A vehicular lamp fitting and the like capable of preventing the distance between a radar unit and the radar cover from changing are provided. A vehicular lamp fitting includes: a lamp housing; an outer lens attached to the lamp housing while covering an opening of the lamp housing, and forming a first space between the outer lens and the lamp housing; a lamp unit disposed in the first space; a radar housing; a radar cover attached to the radar housing while covering an opening of the radar housing, and forming a second space between the radar cover and the radar housing; a radar unit disposed in the second space; a first fixing part fixing the radar unit to the radar housing; and a second fixing part fixing the radar cover to the radar housing.

A vehicular lamp fitting includes: a structure including a lamp housing and an outer lens attached to the lamp housing and forming a first space between the outer lens and the lamp housing; a lamp unit disposed in the first space; and the outer lens includes a recess recessed toward the lamp housing; wherein the vehicular lamp fitting further comprises: a radar cover that is detachably fixed to the structure in a state of covering the recess, and forms a second space between the radar cover and the recess; a bracket including one end detachably fixed to the structure, its opposite other end detachably fixed to the structure, and a bracket body provided between the one end and the other end and disposed in the second space; and a radar unit disposed in the second space in a state of detachably being fixed to the bracket body.

A lighting system for a local vehicle, comprising: a head lamp including a low-beam lamp for shining low-beam light in a first zone, and a first high-beam lamp for shining first high-beam light in the first zone; a sensory cluster for detecting a remote vehicle proximate to the local vehicle, the sensory cluster including a distance sensor for determining a distance of the remote vehicle from the local vehicle, and a velocity sensor for determining a velocity of the remote vehicle with respect to the local vehicle; and a lighting controller for determining a minimum-distance target time when the remote vehicle will reach a minimum distance from the local vehicle based on the distance of the remote vehicle and the velocity of the remote vehicle, and for controlling the operation of the first high-beam lamp based on the distance of the remote vehicle and the velocity of the remote vehicle.

A light apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes a lamp that emits light into a first region through a first cover and a radar provided on a lower side or an upper side of the lamp. The radar includes a separator provided between the lamp and the radar, a circuit board having a board surface arranged in a substantially horizontal manner, and an antenna that is disposed on the board surface of the circuit board, transmits electromagnetic waves through a second cover in a second region that is at least partially different from the first region, and receives reflected waves through the second cover from objects outside the vehicle in the second region.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a method for object detection. The method includes receiving sensor data indicative of one or more objects for each of a camera subsystem, a LiDAR subsystem, and an imaging RADAR subsystem. The sensor data is received simultaneously and within one frame for each of the subsystems. The method also includes extracting one or more feature representations of the objects from camera image data, LiDAR point cloud data and imaging RADAR point cloud data and generating image feature maps, LiDAR feature maps and imaging RADAR feature maps. The method further includes combining the image feature maps, the LiDAR feature maps and the imaging RADAR feature maps to generate merged feature maps and generating object classification, object position, object dimensions, object heading and object velocity from the merged feature maps.

A radar device for a vehicle, the radar device including: an antenna provided on an inner surface of a lamp for a vehicle and configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves; and a signal processing module provided in the lamp and configured to process a signal received by the antenna, such that it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect of simplifying a structure and improving a degree of design freedom and spatial utilization.

The technology relates to enhancing the operation of autonomous vehicles. Extendible sensors are deployed based on detected or predicted conditions around a vehicle while operating in a self-driving mode. When not needed, the sensors are fully retracted into the vehicle to reduce drag and increase fuel economy. When the onboard system determines that there is a need for a deployable sensor, such as to enhance the field of view of the perception system, the sensor is extended in a predetermined manner. The deployment may depend on one or more operating conditions and/or particular driving scenarios. These and other sensors of the vehicle may be protected with a rugged housing, for instance to protect against damage from the elements. And in other situations, deployable foils may extend from the vehicle's chassis to increase drag and enhance braking. This may be helpful for large trucks in steep descent situations.

An object sensing apparatus including: an object sensor mounted at a front upper portion of a vehicle; a vertical-tilting mechanism to allow the object sensor to tilt around a horizontal axis; and a horizontal-rotating mechanism to allow the object sensor to rotate around a vertical axis.

The technology relates to enhancing the operation of autonomous vehicles. Extendible sensors are deployed based on detected or predicted conditions around a vehicle while operating in a self-driving mode. When not needed, the sensors are fully retracted into the vehicle to reduce drag and increase fuel economy. When the onboard system determines that there is a need for a deployable sensor, such as to enhance the field of view of the perception system, the sensor is extended in a predetermined manner. The deployment may depend on one or more operating conditions and/or particular driving scenarios. These and other sensors of the vehicle may be protected with a rugged housing, for instance to protect against damage from the elements. And in other situations, deployable foils may extend from the vehicle's chassis to increase drag and enhance braking. This may be helpful for large trucks in steep descent situations.

A sensor lamp unit is attached to an automatic drive vehicle. The sensor lamp unit includes a turn lamp portion in which a turn lamp is built in, a lidar portion in which a lidar which is an active type sensor device is built in, and a camera portion in which a camera which is a passive type sensor device is built in. The turn lamp portion, the lidar portion, and the camera portion are aligned in an up-and-down direction. The sensor lamp unit is attached on left and right side walls of the automatic drive vehicle, in an outward orientation.