A commercial vehicle backup trainer and method for enabling drivers to practice backing up and to provide the drivers with real-time feedback during backup training.

A drive support device includes a vehicle information obtainment unit configured to obtain vehicle information including a plurality of driving support levels provided by the drive support device installed in a vehicle, and a position of the vehicle or time; and a vehicle information recording unit configured to record the vehicle information obtained by the vehicle information obtainment unit on a vehicle information storage unit. The vehicle information recording unit records the position of the vehicle or the time, and the driving support level executed at the position of the vehicle or the time, on the vehicle information storage unit.

A method and a device to teach a vehicle user about features and functions of the vehicle using an electronic device located in the vehicle. The user is offered, by the electronic device, a catalogue of guided driving tutorials. Each of the guided driving tutorials includes a sequence of instructions to the user to pay attention to certain vehicle responses and/or to perform certain operating actions or driving maneuvers, and to pay attention to the corresponding response made by the vehicle or by vehicle components.

Systems and methods of selective driver coaching are provided. Driver coaching systems learn the characteristics of a deceleration event. With the goal of increasing recouped energy while operating a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), driver coaching systems predict when the HEV can begin coasting at the start of the deceleration event. In this way, the amount of time during which regenerative braking can be applied may be increased. Coaching cues are provided to the driver so that the HEV can be operated in way that achieves the goal of increasing recouped energy. However, engaging in excessive regenerative breaking can negate its advantages if the amount needed to reaccelerate the HEV to a cruising/steady speed is too great. Selective driver coaching provides coaching cues only if the operating efficiency of the HEV exceeds the operating efficiency of the HEV when controlled by the driver without coaching cues.

Some embodiments of the present invention utilize mobile devices to make an individualized prediction regarding whether a user is a driver of a vehicle on a given driving event. For example, a mobile device carried by a user can be used to detect and analyze behavior indicative of driving. Driver predictions based on this behavior can be combined with a user-estimated driver valuation metric for all driving events to generate an individualized driver prediction for a particular driving event.

The disclosed video processing device contains: a video acquisition unit that acquires surroundings information including video taken of the surroundings of a vehicle; a line-of-sight acquisition unit that acquires the origin and direction of the line of sight of the driver of the aforementioned vehicle; a line-of-sight video generation unit which generates, from the surroundings information, line-of-sight video corresponding to the origin of the line of sight; a blocking-information computation unit that computes, on the basis of the origin of the line of sight, blocking information including video or a region of the body of the aforementioned vehicle that blocks the driver's line of sight; and a display-video generation unit that generates display video on the basis of the line-of-sight video and the blocking information.

Systems and methods for material handling vehicle simulation are provided. In one aspect, a material handling vehicle simulation system includes a material handling vehicle having a plurality of controls operable to manipulate the material handling vehicle to perform a desired operation, and a vehicle controller configured to selectively transition between a standard mode where the vehicle controller is configured to instruct the vehicle to perform standard operating tasks and a simulation mode. The material handling simulation system further includes a simulation kit having a simulation display, and a simulation controller in communication with the plurality of controls and the simulation display. When the vehicle controller is in the simulation mode, the simulation controller is configured to simulate operation of the material handling vehicle on the simulation display in response to manipulation of at least one of the plurality of controls.

A shift change practice device capable of improving the effect of learning a shift change operation is provided. The shift change practice device includes: an optimum speed calculation unit that calculates an optimum value or an optimum range of an engine revolution speed in the event of a shift change; a revolution speed comparison unit that determines whether or not a detected revolution speed that is a detected value of the engine revolution speed is equal to the optimum value or whether or not the detected revolution speed is included in the optimum range, in a state where a clutch is disconnected; and a notification instruction unit that instructs a notification device to give a predetermined notification to a driver when the detected revolution speed is equal to the optimum value or the detected revolution speed is included in the optimum range, in the state where the clutch is disconnected.

A method for autonomous vehicle driver situational awareness recovery training includes receiving an input parameter; determining a simulation; receiving user performance data; and analyzing the user performance data to determine a driving competency score. A method for autonomous vehicle driver situational awareness recovery training includes receiving an input parameter; executing a simulation; and recording user performance data. A system includes a processor a display device; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to receive an input parameter; execute a simulation; and record user performance data.

An evaluation device includes a first display control unit that displays imaging data acquired by an imaging device on a display screen of a display device, and a second display control unit that displays on the display screen a guide display based on work vehicle data on a work vehicle imaged, to determine an imaging position of the imaging device.