Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for personalized vehicle management. A current location of a vehicle may be received. A route of the vehicle may be determined based upon a trip library and/or the current location. The trip library may correspond to routes travelled by the user above a travel frequency threshold. A route segment (e.g., a portion of the route that the vehicle will travel within a threshold duration) may be identified. A route segment characteristic (e.g., a weather characteristic, a physical characteristic, a traffic characteristic, etc.) of the route segment may be determined. The route segment characteristic may be provided to a driver assistance component of the vehicle. The driver assistance component may be instructed to alter functionality of the vehicle using a vehicle operational parameter derived from the route segment characteristic.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a path by a terminal together with a navigation device in a wireless communication system. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for: acquiring, from a user, destination information indicating a destination; setting a path to the destination on the basis of the destination information; establishing a connection with the navigation device through Bluetooth low energy (LE); receiving, from the navigation device, a request message requesting global positioning system (GPS) information for providing a navigation service on the basis of the set path; and transmitting a response message including the GPS information to the navigation device.

The present disclosure makes it possible to, when a user misses his way while moving by a vehicle, guide the user to a destination. An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure manages a communication line for a telephone conversation between a user who is driving a vehicle and an operator who makes a telephone conversation with the user. When a current location of the vehicle is within a predetermined range from a destination of the user, the information processing apparatus executes a predetermined determination process for determining whether predetermined condition by which the user can be judged to miss his way is met. If judging that the predetermined condition is met in the predetermined determination process, the information processing apparatus notifies the operator to perform route guidance by a telephone conversation for the user.

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first route information of a first departure place to a first destination, along which a first user moves, a selection unit configured to select at least one of a second departure place within a first predetermined range from the first departure place and a second destination within a second predetermined range from the first destination, and a sharing unit configured to enable sharing of second route information of at least one of the second departure place to the first destination and the first departure place to the second destination with a second user different from the first user.

A navigation system for aiding a human navigating, the navigation system includes a belt having a belt length and opposite belt ends, and includes an elongated compartment; a belt coupling arranged to the belt for coupling the belt ends; a compass sensor arranged to the belt and for sensing the compass direction based on the earth's magnetic field; a tactile unit arranged for tactile communicating a direction to the human; additional tactile actuators arranged to the belt and for communicating a direction to the human. The additional tactile actuators are distributed over the length of the belt. An elongated mesh is provided for arranging the elongated mesh inside the elongated compartment, the additional tactile actuators being arranged to the mesh. A processing unit is configured for controlling the navigation system.

A navigation system for aiding a human navigating, the navigation system includes a belt having a belt length and opposite belt ends, and includes an elongated compartment; a belt coupling arranged to the belt for coupling the belt ends; a compass sensor arranged to the belt and for sensing the compass direction based on the earth's magnetic field; a tactile unit arranged for tactile communicating a direction to the human; additional tactile actuators arranged to the belt and for communicating a direction to the human. The additional tactile actuators are distributed over the length of the belt. An elongated mesh is provided for arranging the elongated mesh inside the elongated compartment, the additional tactile actuators being arranged to the mesh. A processing unit is configured for controlling the navigation system.

A method for synchronizing geographic data according to one embodiment includes sending a request to a mobile GPS unit to transmit geographic data. In addition, the method includes receiving geographic data from the mobile GPS unit. Further, the method includes integrating the received geographic data with previously stored data. Also, the method includes using the integrated geographic data to produce a geographic solution. Additionally, the method includes outputting the geographic solution. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are also included.

The invention provides a method and system for a vehicle to shift between an autonomous mode and a manual mode, and vice versa. This shifting is dependent on multiple criteria, including but not limited to extra weight/items/property inside the vehicle, passengers inside the vehicle, one or more sensors and/or counters, whether the vehicle is in park, and whether the vehicle is entirely empty. The invention also includes several components such as users, vehicles, a central processor, and maintenance/central stations. According to one embodiment, no passengers are permitted on board the vehicle when it is in autonomous mode, and the vehicle will be on the road for an extended and longer amount of time compared to rental vehicles because the vehicles can automatically drive to a new user/recipient or towards a maintenance station, thus utilizing the time during which the vehicle would otherwise be idle.

A handlebar for a vehicle. The handlebar includes: a bar having a coupling end; an end piece that longitudinally extends the coupling end; an electronic processing unit housed in the bar; an antenna for transmitting and receiving electronic data coupled to the electronic processing unit, intended to allow an exchange of electronic data with a telecommunication network; and a receiver of a satellite navigation and positioning system, the receiver being coupled to the electronic processing unit. The antenna and the receiver are housed in an external part of the end piece, the antenna being interposed between the receiver and the coupling end.

In some implementations, a mobile device transmits traffic information to a server for analysis. The traffic information includes movement information including detected stops and durations of detected stops. The traffic information is analyzed to detect traffic patterns that indicate locations of stop signs and/or stop lights. The traffic information is analyzed to determine durations of stops at stop signs and/or stop lights. The durations of stops are associated with a time of day and/or day of the week. In some implementations, navigational routes are determined based stop sign and/or stop light information, including the delays attributable to detected stop signs and/or stop lights.