A vehicle control device includes an electronic control unit configured to: enlarge the detection range, when the electronic control unit determines that a current deceleration support control is control for passing the object; set a new target deceleration of the host vehicle when a new object with a possibility of collision with the host vehicle has been detected in the enlarged detection range; determine whether an interval from an ending time of the current deceleration support control to a starting time of the next deceleration support control is less than a threshold value, when the electronic control unit determines that the next deceleration support control is control for passing the new object; and perform one of the inter-vehicle distance control and acceleration support control from the ending time to the starting time, when the electronic control unit determines that the interval is less than the threshold value.

Examples implementations relate to determining path confidence for a vehicle. An example method includes receiving a request for a vehicle to navigate a target location. The method further includes determining a navigation path for the vehicle to traverse a first segment of the target location based on a plurality of prior navigation paths previously determined for traversal of segments similar to the first segment of the target location. The method also includes determining a confidence level associated with the navigation path. Based on the determined confidence level, the method additionally includes selecting a navigation mode for the vehicle from a plurality of navigation modes corresponding to a plurality of levels of remote assistance. The method further includes causing the vehicle to traverse the first segment of the target location using a level of remote assistance corresponding to the selected navigation mode for the vehicle.

A driving support ECU performs an inter-vehicle-distance control and a following-travel steering control. When a front vehicle has been specified as both of a inter-vehicle-distance target vehicle and a following-travel steering target vehicle, and there is a potential cutting-in vehicle which is another vehicle having a possibility of cutting in between an own vehicle and a front vehicle, the driving support ECU newly specifies the potential cutting-in vehicle as the inter-vehicle-distance target vehicle and then, newly specifies the potential cutting-in vehicle as the following-travel steering target vehicle, in the cutting-in period.

The present application discloses a visual obstacle avoidance method for a robot mower, which includes the following steps: acquiring self motion parameters of the robot mower; acquiring image information in front of the robot mower; collecting motion characteristic parameters of a obstacle in the image information according to the acquired image information; acquiring distance characteristic parameters between the robot mower and the obstacle. According to the motion characteristic parameters, the self motion parameters and the distance characteristic parameters, whether the robot mower needs to avoid is determined, and if the robot mower does not need to avoid the obstacle, the original driving path is executed. The present application also discloses a robot mower and a readable storage medium.

Information related to a vehicle can be displayed by projecting an image based on the information on a road surface or the like. An image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information to be displayed; and an image projection unit that projects the image based on the information to be displayed acquired by the acquisition unit.

A structured light pattern is projected onto the path of a vehicle so as to generate a plurality of light spots, and an image thereof is captured from the vehicle. A world-space elevation of at least a portion of the light spots is responsive to a pitch angle of the vehicle determined responsive to image-space locations of down-range-separated light spots.

A control system for a vehicle may include a forward-facing camera to capture a plurality of images of a road ahead of the vehicle and a processing device. The processing device may be configured to: provide feedback to a vehicle operator of the vehicle to change lanes to a new lane, in which the vehicle is not already traveling, based on the ending of a current lane, the ending of the current lane indicated by a first traffic cone identified in the plurality of images; and update a distance from the vehicle to a second traffic cone, based on a position of the vehicle, the second traffic cone used to constrain vehicle operation to the new lane.

A control system for a vehicle may include a forward-facing camera to capture a plurality of images of a road ahead of the vehicle and a processing device. The processing device may be configured to: provide feedback to a vehicle operator of the vehicle to change lanes to a new lane, in which the vehicle is not already traveling, based on the ending of a current lane, the ending of the current lane indicated by a first traffic cone identified in the plurality of images; and update a distance from the vehicle to a second traffic cone, based on a position of the vehicle, the second traffic cone used to constrain vehicle operation to the new lane.

A follow-up start control device for a vehicle includes a recognition unit, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a controller, an estimation unit, and a setting unit. The recognition unit is configured to detect a stop and a start of a preceding vehicle. The first determination unit is configured to determine presence or absence of a traffic jam on a road. The second determination unit is configured to compare stop time with permission time. The controller is configured to execute a follow-up automatic start control when the second determination unit determines that the stop time is equal to or shorter than the permission time. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a category of the road, when the first determination unit determines the presence of the traffic jam. The setting unit is configured to set the permission time, in accordance with the category of the road.

A vehicle includes an antenna system and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to wireless energy, received via the antenna system, exceeding a magnitude and duration indicative of a cellular connection from a nomadic device at a predetermined position in the vehicle in an absence of a connection with the device via a local protocol while the vehicle is in motion, operate a powertrain to limit a speed of the vehicle.