determination unit which, when the crossing speed calculated by the crossing speed calculation unit is higher than a predetermined speed, determines that the object is crossing the traveling path of the own vehicle; and a yaw rate detection unit which detects a yaw rate of the own vehicle. The crossing determination unit corrects the crossing speed of the object or the predetermined speed based on the yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detection unit. 17.-. (canceled)8. A crossing determination apparatus comprising:an object detection unit which detects an object moving in a direction perpendicular to a traveling path of an own vehicle;a crossing speed calculation unit which calculates a crossing speed that is a speed at which the object detected by the objection detection unit is crossing a current traveling path of the own vehicle;a crossing determination unit which, when the crossing speed calculated by the crossing speed calculation unit is higher than a predetermined speed, determines that the object is crossing the traveling path of the own vehicle; anda yaw rate detection unit which detects a yaw rate of the own vehicle, whereinthe crossing determination unit corrects the crossing speed of the object or the predetermined speed based on the yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detection unit,the crossing determination apparatus, further comprisinga yaw rate rate-of-change calculation unit which calculates a time rate of change of the yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detection unit, whereinthe crossing determination unit corrects the speed of the object or the predetermined speed based on ...

Method and Apparatus to Control Vehicle Deceleration During Adaptive Cruise Control

A controller for a host vehicle having adaptive cruise control comprises control logic that determines an actual time gap behind a detected target object and transmits a deceleration message having a deceleration value in response to the actual time gap being less than a predetermined minimum time gap. The control logic receives a torque message from a vehicle retarder indicating that the vehicle retarder is at a limit. If the actual time gap is less than the predetermined minimum time gap, the control logic transmits a transmission control message requesting the transmission to shift to a lower gear. The control logic transmits another deceleration message if the actual time gap is still less than the predetermined minimum time gap, wherein at least one of an associated transmission and an associated braking system respond to decelerate the host vehicle in response to the transmission control message and deceleration messages. 1. A controller for a host vehicle having adaptive cruise control comprising:an input for receiving a signal indicative of a detected target object;a communications port for transmitting and receiving messages; and determine an actual time gap behind the detected target object;', 'transmit a deceleration message having a deceleration value at the communications port in response to the actual time gap being less than a predetermined minimum time gap;', 'receive a torque message from a vehicle retarder indicating that the vehicle retarder actual torque value is less than a requested torque value;', 'determine the actual time gap is less than the predetermined minimum time gap;', 'receive an engine speed value at the communications port;', 'transmit a transmission control message requesting the transmission to shift to a lower gear in response to the engine speed being less than or equal to a minimum engine speed value; and', 'transmit another deceleration message in response to the actual time gap being less than the predetermined minimum time ...

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

A vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium capable of increasing the traveling safety in the case where an overtaking vehicle approaches in the traveling control of the own vehicle are provided. A vehicle control device includes: a recognition part, recognizing an overtaking vehicle presumed to overtake an own vehicle from rear of the own vehicle in an own lane in which the own vehicle travels; and a driving control part, automatically controlling at least acceleration and deceleration of the own vehicle, and, in a case where the overtaking vehicle is recognized, determining a traveling velocity of the own vehicle based on a number of lanes of a road on which the own vehicle travels. 1. A vehicle control device , comprising:a recognition part, recognizing an overtaking vehicle presumed to overtake an own vehicle from rear of the own vehicle in an own lane in which the own vehicle travels; anda driving control part, automatically controlling at least acceleration and deceleration of the own vehicle, and, in a case where the overtaking vehicle is recognized, determining a traveling velocity of the own vehicle based on a number of lanes or a road type of a road on which the own vehicle travels.2. The vehicle control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a case where the overtaking vehicle is recognized and the own vehicle travels on a first type road having a single lane for a traveling direction claim 1 , when the recognized overtaking vehicle performs lane changing from the own lane to an adjacent lane claim 1 , the driving control part decelerates the own vehicle.3. The vehicle control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in a case where the overtaking vehicle is recognized and the own vehicle travels on a second type road having a plurality of lanes for a traveling direction claim 1 , the driving control part does not decelerate the own vehicle in accordance with an operation of the overtaking ...

METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING SAFETY-CRITICAL TRAFFIC SCENARIOS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (DAS) AND HIGHLY AUTOMATED DRIVING FUNCTIONS (HAD)

A method determines safety-critical traffic scenarios for driver assistance systems and highly automated driving functions for a motor vehicle. A safety-critical traffic scenario has a scenario type, a location determined geographic coordinates, and a safety value. The method includes: recording first data of a vehicle while driving along a route, assigning geographic coordinates to the first data in each case; recording second data for capturing physiological and physical reactions of a driver of a vehicle while driving along the route, assigning geographic coordinates to the second data in each case; transmitting the first and second data to a data evaluation unit; combining the first data and the second data having the same geographic coordinates so that they represent data at a specific geographic location; identifying a scenario for the specific geographic location based on the first and second data; classifying the identified scenario with a difficulty value. 1. A method for determining safety-critical traffic scenarios for driver assistance systems and highly automated driving functions for a motor vehicle , wherein a safety-critical traffic scenario has at least a scenario type , a location that is determinable by means of geographic coordinates , and a safety value , comprising the following method steps:recording first data and/or images by detectors and sensors of a vehicle while driving along a route, wherein the first data and/or images are in each case assigned geographic coordinates;transmitting the first data and/or images to a data evaluation unit;recording second data and/or images by sensors for capturing physiological and physical reactions of a driver of a vehicle while driving along the route, wherein the second data and/or images are assigned in each case geographic coordinates;transmitting the second data and/or images to a data evaluation unit;combining the first data and the second data having the same geographic coordinates with one ...

CLASSIFYING POTENTIALLY STATIONARY OBJECTS TRACKED BY RADAR

An illustrative example method of tracking a detected object comprises determining that a tracked object is near a host vehicle, determining an estimated velocity of the tracked object, and classifying the tracked object as frozen relative to stationary ground when the estimated velocity is below a preselected object threshold and a speed of the host vehicle is below a preselected host threshold. 1. A method of tracking a detected object , the method comprising:determining that a tracked object is near a host vehicle;determining an estimated velocity of the tracked object; andclassifying the tracked object as frozen relative to stationary ground when the estimated velocity is below a preselected object threshold and a speed of the host vehicle is below a preselected host threshold.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein classifying the tracked object as frozen comprises freezing a determined orientation claim 1 , length claim 1 , width claim 1 , and centroid position of the tracked object with respect to stationary ground.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the tracked object is classified as frozen claim 1 , periodically updating an estimate of speed claim 1 , curvature claim 1 , and yaw rate for the tracked object.4. The method of claim 3 , comprising estimating the speed claim 3 , curvature claim 3 , yaw rate claim 3 , and position of the object using a Kalman filter.5. The method of claim 1 , comprisingclassifying the tracked object as not frozen when the speed of the host vehicle exceeds the preselected host threshold or the estimated velocity of the tracked object exceeds the preselected object threshold.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is a second vehicle.7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second vehicle is oriented in a direction parallel to the host vehicle.8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimated velocity of the object is an over the ground velocity.9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimated velocity of the object is a ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING OBJECT

The present disclosure relates to an object recognition apparatus and method. Specifically, the object recognition apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises: an object information collector configured to collect object information based on driving information of a vehicle and surrounding detection information detected around the vehicle; an object selector configured to select an object corresponding to a predetermined first tolerance range based on the object information; a tolerance range setter configured to set a second tolerance range based on the driving information and the object information when a moving object exists among the objects corresponding to the first tolerance range; and a guardrail recognizer configured to determine whether the moving object falls within the second tolerance range based on the object information, and recognize a guardrail based on object information of the moving object corresponding to the second tolerance range. 1. An object recognition apparatus comprising:an object information collector configured to collect object information based on driving information of a vehicle and surrounding detection information detected around the vehicle;an object selector configured to select an object corresponding to a predetermined first tolerance range based on the object information;a tolerance range setter configured to set a second tolerance range based on the driving information and the object information when a moving object exists among the objects corresponding to the first tolerance range; anda guardrail recognizer configured to determine whether the moving object falls within the second tolerance range based on the object information, and recognize a guardrail based on object information of the moving object corresponding to the second tolerance range.2. The object recognition apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the object information collector calculates a relative speed of the object with respect to the vehicle based on ...

VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS

Provided is a vehicle travel control apparatus configured to set an operation mode of automatic start control to any one of a first mode, in which the automatic start control is executed, and a second mode, in which the automatic start control is not executed, the vehicle travel control apparatus being further configured to: issue to a driver a notification for inquiring whether the driver desires the automatic start control to be executed when the current travel state of an own vehicle is a specific state; and set the operation mode of the automatic start control to the first mode when the driver has performed a predetermined response operation in response to the notification. 1. A vehicle travel control apparatus , comprising:a vehicle controller configured to execute following-travel inter-vehicle-distance control of causing the own vehicle to follow a preceding vehicle traveling immediately ahead of the own vehicle, and to execute automatic start control of causing the own vehicle to automatically start when the preceding vehicle starts after the own vehicle has been stopped; anda notification device configured to issue to a driver a notification for inquiring whether the driver desires the automatic start control to be executed;{'claim-text': ['determine, when the own vehicle has stopped in response to the stopping of the preceding vehicle, whether a current travel state of the own vehicle is a specific state, in which there is a probability that the driver desires the automatic start control to be executed;', 'determine, whether a second specific state condition is satisfied, the second specific state condition being satisfied upon determination that there is no predetermined stop point within a predetermined distance range ahead of the own vehicle, the predetermined stop point being a point at which the own vehicle is to stop; and', 'cause the notification device to issue the notification upon determination that the specific state and the second specific ...

LANE CHANGE MANEUVER INTENTION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided controlling a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes: monitoring an eye gaze of a driver of the vehicle; monitoring current traffic conditions surrounding the vehicle; predicting an intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver based on the eye gaze, a history of the eye gaze of the driver, and the current traffic conditions; and controlling, by the processor, the vehicle based on the predicted intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver. 1. A method for controlling a vehicle is provided , the method comprising:monitoring an eye gaze of a driver of the vehicle;monitoring current traffic conditions surrounding the vehicle;predicting an intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver based on the eye gaze, a history of the eye gaze of the driver, and the current traffic conditions; andcontrolling, by the processor, the vehicle based on the predicted intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: obtaining a camera image of the driver of the vehicle claim 1 , via a camera of the vehicle claim 1 , and wherein the monitoring the eye gaze is based on the camera image.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring the eye gaze comprises counting a number of driver eye switches from a first on-road direction to a second side mirror direction claim 1 , and wherein the predicting the intention of the driver to perform a lane change maneuver is based on the number.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring the eye gaze comprises accumulating a time of focus of the eye gaze on a side mirror claim 1 , and wherein the predicting the intention of the driver to perform the lane change maneuver is based on the accumulated time of focus.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising learning the history of the eye gaze of the driver and the predicted intention of the driver claim 1 , and predicting ...

RISK ESTIMATION IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS

A control system and a method for estimating a risk exposure of an automated driving system (ADS) of a vehicle. Obtaining an actuation capability of the vehicle, wherein the obtained actuation capability includes an uncertainty estimation for the actuation capability. Obtaining a location of free-space areas in the surrounding environment of the vehicle, wherein the obtained location of free-space areas comprises an uncertainty estimation for the estimated location of free-space areas. Forming a risk map of the surrounding environment of the vehicle based on the obtained actuation capability and the obtained location of free-space areas, wherein the risk map includes a risk parameter for each of a plurality of area segments included in the surrounding environment of the vehicle. Determining a total risk value of the ADS based on the risk parameters of a set of area segments intersected by at least one planned path of the ADS. 1. A method for estimating a risk exposure of an automated driving system , ADS , of a vehicle , the method comprising:obtaining an actuation capability of the vehicle, wherein the obtained actuation capability includes an uncertainty estimation for the actuation capability;obtaining a location of free-space areas in the surrounding environment of the vehicle, wherein the obtained location of free-space areas comprises an uncertainty estimation for the estimated location of free-space areas;forming a risk map of the surrounding environment of the vehicle based on the obtained actuation capability and the obtained location of free-space areas, wherein the risk map comprises a risk parameter for each of a plurality of area segments comprised in the surrounding environment of the vehicle; anddetermining a total risk value of the ADS based on the risk parameters of a set of area segments intersected by at least one planned path of the ADS.2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:obtaining map data comprising HD map information of the ...

TRAFFIC LIGHT ANTICIPATION

A vehicle includes at least one autonomous driving sensor configured to detect a traffic flow pattern relative to an intersection. An autonomous mode controller is configured to determine the state of the traffic control device. The autonomous mode controller may estimate when the state of the traffic control device is likely to change based on the traffic flow pattern. 1. A vehicle system for an autonomous vehicle , the vehicle system comprising:at least one autonomous driving sensor configured to detect a traffic flow pattern indicating a state of a traffic control device; andan autonomous mode controller configured to estimate when the state of the traffic control device will change and autonomously control the vehicle based at least in part on the estimate of when the traffic control device will change,wherein detecting the traffic flow pattern includes detecting movement of vehicles through an intersection, and wherein the autonomous mode controller is configured to estimate when the state of the traffic control device will change based at least in part on the detected movement of the vehicles.29-. (canceled)10. A vehicle system for an autonomous vehicle , the vehicle system comprising:at least one autonomous driving sensor configured to detect a cross-walk signal associated with an intersection and indicating a state of a traffic control device and movement of vehicles through the intersection; andan autonomous mode controller configured to determine the state of the traffic control device, estimate when the state of the traffic control device will change based at least in part on the cross-walk signal and the movement of vehicles through the intersection, and autonomously control the vehicle in accordance with the estimate of when the state of the traffic control device will change.1116-. (canceled)17. A method comprising:determining a traffic flow pattern relative to an intersection, wherein the traffic flow pattern is based at least in part on a cross-walk ...

Method, device, computer program and computer program product for operating a vehicle

In a method of operating a vehicle, sensor data comprising an object detection of a sensor of the vehicle is provided, the object detection being representative of a detected object. Further, a trust model is provided, wherein the trust model is configured to model a trust in object detection. Depending on the sensor data and the trust model, a trust value of the detected object is determined, the trust value of the detected object being representative of how high a trust in the detected object is. The vehicle is operated depending on the trust value of the detected object. 1. A method of operating a vehicle , whereinsensor data is provided comprising an object detection of a sensor of the vehicle, the object detection being representative of a detected object,a trust model is provided, wherein the trust model is configured to model a trust in the object detection,depending on the sensor data and the trust model, a trust value of the detected object is determined, the trust value of the detected object being representative of how high a trust in the detected object is, andthe vehicle is operated depending on the trust value of the detected object.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:information about the type of sensor is provided,the trust model comprises a sensor trust model, the sensor trust model being configured to model the trust in object detection depending on a type of a respective sensor, andthe trust value of the detected object is determined depending on the sensor data, the information about the type of sensor and the trust model.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:object state information is provided, comprising information about a state of the detected object during object detection,the trust model comprises a state trust model, the state trust model being configured to model the trust in the object detection depending on a respective state of the detected object during the object detection, andthe trust value of the detected object ...

TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE

A travel control system for a vehicle is configured to control travel of a vehicle with respect to a congestion section using information about the congestion section acquired from an outside of the vehicle by communication. The system includes a congestion position estimation unit and a reliability determination unit. The congestion position estimation unit is configured to, when the information about the congestion section cannot be acquired within a prescribed time, estimate a position of the congestion section using a probability distribution model of the congestion section. The reliability determination unit is configured to determine a reliability of the position of the congestion section estimated by the congestion position estimation unit based on a change of the probability distribution model over time. 1. A travel control system for a vehicle configured to control travel of the vehicle with respect to a congestion section using information about the congestion section acquired from an outside of the vehicle by communication , the system comprising:a congestion position estimation unit configured to, when the information about the congestion section cannot be acquired within a prescribed time, estimate a position of the congestion section using a probability distribution model of the congestion section; anda reliability determination unit configured to determine a reliability of the position of the congestion section estimated by the congestion position estimation unit on a basis of a change of the probability distribution model over time.2. The travel control system for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the information about the congestion section includes at least a position of a tail end of the congestion section and a travel speed at the tail end of the congestion section.3. The travel control system for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the congestion position estimation unit is configured to estimate the position of the tail end of the ...

ACTIVE TRAFFIC PARTICIPANT

Systems and method are provided for assessing a target vehicle in proximity to a host vehicle. In one example, a method includes identifying the target vehicle in proximity to the host vehicle; obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors onboard the host vehicle, pertaining to one or more characteristics of the target vehicle; and assessing a state of the target vehicle, via a processor, via a dynamic Bayesian network, using the sensor data as inputs for the dynamic Bayesian network. 1. A method for assessing a target vehicle in proximity to a host vehicle , the method comprising:detecting the target vehicle in proximity to the host vehicle;obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors onboard the host vehicle, pertaining to one or more characteristics of the target vehicle; andassessing a state of the target vehicle, via a processor, via a dynamic Bayesian network, using the sensor data as inputs for the dynamic Bayesian network.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of assessing the state of the target vehicle comprises assessing the state of the target vehicle as active or inactive based on a dynamic Bayesian network claim 1 , using the sensor data in the dynamic Bayesian network claim 1 , wherein the state of the target vehicle is characterized as:active, if the target vehicle is attempting to travel to a location; andinactive, if the target vehicle is not attempting to travel to a location.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the steps is performed as part of operation of an autonomous vehicle.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of assessing the state of the target vehicle comprises assessing a state of the target vehicle claim 1 , via a processor claim 1 , via the dynamic Bayesian network that includes a plurality of percept nodes claim 1 , a plurality of dynamic nodes claim 1 , a plurality of intermediate nodes claim 1 , and an activity node representing the state of the target vehicle claim 1 , using the sensor data as inputs for the ...

ACTIVE TRAFFIC PARTICIPANT

Systems and method are provided for assessing a target vehicle in proximity to a host vehicle. In one example, a method includes identifying the target vehicle in proximity to the host vehicle; obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors onboard the host vehicle, pertaining to one or more characteristics of the target vehicle; and determining whether the target vehicle is an active traffic participant, via a processor, using the sensor data in connection with a mathematical classification system. 1. A method for assessing a target vehicle in proximity to a host vehicle , the method comprising:identifying the target vehicle in proximity to the host vehicle;obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors onboard the host vehicle, pertaining to one or more characteristics of the target vehicle; anddetermining whether the target vehicle is an active traffic participant, via a processor, using the sensor data in connection with a mathematical classification system.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether the target vehicle is an active traffic participant comprises:determining that the target vehicle is an active traffic participant if it is determined that the target vehicle is moving, or that the target vehicle is stopped, but would be moving if the target vehicle had freedom of movement; anddetermining that the target vehicle is not an active traffic participant if it is determined that the target vehicle is stopped, and would not be moving regardless of whether the target vehicle had freedom of movement.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether the target vehicle is an active traffic participant comprises:determining that the target vehicle is an active traffic participant if it is determined that the target vehicle is moving, or the target vehicle is stopped, but would be moving if the target vehicle did not have other objects or roadway circumstances preventing or inhibiting movement of the target vehicle in an ...

LANE CHANGE INFORMATION SHARING DEVICE AND VEHICLE

Provided are a lane change information sharing device and a vehicle with which information for making a lane change can be shared between vehicles forming a vehicle group. The lane change information sharing device is equipped with: a determination section for determining, when a first vehicle forming a vehicle group changes lanes from a first lane to a second lane, which is adjacent to the first lane, whether an obstruction exists in a virtual route from the first lane to the second lane of the first vehicle; and an information-sharing control execution section for executing a control for transmitting information about the first possible lane change region, which is a region that can be used by the first vehicle when the first vehicle changes lanes from the first lane to the second lane, to a second vehicle forming the vehicle group together with the first vehicle, when the determination section has determined that no obstruction exists. 1. A lane change information sharing apparatus , comprising:a determination section that determines whether an obstruction exists on a virtual route of a first vehicle in a case where the first vehicle changes from a first lane to a second lane, the virtual route being directed from the first lane to the second lane, the first vehicle forming a vehicle group, the second lane being a lane adjacent to the first lane;an information generation section that generates information about a first lane changeable region, the first lane changeable region being a region available for the first vehicle in a case where the first vehicle changes from the first lane to the second lane; andan information-sharing control execution section that executes a control for a transmission of the information about the first lane changeable region generated by the information generation section to a second vehicle in a case where the determination section has determined that the obstruction does not exist, the second vehicle forming the vehicle group together ...

Cost based path planning for autonomous driving vehicles

According to some embodiments, a system generates a number of possible decisions for routing the ADV from a first location to a second location based on perception information perceiving a driving environment surrounding the ADV, including one or more obstacles in view of a set of traffic rules. The system calculates a number of trajectories based on a combination of one or more of the possible decisions. The system calculates a total cost for each of the trajectories using a number of cost functions and selects one of the trajectories with a minimum total cost as the driving trajectory to control the ADV autonomously. The cost functions include a path cost function, a speed cost function, and an obstacle cost function.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING CONTEXTUAL RISK PROFILES IN A VEHICLE

A method for evaluating contextual risk profiles at a computing device () in a vehicle (), the method including obtaining information about a proximate vehicle (); utilizing the information to create a risk profile for the proximate vehicle (); and based on the risk profile, initiating an action at computing device (). 1. A method for evaluating contextual risk profiles at a computing device in a vehicle , the method comprising:obtaining information about a proximate vehicle;utilizing the information to create a risk profile for the proximate vehicle; andbased on the risk profile, initiating an action at computing device.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the information comprises:obtaining a visual image of a license plate of the proximate vehicle;using optical character recognition on a license plate to find a vehicle registration; andperforming a database query based on the vehicle registration.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises one or more of a vehicle make claim 1 , a vehicle model claim 1 , a maintenance history claim 1 , a license plate expiration date claim 1 , emission history claim 1 , driver information claim 1 , or a vehicle condition.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the risk profile determines whether the proximate vehicle is roadworthy.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle claim 1 , and wherein the action comprises increasing a following distance.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle claim 1 , and wherein the action comprises changing lanes.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle claim 1 , and wherein the action comprises allowing the proximate vehicle to pass.8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises alerting a driver if the risk profile exceeds a threshold risk.9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the alerting the driver comprises identifying a location of the proximate vehicle.10. A computing ...

INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS

An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device and a HCU are mounted on a vehicle as the information presentation apparatus. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel, and displays at least one light emission spot in a linear light emission area arranged to extend in a width direction of the vehicle. The HCU acquires monitoring information including at least position information of the risk target detected by the peripheral monitoring device, and calculates a risk level of the risk target, detected in a traveling direction of the vehicle, based on the monitoring information. When detecting a plurality of the risk targets, the HCU selects one of the risk targets having a highest risk level as a highest risk target, and displays the light emission spot, indicative of a direction of the highest risk target, in the linear light emission area. 1. An information presentation apparatus that is mounted on a vehicle together with a peripheral monitoring device for detecting a risk target , to which a driver should pay attention , and presents information about the vehicle to the driver , the information presentation apparatus comprising:a light emission display unit that is disposed on an instrument panel of the vehicle, and displays at least one light emission spot in a light emission area arranged to extend in a width direction of the vehicle;a light emission control unit that controls a light emission mode of the light emission spot in the light emission area;an information acquisition unit that acquires monitoring information including at least position information of the risk target detected by the peripheral monitoring device; anda risk calculation unit that calculates a risk level of the risk target, detected in an area along a traveling direction of the vehicle, based on the monitoring information acquired by the information acquisition unit, wherein:when the peripheral monitoring device detects a plurality of the risk ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE PROBABILISTIC CHANGE DETECTION IN FEATURE-BASED MAPS

System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to identifying changes within a surrounding environment of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes collecting, using at least one sensor of the vehicle, sensor data about the surrounding environment. The method includes analyzing the sensor data to identify features of the surrounding environment. The features are landmarks of the surrounding environment that are indicated within a map of the surrounding environment. The sensor data indicates at least measurements associated with the features as acquired by the at least one sensor. The method includes computing persistence likelihoods for the features according to a persistence model that characterizes at least prior observations of the features and relationships between the features. The persistence likelihoods indicate estimated persistences of the features to indicate whether the features likely still exist. The method includes controlling the vehicle according to the persistence likelihoods. 1. A change prediction system for identifying changes within a surrounding environment of a vehicle , comprising:one or more processors;a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing:a sensor module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to collect, using at least one sensor of the vehicle, sensor data about the surrounding environment,wherein the sensor module includes instructions to analyze the sensor data to identify features of the surrounding environment, wherein the features are landmarks of the surrounding environment that are indicated within a map of the surrounding environment, and wherein the sensor data indicates at least measurements associated with the features as acquired by the at least one sensor; anda prediction module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to compute persistence ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING A SPEED-CONTROL OR PROXIMITY-CONTROL SYSTEM OF A TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE

A method for automatically setting a speed-control or proximity-control system of a two-wheeled motor vehicle. In the method, it is ascertained if the two-wheeled motor vehicle is on a group ride with at least one other two-wheeled motor vehicle; and in the event of a group ride, the speed-control or proximity-control system is switched to a special operating mode.

SURROUNDING VEHICLE MONITORING DEVICE AND SURROUNDING VEHICLE MONITORING METHOD

A surrounding vehicle monitoring device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a midpoint between a rear left end position and a rear right end position of another vehicle, acquire a width of the other vehicle, and change a current position of a great change position to a corrected position and acquire a midpoint between a current position of a small change position and the corrected position as a position of the other vehicle in a case where a changing amount of the width is equal to or more than a first threshold. The great change position is one of the rear left end position and the rear right end position whose changing amount is the greater of the two. The small change position is another of the rear left end position and the rear right end position whose changing amount is the smaller of the two.

ANTI-COLLISION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR

Provided is an anti-collision control device of a vehicle, and a method therefore. Particularly, provided is a method and apparatus for avoiding a collision by previously sensing a risk of collision with a neighboring vehicle when a vehicle is located in a blind spot of the neighboring vehicle. 1. An anti-collision control device , comprising:a separation distance calculator configured to calculate a horizontal separation distance between a vehicle and a neighboring vehicle which drives in a lane next to a lane in which the vehicle drives;a neighboring vehicle's lane change intention detector configured to detect an intention to change lanes of the neighboring vehicle, based on the separation distance information;a collision risk calculator configured to calculate a risk of collision of the vehicle based on at least one from among information associated with the intention to change lanes of the neighboring vehicle, location information of the neighboring vehicle, location information of the vehicle, and relative speed information of the vehicle and the neighboring vehicle; anda signal output unit configured to output a movement control signal or a warning control signal for the vehicle based on a result of calculating the risk of collision of the vehicle.2. The anti-collision control device of claim 1 , wherein the separation distance calculator calculates the horizontal separation distance using sensing information from at least one distance measuring sensor installed in a lateral side of the vehicle.3. The anti-collision control device of claim 1 , wherein the neighboring vehicle's lane change intention detector determines that the neighboring vehicle intends to change lanes when the horizontal separation distance is calculated to be less than or equal to a predetermined reference warning distance.4. The anti-collision control device of claim 3 , wherein the neighboring vehicle's lane change intention detector determines that the neighboring vehicle intends to ...

TRAVEL STORAGE SYSTEM, TRAVEL STORAGE METHOD, AND VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM

A travel storage system includes: a target vehicle behavior determination unit that is configured to: acquire a sensor value indicative of a behavior of each of surrounding vehicles around the host vehicle; and sequentially determine a relative behavior of a target vehicle with respect to the host vehicle based on the sensor value; a rule acquisition unit that acquires an accident liability rule in a current position of the host vehicle; a potential accident liability information determination unit that sequentially determines, using liability determination information, potential accident liability information indicative of whether the host vehicle is liable for a potentially assumed accident between the target vehicle and the host vehicle; and a storage unit that stores the potential accident liability information and the liability determination information in association with each other or in associable with each other.

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Disclosed are an autonomous driving apparatus and method for an ego vehicle that autonomously travels. The autonomous driving apparatus includes a first sensor to detect a nearby vehicle nearby an ego vehicle, a memory to store map information, and a processor including a driving trajectory generator to generate a first driving trajectory of the ego vehicle and a second driving trajectory of the nearby vehicle based on the map information stored in the memory and a control processor configured to control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on the first and second driving trajectories generated by the driving trajectory generator. 1. An autonomous driving apparatus for an ego vehicle that autonomously travels , the autonomous driving apparatus comprising:a first sensor to detect a vehicle nearby the ego vehicle;a memory to store map information; anda processor comprising a driving trajectory generator to generate a first driving trajectory of the ego vehicle and a second driving trajectory of the nearby vehicle based on the map information stored in the memory and a control processor to control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on the first and second driving trajectories generated by the driving trajectory generator, determine whether a function of the driving trajectory generator is abnormal,', 'request a target nearby vehicle around the ego vehicle to transmit new map information if it is determined that the function of the driving trajectory generator is abnormal,', 'verify reliability of the new map information received from the target nearby vehicle, and', 'control the autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on the new map information and results of detection of the nearby vehicle by the first sensor if the reliability of the new map information has been verified., 'wherein the control processor is configured to2. The autonomous driving apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control processor is configured to determine that the function of the ...

METHOD FOR SECURING A VEHICLE

A method secures a host vehicle circulating on a traffic lane of a road infrastructure including at least one lane adjacent to the traffic lane. The securing method includes, for each adjacent lane: detecting a plurality of vehicles present on the adjacent lane, including an estimate of at least one information item relating to each detected vehicle, including the speed; determining, with the detected vehicles forming a flow of vehicles, a value representing the speed of the flow on the adjacent lane, for example, the average speed; comparing the speed of the host vehicle with the value representing the speed of the flow of vehicles on the adjacent lane; and, if the speed of the host vehicle is greater than a predetermined threshold at the value representing the speed of the flow of vehicles on the adjacent lane, detecting a hazardous situation for the host vehicle. 111-. (canceled)12. A method for securing a host vehicle traveling in a traveling lane of a road infrastructure comprising at least one lane adjacent to said traveling lane , the securing method comprising for each adjacent lane:detecting a plurality of vehicles present in the adjacent lane, including an estimate of at least one information item relating to each detected vehicle, including the speed;determining, with the detected vehicles forming a flow of vehicles, a value representing the speed of the flow in the adjacent lane;comparing the speed of the host vehicle with the value representing the speed of the flow of vehicles in the adjacent lane; anddetecting, when the speed of the host vehicle is greater than the value representing the speed of the flow of vehicles in the adjacent lane by a predetermined threshold, a hazardous situation for the host vehicle.13. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising sending a warning to the driver via a human-machine interface when the hazardous situation is detected.14. The method as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising claim 12 , when the ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIMITING DRIVER DISTRACTION

Systems and methods for limiting driver distraction, such as improving (e.g., maintaining) driver attention to driving when driving distractions are detected, are provided. A system may include at least one sensor for determining an attention of a driver on a travel path and an interface module configured to reengage attention of the driver on the travel path. An image capturing device may detect an environment surrounding the vehicle. A logic device may determine whether the environment surrounding the vehicle includes an external distraction or whether the driver is distracted by an internal distraction. The at least one sensor may monitor the driver for a distracted behavior. The driver may be required to take an action when a distraction is determined. For example, the driver may interact with a driver monitoring system to verify reengagement to driving (e.g., by identifying a second vehicle on the roadway). 1. A system for limiting distraction of a driver of a vehicle , the system comprising:at least one sensor for determining an attention of the driver on a travel path; andan interface module configured to reengage attention of the driver on the travel path.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect a verbal claim 1 , a visual claim 1 , or a physical interaction of the driver to reengage attention of the driver on the travel path.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface module comprises a head-up display of the vehicle.4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second sensor for determining a position of a second vehicle on the travel path claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor detects an identification of the second vehicle by the driver to reengage attention of the driver on the travel path.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a camera for detecting one or more characteristics indicative of a distracted driving behavior.6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the camera ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TURN-ROUND PATH OF VEHICLE, DEVICE AND MEDIUM

A method and apparatus for determining a turn-round path of a vehicle, a device and a storage medium are provided. An embodiment of the method includes: determining a starting position and a target position for the vehicle to turn round on a road; determining, based at least partially on road information associated with the road and vehicle information associated with the vehicle, a candidate turn-round path between the starting position and the target position; evaluating the feasibility of the candidate turn-round path; and determining, based on the evaluation on the feasibility, a turn-round path by which the vehicle is to turn round on the road. 1. A method for determining a turn-round path of a vehicle , comprising:determining a starting position and a target position for the vehicle to turn round on a road;determining, based at least partially on road information associated with the road and vehicle information associated with the vehicle, a candidate turn-round path between the starting position and the target position;evaluating the feasibility of the candidate turn-round path; anddetermining, based on the evaluation on the feasibility, a turn-round path by which the vehicle is to turn round on the road.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the road information comprises at least one of the following:information about a type of the road,information about a width of the road,information about traffic element indications, orinformation about obstacles on the road.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle information comprises at least one of the following:information about a size of the vehicle,information about driving ability of the vehicle, orinformation about driving control errors of the vehicle.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a candidate turn-round path is also based on the information about at least one of the starting position and the target position.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the ...

METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR VERIFYING ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS

A device includes one or more processors configured to obtain an image of a traffic sign, analyze the image to determine a traffic sign information, identify a verification information based on the traffic sign information, and verify the validity of the traffic sign information. Wherein verifying the validity of the traffic sign information includes: comparing the verification information to a further verification information, and determining whether the verification information is the same as the further verification information. Wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate an instruction based on the determination. Wherein the one or more processors are further configured to obtain a further image of the traffic sign, and analyze the further image to determine a further traffic sign information, wherein the further traffic sign information includes the further verification information. 1. A traffic sign comprising:a traffic sign display comprising a traffic sign information,wherein the traffic sign information comprises a verification information to verify the validity of the traffic sign information.2. The traffic sign of claim 1 ,wherein the traffic sign display further comprises a first detectable viewing angle range and a second detectable viewing angle range;wherein the first detectable viewing angle range is configured to display the traffic sign information;wherein the second detectable viewing angle range is configured to display a further traffic sign information; andwherein the further traffic sign information comprises a further verification information to verify the validity of the traffic sign information.3. The traffic sign of claim 2 , wherein the verification information displayed at the first detectable viewing angle range as the further verification information displayed at the second detectable viewing angle range.4. The traffic sign of claim 2 , wherein the second detectable viewing angle range is configured to display ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATH PLANNING WITH LATENT STATE INFERENCE AND GRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIPS

Systems and methods for path planning with latent state inference and spatial-temporal relationships are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes an inference module, a policy module, a graphical representation module, and a planning module. The inference module receives sensor data associated with a plurality of agents. The inference module also maps the sensor data to a latent state distribution to identify latent states of the plurality of agents. The latent states identify agents of the plurality of agents as cooperative or aggressive. The policy module predicts future trajectories of the plurality of agents at a given time based on sensor data and the latent states of the plurality of agents. The graphical representation module generates a graphical representation based on the sensor data and a graphical representation neural network. The planning module generates a motion plan for the ego agent based on the predicted future trajectories and the graphical representation. 1. A system for path planning with latent state inference and graphical relationships , the system comprising: receive sensor data associated with a plurality of agents, wherein the plurality of agents includes an ego agent; and', 'map the sensor data to a latent state distribution to identify latent states of the plurality of agents, wherein the latent states identify agents of the plurality of agents as cooperative or aggressive;, 'an inference module configured toa policy module configured to predict future trajectories of the plurality of agents at a given time based on sensor data and the latent states of the plurality of agents;a graphical representation module configured generate a graphical representation based on the sensor data and a graphical representation neural network; anda planning module configured to generate a motion plan for the ego agent based on the predicted future trajectories and the graphical representation.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical ...

VEHICLE MOVEMENT PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

Disclosed is vehicle movement prediction method and apparatus for identifying a type of a target vehicle traveling in a target lane on a road and generating movement prediction information to predict a movement of the target vehicle based on the type of the target vehicle, wherein the movement is associated with the target lane. 1. A vehicle movement prediction method comprising:identifying a type of a target vehicle traveling in a target lane on a road; andgenerating movement prediction information to predict a movement of the target vehicle based on the type of the target vehicle, wherein the movement is associated with the target lane.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:acquiring location information associated with the type of the target vehicle,wherein the generating of the movement prediction information comprises generating at least one of a lane-change probability or a deceleration probability of the target vehicle based on the type of the target vehicle and the location information.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the lane-change probability comprises a probability of the target vehicle changing lanes claim 2 , andthe deceleration probability comprises a probability of the target vehicle decelerating.4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the lane-change probability is based on a first probability of the target vehicle travelling in the target lane without changing lanes claim 2 , a second probability of the target vehicle changing a lane from the target lane to a lane on the right claim 2 , and a third probability of the target vehicle changing a lane from the target lane to a lane on the left.5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:identifying a host lane of a host vehicle and the target lane from one or more lanes of the road; andgenerating a target speed of the host vehicle based on the target lane, the host lane, the lane-change probability, the deceleration probability, a speed of the target vehicle, and a speed of the host vehicle.6. ...

SYSTEM FOR GENERATING WARNINGS FOR ROAD USERS

A system and a method automatically generate warnings intended for users of a road on board an automobile. The system includes sensors, an on-board programmable electronic device, and at least one audible or visual warning device. The programmable electronic device includes at least one processor configured to detect traffic elements, and a module for analyzing traffic elements, such that each detected traffic element is associated with a predetermined category and an associated confidence level is calculated. A module determines an at-risk situation from among a number of predetermined risk situations. At least one of the traffic elements is associated with at least one user of the road outside said vehicle. A command module warns the user of the road of the detected risk. 1. A system for automatically generating warnings intended for users of a road , on board a motor vehicle including on-board sensors , an on-board programmable electronic device , and equipped with at least one warning device , either audible or visual , said sensors being suitable for providing information to the programmable electronic device , said programmable electronic device including at least one processor suitable for implementing at least one algorithm for detecting traffic elements located in a zone surrounding said vehicle , wherein the processor is configured for implementing:a module for analyzing detected traffic elements during a time interval, making it possible to associate each detected traffic element with a predetermined category, and calculating an associated confidence level,a module for determining an at-risk situation, from among a plurality of predetermined risky situations, involving detected traffic elements, based on the result of the analysis module and the calculated confidence level, at least one of said traffic elements being associated with at least one user of the road outside said vehicle,and in that the system is suitable for implementing at least one of said ...

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A vehicle control device includes: a recognizer configured to recognize surrounding conditions of a host vehicle; a driving controller configured to control one or both of speed and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of the surrounding conditions recognized the recognizer; and an outside notifier configured to notify an outside of the host vehicle of a lane change destination of the host vehicle. The driving controller is configured to change a time or a distance until lane change from a host vehicle travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling to a neighboring lane which is adjacent to the host vehicle travel lane is stopped depending on whether the outside of the host vehicle is notified of the lane change destination by the outside notifier when stopping conditions of the lane change are satisfied at the time of starting of the lane change. 1. A vehicle control device comprising:a recognizer configured to recognize surrounding conditions of a host vehicle;a driving controller configured to control one or both of speed and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of the surrounding conditions recognized by the recognizer; andan outside notifier configured to notify an outside of the host vehicle of a lane change destination of the host vehicle,wherein the driving controller is configured to change a time or a distance until lane change from a host vehicle travel lane in which the host vehicle is traveling to a neighboring lane which is adjacent to the host vehicle travel lane is stopped depending on whether the outside of the host vehicle is notified of the lane change destination by the outside notifier when stopping conditions of the lane change are satisfied at the time of starting of the lane change.2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving controller is configured claim 1 , at the time of starting of the lane change claim 1 , to stop the lane change when the outside of the host vehicle is not notified of the lane ...

Sensing method and sensing device for human driven vehicles under partial VANET (vehicular ad hoc network) environment

A sensing method and a sensing device for HDVs (human driven vehicles) under a partial VANET environment are provided. According to the method, an existence sensing module and a location sensing module are constaicted, based on a long-short-term-memory recurrent neural network, with utilizing historical information of motion states of a single CAV (connected and autonomous vehicle) as an input, existence and exact locations of surrounding HDVs of the CAV are outputted. The method is not only applicable to sensing the surrounding HDVs of the single CAV, but also the surrounding HDVs of the multiple CAVs. An estimation result of each CAV is firstly obtained, then the estimation results of the CAVs are checked with confliction criterion, according to checking results, the estimation results of the multiple CAVs are fused, and information about the surrounding HDVs of each CAV is finally outputted. 1. A sensing method for HDVs (human driven vehicles) under a partial VANET (vehicular ad hoc network) environment comprises steps of:constructing an existence sensing module and a location sensing module, wherein: both of the existence sensing module and the location sensing module adopt state information of a CAV (connected and autonomous vehicle) as an input; an output of the existence sensing module is existence of surrounding HDVs of the CAV; and an output of the location sensing module is probability density distributions of distances between the CAV and the surrounding HDVs;for a scenario that a single CAV exists, adopting a first sensing procedure, specifically comprising steps of: estimating existence of each surrounding HDV of the CAV with the existence sensing module; estimating a location of each surrounding HDV with the location sensing module; continuously conducting the first sensing procedure, so as to output estimation results of the surrounding HDVs of the CAV in real-time;for a scenario that multiple CAVs exist, adopting a second sensing procedure, ...

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMIC STATE MACHINE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PLANNING

Artificial intelligence vehicle systems include vehicle guidance systems and adaptive, evolutionary driving training protocols for state machines. A state machine makes decisions based on information supplied by the sensors attached to the vehicle, the current state of the vehicle, the capabilities of the vehicle, and optionally the applicable traffic laws (e.g., if a roadway vehicle) or facility rules (e.g., if a facility vehicle, such as warehouse, construction site, campus, or the like). An autonomous driver of a state machine decides between possible actions given the current environment where those possible actions to existing conditions are represented by action rules, which may be referred to as “genes.” The adaptive systems enable improved vehicle guidance and can improve over time as new circumstances are encountered and processed. 1. A method to train autonomous drivers using evolutionary algorithms , the method comprising:generating an initial population of autonomous drivers, each autonomous driver including one or more action rules and a logic structure for choosing a first action rule for a first indicator, each action rule being correlated with an indicator and having an action output in response to the correlated indicator;simulating N simulated scenarios for each autonomous driver, each simulated scenario having one or more indicators, wherein N is an integer;evaluating each autonomous driver in the N simulated scenarios, each evaluation considers an action output for the correlated indicator of an action rule;ranking each autonomous driver based on the evaluation of the autonomous drivers;selecting one or more of the autonomous drivers based on the ranking as one or more candidate drivers; andperforming the generating, simulating, evaluation, ranking and selecting through a plurality of subsequent training cycles, wherein each subsequent training cycle is evolved from a prior training cycle.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:the generating is ...

TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING VEHICLE WRONG WAY DRIVING

Wrong way travel detection and control systems and methods for a vehicle utilize a set of perception sensor systems each configured to perceive a position of the vehicle relative to its environment, a map system configured to maintain map data, and a controller configured to receive first information from the set of perception sensor systems and the map system, generate a confidence score indicative of a likelihood that the vehicle is traveling in a wrong direction along a roadway using a vehicle position model and the received first information, compare the confidence score to a set of one or more thresholds, and based on the comparing, selectively control one or more operating parameters of the vehicle to remedy the wrong direction travel of the vehicle. 1. A wrong way travel detection and control system for a vehicle , the system comprising:a set of perception sensor systems each configured to perceive a position of the vehicle relative to its environment;a map system configured to maintain map data; and receive first information from the set of perception sensor systems and the map system;', 'generate a confidence score indicative of a likelihood that the vehicle is traveling in a wrong direction along a roadway using a vehicle position model and the received first information;', 'compare the confidence score to a set of one or more thresholds; and', 'based on the comparing, selectively control one or more operating parameters of the vehicle to remedy the wrong direction travel of the vehicle., 'a controller configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:receive second information from a traffic services system indicative of a traffic or weather evacuation status of the roadway, andgenerate the confidence score using the vehicle position model and the received first and second information.3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the vehicle position model is trained to determine an acceptable wrong way driving scenario when the ...

DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD

A driving assistance device for a driver of a vehicle includes an electronic control unit configured to, before the vehicle passes through a predetermined position in a predetermined direction, acquire information relating to a predetermined traffic regulation to be applied when the vehicle passes through the predetermined position in the predetermined direction, acquire an observance tendency of an other driver relating to the predetermined traffic regulation, a degree of similarity between a predetermined characteristic of the other driver and the predetermined characteristic of the driver of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, before the vehicle passes through the predetermined position in the predetermined direction, output a warning to prompt observance of the predetermined traffic regulation, and change an output state of the warning to prompt observance of the predetermined traffic regulation based on the observance tendency of the traffic regulation of another driver. 1. A driving assistance device for a driver of a vehicle , the driving assistance device comprising: before the vehicle passes through a predetermined position in a predetermined direction, acquire information relating to a predetermined traffic regulation to be applied when the vehicle passes through the predetermined position in the predetermined direction,', 'acquire an observance tendency of an other driver relating to the predetermined traffic regulation, a degree of similarity between a predetermined characteristic of the other driver and the predetermined characteristic of the driver of the vehicle being equal to or greater than a predetermined value,', 'before the vehicle passes through the predetermined position in the predetermined direction, output a warning to prompt observance of the predetermined traffic regulation, and', 'change an output state of the warning to prompt observance of the predetermined traffic regulation based on the observance tendency ...

CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE TO PULL IN FRONT FROM A NEIGHBORING LANE DURING ACC OPERATION OF ONE'S OWN MOTOR VEHICLE

The invention relates to a control method for establishing in a motor vehicle, on the basis of environment data obtained by one or more environment sensors present on the motor vehicle, that, white an ACC system is active in one's own motor vehicle, another motor vehicle, which is moving relative to one's own motor vehicle in a neighboring lane, has a tendency to change to the lane of one's own motor vehicle. The environment sensor are designed to provide environment data representing the area laterally ahead of, laterally next to and/or laterally behind one's own vehicle. As soon as the environment data representing said tendency exceed a predefined significance threshold, autonomous driving operation interventions (i) are trigged to increase the distance to another motor vehicle which is moving relative to one's own motor vehicle in the same lane ahead of one's own motor vehicle, and/or (ii) the driving speed of one's own motor vehicle is reduced if no other motor vehicle moving relative to one's own motor vehicle in the same lane ahead of one's own motor vehicle is detected to allow another motor vehicle that is moving relative to one's own motor vehicle in the neighboring lane to change lane from the neighboring lane to the lane of one's own motor vehicle. 114-. (canceled)1511221. A control system that is configured and intended for use in a motor vehicle , including a surroundings sensor (Re) laterally in front in the corner area of the motor vehicle , having a monitoring area (Ua) , and a surroundings sensor (Rv) situated in front in the middle area of the motor vehicle , having a monitoring area (Ub) , wherein the surroundings sensors (Rv , Re) are configured for continuously detecting the area laterally in front of , laterally to the side of , and laterally behind the host motor vehicle (ego) in order to determine the speed , location as a function of time , and the travel direction of another vehicle (alter_) , detecting a transverse movement of the other ...

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE TRAVELING ON BRANCH ROAD

Method of controlling a vehicle on a branch road, including determining whether a vehicle is traveling on a last lane of a road, monitoring movement in a lateral direction of a preceding vehicle, determining whether a curvature difference between a left lane and a right lane for the vehicle meets a threshold, determining whether an amount of movement in the lateral direction of the preceding vehicle is smaller than a reference movement, in response to the curvature difference between the left vehicle lane and the right vehicle lane meeting the threshold, and correcting vehicle lane information associated with an exit road side of the last lane using vehicle lane information associated with an opposite side of the last lane where the exit road is connected to the road, in response to the amount of movement in the lateral direction of the preceding vehicle being smaller than the reference movement. 1. A processor-implemented method of controlling a vehicle traveling on a branch road , the method comprising:determining whether a vehicle is traveling on a last lane of a main road;monitoring an amount of movement in a lateral direction of a preceding vehicle;determining whether a curvature difference between a left vehicle lane and a right vehicle lane for the vehicle meets a threshold;determining whether the amount of movement in the lateral direction of the preceding vehicle is smaller than a reference movement, in response to the curvature difference between the left vehicle lane and the right vehicle lane meeting the threshold; andcorrecting vehicle lane information associated with an exit road side of the last lane using vehicle lane information associated with a side of the last lane opposite to a side where the exit road is connected to the main road, in response to the amount of movement in the lateral direction of the preceding vehicle being smaller than the reference movement.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the vehicle is traveling ...

VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

This disclosure provides a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, and a recording medium. The vehicle control device according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a recognition unit that recognizes an object in a periphery of the own vehicle, a road information acquisition unit that acquires road information in the periphery of the own vehicle, and an alarm control unit that causes an alarm device to give an alarm when the object recognized by the recognition unit exists in a predetermined region set with reference to a position of the own vehicle, in which the alarm control unit does not give the alarm regarding the object when at least part of the object existing in the predetermined region recognized by the recognition unit exists outside a road from a boundary the road where the own vehicle acquired by the road information acquisition unit exists. 1. A vehicle control device , comprising:a recognition unit that recognizes an object in the periphery of an own vehicle,a road information acquisition unit that acquires road information in the periphery of the own vehicle, andan alarm control unit that causes an alarm device to give an alarm when the object recognized by the recognition unit exists in a predetermined region set with reference to a position of the own vehicle,wherein the alarm control unit does not give the alarm regarding the object when at least part of the object existing in the predetermined region recognized by the recognition unit exists outside a road from a boundary of the road where the own vehicle acquired by the road information acquisition unit exists.2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , whereinthe road information acquisition unit acquires an own lane on which the own vehicle travels and included in the road, and an adjacent lane adjacent to the own lane, andthe alarm control unit gives the alarm when at least part of the object existing in the predetermined region recognized by the recognition unit exists ...

Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program

A vehicle control system including: an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a traffic situation of an advancing direction destination of a subject vehicle; a prediction unit is configured to predict a future state related to the subject vehicle or the periphery of the subject vehicle with reference to the traffic situation that is acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control unit that is configured to perform vehicle control, and is configured to suppress switching or release of the vehicle control in a case where the prediction unit is configured to predict that the vehicle control will return to a state before the switching or the release is performed within a predetermined period or within a predetermined travel distance after the switching or the release of the vehicle control is performed.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING DRIVING BEHAVIOR RISK DEGREE

A method for monitoring driving behavior risk degree, comprises the steps of: acquiring first vehicle size information of a first vehicle, second vehicle size information of a second vehicle, vehicle driving information and vehicle driving environment information; determining the number of overlapping regions of the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the first vehicle size information, the second vehicle size information and the vehicle driving information; and determining risk degree information of driving behavior based on the number of overlapping regions, the vehicle driving information and the vehicle driving environment information. This method may be applied in multiple scenarios, and facilitates drivers or passengers in avoiding them from traffic collision incidents, so that the safeties of the drivers and the passengers is greatly improved. 1. A method for monitoring driving behavior risk degree , comprising:acquiring first vehicle size information of a first vehicle, acquiring second vehicle size information of a second vehicle, and acquiring vehicle driving information and vehicle driving environment information, wherein the vehicle driving information comprises driving speed information of the first vehicle and driving speed information of the second vehicle;determining the number of overlapping regions of the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the first vehicle size information, the second vehicle size information and the vehicle driving information; anddetermining risk degree information of driving behavior based on the number of overlapping regions, the vehicle driving information and the vehicle driving environment information.20. The method for monitoring driving behavior risk degree according to claim 1 , wherein when the number of overlapping regions is claim 1 , the step of determining the number of overlapping regions of the first vehicle and the second vehicle based on the first vehicle size information claim 1 , the ...