Method and apparatus are disclosed for initiation of vehicle remote park-assist with key fob. An example vehicle includes a cabin, a human-machine interface (HMI) unit located in the cabin, and a receiver-transceiver module. The receiver-transceiver module is configured to receive a return signal including a distance indicator from a key fob and a remote park-assist (RePA) signal. The example vehicle also includes an autonomy unit configured to perform RePA based on the RePA signal. The example vehicle also includes a controller configured to receive, via the HMI unit, selections to activate RePA and utilize the key fob for transmitting the RePA signal and determine, based on the distance indicator, whether the key fob is in the cabin. The controller also is configured to, responsive to determining that the key fob is in the cabin, prevent the autonomy unit from performing RePA.

A steering wheel actuation device, for example in ADAS testing, is provided. The actuation device can include a steering wheel actuator to selectively move during testing between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. The actuation device can impart an actuation force to a vehicle steering wheel in the engaged configuration, and can vary the magnitude of the resistance it creates to the turning of the steering wheel during testing.

A method for controlling a vehicle using a mobile device includes receiving, via a user interface of the mobile device, a user input selection of a visual representation of the vehicle. The method further includes establishing a wireless connection with the vehicle for tethering with the vehicle based on the user input, determining that the mobile device is within a threshold distance limit from the vehicle, performing a line of sight verification indicative that the user is viewing an image of the vehicle via the mobile device, and causing the vehicle, via the wireless connection, to perform a remote vehicle movement control action while the mobile device is less than the threshold tethering distance from the vehicle.

In a remote parking device, a remote control receiver receives remote operation signals including remote parking commands of a subject vehicle from a plurality of remote controllers. A sensor information receiver receives sensor information including surrounding information obtained in a surrounding information sensor in the subject vehicle and vehicle information obtained in a vehicle information sensor in the subject vehicle. When the plurality of remote operation signals including the remote parking commands are received at the same time, a priority determination part determines priority of each of the plurality of remote parking commands included in the plurality of remote operation signals based on information obtained from the plurality of remote operation signals. A remote parking controller controls a remote parking of the subject vehicle based on the remote parking command having highest priority and the sensor information.

A vehicle control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an operation screen including a contact sensor and remotely issues an instruction to move a vehicle, wherein output of the instruction to move the vehicle is started based on a reciprocating operation on the operation screen in a case in which the reciprocating operation has satisfied a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition includes a condition related to at least one of a cumulative distance and a count of a stroke of the reciprocating operation.

A vehicle control system includes: a terminal configured to be carried by a user; and a control device configured to execute remote autonomous moving processing to move a vehicle from an initial position to a stop position. The terminal includes: a touch panel configured to display an acceptance area that accepts a prescribed repetitive operation performed for continuing traveling of the vehicle and to display a suspension icon that accepts an operation performed for stopping the vehicle; and a processing unit configured to make the touch panel display the suspension icon at a part where the repetitive operation has been performed when the repetitive operation is stopped. When the control device or the processing unit determines that the suspension icon is operated or that the repetitive operation is not resumed within a prescribed period after the repetitive operation has been stopped, the control device stops the vehicle.

A vehicle control system includes at least one detection device configured to capture detection data. The system further includes a controller that identifies a travel path of the vehicle extending from a current position to a target position of the vehicle. In response to the travel path, the controller calculates a travel zone occupied by the vehicle traversing the travel path and determines at least one viewing zone proximate to the travel zone. The controller further determines a location of a user based on the detection data and controls a navigation routine of the vehicle along the travel path in response to a location of the user relative to the at least one viewing zone.

A vehicle control system includes at least one detection device configured to capture detection data and a controller. The controller identifies a parking space for a vehicle in an operating area based on the detection data and identifies a travel path of the vehicle from a current position to a target position aligning the vehicle with the parking space. In response to the travel path, the controller calculates a travel zone occupied by the vehicle traversing the travel path and determines at least one viewing zone proximate to the travel zone. The controller further determines a location of a user based on the detection data and controls a navigation routine of the vehicle along the travel path in response to the location of the user relative to the at least one viewing zone.

A method includes, while detecting a continuous motion input in a first region of a touchscreen of a portable device in communication with a vehicle, detecting a steering input from a second region of the touchscreen, and actuating a steering component of the vehicle based on the steering input.

A method for controlling a parked vehicle includes receiving vehicle identification information from a first terminal, specifying a target vehicle to be controlled based on the vehicle identification information, waking up the target vehicle to be controlled and transitioning the target vehicle to be controlled to a movable state, and transmitting a moving direction to the target vehicle to be controlled.