An automated child safety unlocking system which disengages she child safety locks and may unlock the vehicle door in appropriate circumstances such as when the vehicle ignition has been turned to the off position or when engine is stopped. The automated child safety unlocking system enables operability of the interior vehicle doors by an occupant to allow unencumbered egress from the vehicle to prevent a child or other individual from being trapped in the vehicle. The result is reduced risk that children or other vehicle occupants become dangerously entrapped within an overly hot, cold, or dangerous vehicle.

Systems and methods associated with modular computing environments are provided. For instance, a modular computing environment can include a control entity including one or more processing devices. The modular computing environment can include one or more modular components directly or indirectly coupled to the control entity. The one or more modular components can be configured to receive a module specifying one or more instructions to be performed by an external device. The one or more modular components include one or more processing devices. Each modular component is configured to determine state data associated with the modular component based at least in part on the received module and to provide the state data to the control entity. The state data includes an identification signature of the received module and a configuration context of the modular component within the modular computing environment.

A smart opening system is provided. The smart opening system includes a vehicle defining an aperture, a door coupled to the vehicle to assume a first position at which the aperture is closed and multiple second positions at which the aperture is open and to move between the first and second positions, a sensor disposed to sense obstructions surrounding the vehicle and a processing element coupled to the sensor and configured to determine whether any of the obstructions are within a range of motion of the door.

A camera monitoring system includes a first mirror replacement camera extending outward from a vehicle. The first mirror replacement camera defines a rearward facing field of view including at least one image feature during at least a first set of operating conditions. The at least one image feature has a fixed position within the field of view during the at least the first set of operating conditions. A camera monitoring system controller is configured to automatically calibrate an orientation of the first mirror replacement camera relative to the vehicle by comparing an expected position of the at least one image feature to an actual position of the at least one image feature while the vehicle is operating under the first set of operating conditions and identifying a shift of camera orientation based on the difference.

A camera monitoring system includes a first mirror replacement camera extending outward from a vehicle. The first mirror replacement camera defines a rearward facing field of view including at least one image feature during at least a first set of operating conditions. The at least one image feature has a fixed position within the field of view during the at least the first set of operating conditions. A camera monitoring system controller is configured to automatically calibrate an orientation of the first mirror replacement camera relative to the vehicle by comparing an expected position of the at least one image feature to an actual position of the at least one image feature while the vehicle is operating under the first set of operating conditions and identifying a shift of camera orientation based on the difference.

Systems and methods are provided for training and using a model to predict image blockages. In one implementation, a system may comprise at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to obtain a plurality of training images, each of the plurality of training images being associated with a blockage indicator representing a presence of a blockage or an absence of a blockage; analyze intensities of pixels located at corresponding pixel coordinates of the plurality of training images; and cause the model to undergo at least one training process based on the plurality of training images, the blockage indicator associated with each of the plurality of training images, and the analysis of the intensities of the pixels.

Systems and methods are provided for training and using a model to predict image blockages. In one implementation, a system may comprise at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to obtain a plurality of training images, each of the plurality of training images being associated with a blockage indicator representing a presence of a blockage or an absence of a blockage; analyze intensities of pixels located at corresponding pixel coordinates of the plurality of training images; and cause the model to undergo at least one training process based on the plurality of training images, the blockage indicator associated with each of the plurality of training images, and the analysis of the intensities of the pixels.

A location of a target associated with a first system is determined at the first system at a first time. A signal is constructed at the first system where the data of the signal includes a unique identifier, an identifier indicative of a collision avoidance nature of the signal, and the location of the target. The signal is broadcast from the first system. the broadcasting causes a second system to receive the signal; compute a likelihood of a collision between the first system and the second system using the location from the signal, a velocity of the first system, a location of the second system at the first time, and a velocity of the second system at the first time; and send a notification from the second system about the likelihood of collision when the likelihood of collision exceeding a threshold likelihood.

A vehicle door opening apparatus including a door that is electrically openable, an operator operating button and a passenger operating button for a door opening operation, and a BSM for detecting whether a moving object is approaching, in which in a case where the BSM detects that a moving object is approaching, when an opening operation is performed with the operator operating button or the passenger operating button, opening the door is not allowed, and when an emergency opening operation is performed with the operator operating button, opening the door is allowed.

A vehicle door opening apparatus including a door that is electrically openable, an operator operating button and a passenger operating button for a door opening operation, and a BSM for detecting whether a moving object is approaching, in which in a case where the BSM detects that a moving object is approaching, when an opening operation is performed with the operator operating button or the passenger operating button, opening the door is not allowed, and when an emergency opening operation is performed with the operator operating button, opening the door is allowed.