Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating slipperiness of a road surface. This estimate may be obtained using an image sensor mounted on a vehicle. The estimated road slipperiness may be utilized when calculating a risk index for the road, or for an area including the road. If a predetermined threshold for slipperiness is exceeded, corrective actions may be taken. For instance, warnings may be generated to human drivers that are in control of driving vehicle, and autonomous vehicles may automatically adjust vehicle speed based upon road slipperiness detected.

Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating slipperiness of a road surface. This estimate may be obtained using an image sensor mounted on a vehicle. The estimated road slipperiness may be utilized when calculating a risk index for the road, or for an area including the road. If a predetermined threshold for slipperiness is exceeded, corrective actions may be taken. For instance, warnings may be generated to human drivers that are in control of driving vehicle, and autonomous vehicles may automatically adjust vehicle speed based upon road slipperiness detected.

A shift control device and a shift control method for a vehicle may include a storage to store a table having a target speed corresponding to a speed of the vehicle at a starting point of a coasting operation of the vehicle and a speed profile corresponding to each of gearshifting stages of the vehicle with respect to each downhill slope, and a controller to control gearshifting of the vehicle traveling in the coasting operation on a downhill road, according to the table and the speed profile, to control the speed of the vehicle, according to a driver intent of accelerating the vehicle and a driver intent of traveling the vehicle at a constant speed.

A shift control device and a shift control method for a vehicle may include a storage to store a table having a target speed corresponding to a speed of the vehicle at a starting point of a coasting operation of the vehicle and a speed profile corresponding to each of gearshifting stages of the vehicle with respect to each downhill slope, and a controller to control gearshifting of the vehicle traveling in the coasting operation on a downhill road, according to the table and the speed profile, to control the speed of the vehicle, according to a driver intent of accelerating the vehicle and a driver intent of traveling the vehicle at a constant speed.

An apparatus of controlling a pulley of a continuously variable transmission and a method therefore is provided. The apparatus includes a non-transitory storage configured for storing a deep learning model, learning of which is completed and a controller that predicts a vehicle speed and an accelerator position sensor (APS) value for each future time point based on the deep learning model and controls the pulley of the continuously variable transmission based on a pulley ratio for each future time point, the pulley ratio corresponding to the predicted vehicle speed and the predicted APS value, thus preventing a reverse control phenomenon of the pulley ratio and increasing a tension of the belt in the continuously variable transmission.

An apparatus of controlling a pulley of a continuously variable transmission and a method therefore is provided. The apparatus includes a non-transitory storage configured for storing a deep learning model, learning of which is completed and a controller that predicts a vehicle speed and an accelerator position sensor (APS) value for each future time point based on the deep learning model and controls the pulley of the continuously variable transmission based on a pulley ratio for each future time point, the pulley ratio corresponding to the predicted vehicle speed and the predicted APS value, thus preventing a reverse control phenomenon of the pulley ratio and increasing a tension of the belt in the continuously variable transmission.

A control device for an automatic transmission in a vehicle with a constant speed travel mode includes: a determination section that determines whether the vehicle is traveling on a slope road; a slope adaptation control section that implements a first transmission shift control if not traveling on a slope road and, if traveling on a slope road, implements a second transmission shift control for selecting a transmission shift position of a lower speed than case of not traveling on a slope road; a delaying section that, upon switching from the second transmission shift control to the first transmission shift control, implements an upshift delay control for performing upshift one by one at a predetermined time interval; and a setting section that, in case of traveling at the constant speed travel mode, sets the time interval shorter in comparison with case of traveling not at the constant speed travel mode.

A control device for an automatic transmission in a vehicle with a constant speed travel mode includes: a determination section that determines whether the vehicle is traveling on a slope road; a slope adaptation control section that implements a first transmission shift control if not traveling on a slope road and, if traveling on a slope road, implements a second transmission shift control for selecting a transmission shift position of a lower speed than case of not traveling on a slope road; a delaying section that, upon switching from the second transmission shift control to the first transmission shift control, implements an upshift delay control for performing upshift one by one at a predetermined time interval; and a setting section that, in case of traveling at the constant speed travel mode, sets the time interval shorter in comparison with case of traveling not at the constant speed travel mode.

A vehicle gear control method includes acquiring a driving scene image while a vehicle is driving, and performing image recognition on the acquired driving scene image to obtain a driving scene label including at least one of a road attribute label, a traffic attribute label, or an environment attribute label. The method further includes acquiring driving status data and driving behavior data corresponding to the vehicle. The driving status data indicates at least one of vehicle speed and vehicle acceleration and the driving behavior data indicates at least one of a brake control input, an accelerator control input, or a throttle opening degree. The method further includes determining a gear shifting mode based on the driving status data, the driving behavior data, and the driving scene label. The gear shifting mode controls the vehicle to drive according to a corresponding gear at a corresponding gear shifting time.

A vehicle gear control method includes acquiring a driving scene image while a vehicle is driving, and performing image recognition on the acquired driving scene image to obtain a driving scene label including at least one of a road attribute label, a traffic attribute label, or an environment attribute label. The method further includes acquiring driving status data and driving behavior data corresponding to the vehicle. The driving status data indicates at least one of vehicle speed and vehicle acceleration and the driving behavior data indicates at least one of a brake control input, an accelerator control input, or a throttle opening degree. The method further includes determining a gear shifting mode based on the driving status data, the driving behavior data, and the driving scene label. The gear shifting mode controls the vehicle to drive according to a corresponding gear at a corresponding gear shifting time.