A method and system for applying vehicle settings to a vehicle that include storing at least one user settings profile on a plurality of components associated with the vehicle based on a computing device that is used to create or update the at least one user settings profile. The system and method also include determining if the at least one user settings profile has been updated since a last ignition cycle of the vehicle. The system and method further include selecting the at least one user settings profile to be applied to control a vehicle system of the vehicle from at least one component of the plurality of components based on if the at least one user settings profile has been updated since the last ignition cycle of the vehicle and on a connection of at least: a first portable device and a second portable device to the vehicle.

A travel control device comprises: an object information acquisition unit that acquires object information including the position of an avoidance object around a subject vehicle; a planning unit that plans a target route passing the avoidance object on the basis of the position of the subject vehicle and the position of the avoidance object; a control unit that outputs command information, and a second setting unit that calculates a distance between the subject vehicle and the avoidance object along the vehicle width direction when driving the subject vehicle on the target route and uses the distance as the basis to set a tolerable vehicle width distance range. When an actual distance from the subject vehicle to the position of the avoidance object along the vehicle width direction is within the tolerable vehicle width distance range, the control unit drives the subject vehicle on the basis of the set target route.

An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle steering system, an actuator configured to control the steering system, and first and second controllers. The first controller is in communication with the actuator, and is configured to communicate an actuator control signal based on a primary automated driving system control algorithm. The second controller is in communication with the actuator and with the first controller. The second controller is configured to, in response to a first predicted vehicle path based on the actuator control signal passing within a first threshold distance of a detected obstacle, control the actuator to maintain a current actuator setting. The second controller is also configured to in response to the first predicted vehicle path not passing within the first threshold distance of a detected obstacle, control the actuator according to the actuator control signal.

An exterior alerting system for a vehicle. The system may include a sensor, a controller, and an alerting device. The sensors maybe configured to detect an object exterior to the vehicle. Additionally, the controller may be configured to receive a position of the object from the sensor, calculate a danger zone based on a trajectory of the vehicle and the position of the object, and generate at least one exterior alerting signal when the vehicle cannot avoid the danger zone.

A method and system for lane recognition including determining availability of vehicle position data obtained from more than one source including a GPS device source and an imaging device source. The method includes modifying a lane error threshold based on the availability of the vehicle position data. The lane error threshold is a lateral distance from a centerline of a lane. The method includes validating lane recognition data based on the lane error threshold.

A travel control device acquires subject vehicle information including the position of a subject vehicle, acquires object information including the position of an avoidance object which the subject vehicle should avoid, plans a target route for avoiding the avoidance object in accordance with the position of the subject vehicle and the position of the avoidance object, and outputs command information for driving the subject vehicle on the target route. The planning function is used to reduce the distance from the subject vehicle to a turning point as a margin distance decreases. The margin distance is the distance between the subject vehicle and a lane marker on a road on which the subject vehicle is traveling and is along a width direction of the road. The turning point is a point at which the location of the target route along the width direction varies by a predetermined distance or more.

A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a motor, and a storage battery and which charges the storage battery with electric power generated as a result of regenerative braking and electric power generated by using an output of the engine. When a planned travel route includes a downhill section whose height difference is greater than a predetermined height difference threshold, the controller executes a downhill control operation that decreases the target remaining capacity of the storage battery. The controller increases the height difference threshold as the estimated average speed of the vehicle during travel in the downhill section increases, to thereby restrain the execution of the downhill control for a downhill section in which an increase in the remaining capacity is not expected due to a large air resistance acting on the vehicle.

A method and system for applying vehicle settings to a vehicle that include storing at least one user settings profile on a plurality of components associated with the vehicle based on a computing device that is used to create or update the at least one user settings profile. The system and method also include determining if the at least one user settings profile has been updated since a last ignition cycle of the vehicle. The system and method further include selecting the at least one user settings profile to be applied to control a vehicle system of the vehicle from at least one component of the plurality of components based on if the at least one user settings profile has been updated since the last ignition cycle of the vehicle and on a connection of at least: a first portable device and a second portable device to the vehicle.

A method and system for lane recognition including determining availability of vehicle position data obtained from more than one source including a GPS device source and an imaging device source. The method includes modifying a lane error threshold based on the availability of the vehicle position data. The lane error threshold is a lateral distance from a centerline of a lane. The method includes validating lane recognition data based on the lane error threshold.

A method and system for applying vehicle settings to a vehicle. The method and system include receiving a device identification (ID) from at least one of: a first portable device and a second portable device. The method and system additionally include identifying a user settings profile that is associated to the device ID. The method and system also include determining if the user settings profile has been updated since a last ignition cycle of the vehicle. The method and system further include applying the user settings profile to control a vehicle system, wherein the user settings profile is retrieved from at least one of: a central user settings data repository, a telematics unit of the vehicle, and a head unit of the vehicle.