Systems and methods for dynamically assessing vehicle operation are described. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may accumulate telematics data associated with operation of a vehicle, where the telematics data indicates a location of the vehicle. The electronic device may retrieve additional telematics data of additional vehicles operating at or near the location, and compare the accumulated telematics data to the additional telematics data. The electronic device may dynamically generate and display a data visualization indicating the analysis for review by an operator of the vehicle.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for lane marking localization that may be utilized by autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles traveling within the lane. In the embodiment, the system comprises a locating device adapted to determine the vehicle's geographic location; a database; a region map; a response map; a camera; and a computer connected to the locating device, database, and camera, wherein the computer is adapted to: receive the region map, wherein the region map corresponds to a specified geographic location; generate the response map by receiving information form the camera, the information relating to the environment in which the vehicle is located; identifying lane markers observed by the camera; and plotting identified lane markers on the response map; compare the response map to the region map; and generate a predicted vehicle location based on the comparison of the response map and region map.

A method for determining, dependent on safety levels, spatial regions that are impassable by a vehicle includes: capturing sensor signals and evaluating the captured signals with respect to the spatial position of an obstacle and the effect of the obstacle on the passability of the area surrounding the obstacle; and providing at least two grid structures assigned to different safety levels, each having spatial regions of substantially constant size. The size of the spatial regions is dependent on the safety level of the respective grid structure. The obstacles are entered in the spatial regions of the at least two grid structures. A safety level matching the current state of the vehicle is selected. A grid structure belonging to the selected safety level is selected. All spatial regions of the selected grid structure having an entry exceeding a minimum value are marked as regions impassable by the vehicle.

Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for adjusting at least one network-controllable physical resource in response to detecting that a network-connected vehicle comprises a potential hazard to an animate being with a registered safety need are disclosed. In one example, a processing system including at least one processor may identify a network-connected vehicle and a animate being with a registered safety need, detect that the network-connected vehicle poses a potential hazard to the animate being with the registered safety need, transmit a first warning to the network-connected vehicle of the potential hazard, and adjust at least one network-controllable physical resource in response to the detecting that the network-connected vehicle poses the potential hazard to the animate being with the registered safety need.

Systems and methods for dynamically assessing vehicle operation are described. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may accumulate telematics data associated with operation of a vehicle, where the telematics data indicates a location of the vehicle. The electronic device may retrieve additional telematics data of additional vehicles operating at or near the location, and compare the accumulated telematics data to the additional telematics data. The electronic device may dynamically generate and display a data visualization indicating the analysis for review by an operator of the vehicle.

A simulator is provided for dynamically testing and evaluating an electromagnetic radiation in real-time. The performance of radiation from a system-under-test is evaluated as it interacts with a moving target in an ever-changing simulated environment. The simulator includes a computer for synchronized control of a PNT database and of an environmental database. In detail, the PNT database contains Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) information of the target, and the environmental database contains information pertaining to meteorological conditions and topographical characteristics in the simulated environment. In combination, the computer evaluates a synchronized interaction of the electromagnetic radiation with the PNT information from the PNT database, under conditions set by the environmental database. A response record for evaluating a performance of the system-under-test is thereby created.

A simulator is provided for dynamically testing and evaluating an electromagnetic radiation in real-time. The performance of radiation from a system-under-test is evaluated as it interacts with a moving target in an ever-changing simulated environment. The simulator includes a computer for synchronized control of a PNT database and of an environmental database. In detail, the PNT database contains Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) information of the target, and the environmental database contains information pertaining to meteorological conditions and topographical characteristics in the simulated environment. In combination, the computer evaluates a synchronized interaction of the electromagnetic radiation with the PNT information from the PNT database, under conditions set by the environmental database. A response record for evaluating a performance of the system-under-test is thereby created.

A soft body system adapted to form the body and exterior surface of a Guided Soft Target for testing crash avoidance technologies in a subject vehicle is disclosed. The soft body system is adapted to be mounted atop a motorized Dynamic Motion Element (DME), and when so mounted, is adapted to collide with the subject vehicle while the DME is moving. The soft body system includes a semi-rigid form with an exterior surface. The form is sufficiently yielding so as to impart a minimal force to the subject vehicle upon impact. The form may be shaped like a vehicle or a part of a vehicle. The exterior surface includes a side skirt made of radar absorptive material (RAM), radar reflective material (RRM), or a combination of both, which is positioned adjacent to the ground and is constructed to prevent radar waves from entering into the soft body system.

A soft body system adapted to form the body and exterior surface of a Guided Soft Target for testing crash avoidance technologies in a subject vehicle is disclosed. The soft body system is adapted to be mounted atop a motorized Dynamic Motion Element (DME), and when so mounted, is adapted to collide with the subject vehicle while the DME is moving. The soft body system includes a semi-rigid form with an exterior surface. The form is sufficiently yielding so as to impart a minimal force to the subject vehicle upon impact. The form may be shaped like a vehicle or a part of a vehicle. The exterior surface includes a side skirt made of radar absorptive material (RAM), radar reflective material (RRM), or a combination of both, which is positioned adjacent to the ground and is constructed to prevent radar waves from entering into the soft body system.

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an estimation unit, and a judgment unit. The detection unit detects a target object from an input image. The estimation unit estimates a posture of the detected target object. The judgment unit judges a possibility of the target object slipping on the basis of the estimated posture.