In an operation system (1) for a bus (5) including a connection point database which stores identification information of a magnetic marker (10) positioned so as to correspond to a connection point (13) between a dedicated lane (111) having magnetic markers (10) laid thereon and a general lane (112), the connection point (13) is set so as to correspond to the magnetic marker (10) according to identification information stored in a connection point database, thereby allowing flexibility in changing a route to be improved in the operation system which causes a vehicle to operate along a route defined in advance.

A method for localizing and/or mapping during operation of a vehicle an environment is provided. The vehicle comprises at least one environment perception sensor for the localizing and/or mapping. The method includes obtaining at least one measurement of the environment from the environment perception sensor, searching for and identifying a plurality of objects in the at least one measurement which correspond to a predefined pattern, in response to determining that the plurality of objects correspond to the predefined pattern, filtering the at least one measurement so that only the plurality of objects which correspond to the predefined pattern are used for the localizing and/or mapping, and localizing and/or mapping based on the filtered at least one measurement.

Proposed is a smart guardrail capable of absorbing a shock induced when a vehicle collides with the guardrail to protect an occupant against the shock and of in real time performing monitoring and remote control to prevent a subsequent traffic accident. The smart guardrail, including a support fixedly installed at an equal distance at a center or an edge of a road, and a guardrail plate fixedly coupled to one or both sides of the support, further includes: a shock absorption member absorbing and thus reducing a shock induced when a vehicle collides with the guardrail; and a terminal configured to detect an external shock, an appearance of a wild animal on the road, and transmit a warning signal to an adjacent terminal positioned in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle and to terminals positioned in succession behind the adjacent terminal.

Proposed is a smart guardrail capable of absorbing a shock induced when a vehicle collides with the guardrail to protect an occupant against the shock and of in real time performing monitoring and remote control to prevent a subsequent traffic accident. The smart guardrail, including a support fixedly installed at an equal distance at a center or an edge of a road, and a guardrail plate fixedly coupled to one or both sides of the support, further includes: a shock absorption member absorbing and thus reducing a shock induced when a vehicle collides with the guardrail; and a terminal configured to detect an external shock, an appearance of a wild animal on the road, and transmit a warning signal to an adjacent terminal positioned in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the vehicle and to terminals positioned in succession behind the adjacent terminal.

An instrumented traffic cone provides visual demarcation of a passageway for vehicles or pedestrians, as well as a boundary around a facility such as a secure facility. Each instrumented traffic cone may be equipped with a sensor and a wireless communicator. The sensor may be a camera, an infrared detector, a lidar or radar or sonar or other sensor type. The wireless communicator may be configured for 5G or 6G communication, and may enable each instrumented traffic cone to report its measurement data to peers or to a supervisor, and to receive instructions from the supervisor or other instrumented traffic cones. The instrumented traffic cones may employ an AI-developed algorithm to form a self-organized network and to assign responsibilities among the instrumented traffic cones. By providing both visual guidance and sensor data by wireless communication, the instrumented traffic cones may enable improved control of many critical applications.

An instrumented traffic cone provides visual demarcation of a passageway for vehicles or pedestrians, as well as a boundary around a facility such as a secure facility. Each instrumented traffic cone may be equipped with a sensor and a wireless communicator. The sensor may be a camera, an infrared detector, a lidar or radar or sonar or other sensor type. The wireless communicator may be configured for 5G or 6G communication, and may enable each instrumented traffic cone to report its measurement data to peers or to a supervisor, and to receive instructions from the supervisor or other instrumented traffic cones. The instrumented traffic cones may employ an AI-developed algorithm to form a self-organized network and to assign responsibilities among the instrumented traffic cones. By providing both visual guidance and sensor data by wireless communication, the instrumented traffic cones may enable improved control of many critical applications.

In a vehicle-oriented system (1) for providing information to a vehicle (5) side by using an information providing area (11) provided on a plane where a vehicle (5) moves, a magnetic distribution indicating the information by a plurality of N-pole magnetic markers (10N) is formed in the information providing area (11), and a sign (100) for identifying a position and orientation of the information providing area (11) is provided in the information providing area (11). Therefore, information can be provided by a magnetic method irrespective of a forwarding direction of the vehicle (5).

In a marker system (1) which includes a plurality of magnetic markers (10) disposed on a road surface for driving assist control of a vehicle (5) including automatic traveling control and in which a wireless tag is affixed to a partial magnetic marker (10A) of the plurality of magnetic markers (10), a sign (1M) for distinguishing between a partial magnetic marker (10A) with a wireless tag affixed thereto and another magnetic marker (10B) without a wireless tag affixed thereto is provided. Thus, it is possible to associate the detected magnetic marker (10) and the wireless tag as a transmission source of tag waves with each other with high reliability.

In a marker system (1) which includes a plurality of magnetic markers (10) disposed on a road surface for driving assist control of a vehicle (5) including automatic traveling control and in which a wireless tag is affixed to a partial magnetic marker (10A) of the plurality of magnetic markers (10), a sign (1M) for distinguishing between a partial magnetic marker (10A) with a wireless tag affixed thereto and another magnetic marker (10B) without a wireless tag affixed thereto is provided. Thus, it is possible to associate the detected magnetic marker (10) and the wireless tag as a transmission source of tag waves with each other with high reliability.

An auxiliary device and system for traffic light detection and communication. The auxiliary device is positionable adjacent to a traffic light. The auxiliary device includes at least one light pipe positionable adjacent to at least one traffic indicator disposed on a surface of the traffic light. The at least one light pipe is capable of carrying a light output from the least one traffic indicator to the auxiliary device. The auxiliary device includes a sensor for sensing the light output, and a processor operatively connected for computer communication to the sensor. The processor receives a measurement from the sensor. The measurement is associated with the light output. The processor detects a state of the light output based on the measurement, and transmits the state to one or more remote vehicles.