An aerial vehicle and system for automatically detecting an object (e.g., human, pet, or other animal) approaching the aerial vehicle is described. When an approaching object is detected by an object detection component, a safety profile may be executed to reduce or avoid any potential harm to the object and/or the aerial vehicle. For example, if the object is detected entering a safety perimeter of the aerial vehicle, the rotation of a propeller closest to the object may be stopped to avoid harming the object and rotations of remaining propellers may be modified to maintain control and flight of the aerial vehicle.

A set of commands for each of a plurality of actuators to alter an aircraft's state responsive to one or more inputs is produced. The set of commands is provided to fewer than all actuators comprising the plurality of actuators.

Some embodiments include apparatuses providing control over movement of motorized transport units at a retail facility, comprising: multiple self-propelled motorized transport units; a wireless communication network; and a central computer system, wherein the central computer system comprises: a transceiver; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: receive an override command, from a worker associated with the retail facility, to cause a first motorized transport unit of the multiple motorized transport units to implement one or more actions; confirm a valid authorization of the worker to override one or more operating limits of the first motorized transport unit; and override the one or more operating limits and communicate one or more instructions to the first motorized transport unit configured to cause the first motorized transport unit to implement the one or more actions in accordance with the override command.

A management apparatus for communicating with an agricultural machine to be operated in a driving mode including self-driving and non-self-driving, the management apparatus including a processor configured or programmed to create a self-driving plan for the agricultural machine, a communication module configured or programmed to transmit the self-driving plan to the agricultural machine and receive actual performance data of the agricultural machine collected by the agricultural machine, and a storage configured to store the received actual performance data. The actual performance data includes data collected by the agricultural machine during the non-self-driving performed by an intervention occurring in the self-driving performed in accordance with the self-driving plan.

Provided are a method and a device for managing emergency situations. The method may include: obtaining image data representing one or more photographic images of a driver of a vehicle; determining that the driver satisfies an age threshold; determining an emotion classification of the driver; determining a value associated with a heart rate of the driver, wherein the value associated with the heart rate corresponds to the image data; determining, based on the driver satisfying the age threshold, based on the emotion classification, and based on the heart rate, presence of an emergency situation; outputting a first request for a user response from the driver; and transmitting, to an emergency dispatch service provider and based on receiving no user response from the driver within a predetermined time period after the first request is output, an emergency rescue request.

A system includes: a remote control unit that causes a moving object to move by remote control, the moving object being able to move by the remote control in a manufacturing process in a factory that manufactures the moving object, the moving object including a communication unit and a driving control unit, the communication unit having a communication function, the driving control unit executing driving control of the moving object; a disabling execution unit that selectively executes one of irreversible disabling processing for irreversibly disabling the remote control, and reversible disabling processing for reversibly disabling the remote control; and a disabling instruction unit that determines which one of the irreversible disabling processing and the reversible disabling processing to execute using shipping destination information related to the remote control at a shipping destination to which the moving object after manufacturing is shipped.

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing a copilot replacement system (CPRS) that enables dual-pilot or multi-pilot aircraft to be operated by a single onboard pilot. This disclosure also relates to systems and method for integrating an artificial intelligence (AI) controller into the aircraft, which autonomously provides assistance with controlling operation of the aircraft. Amongst other things, the solutions described herein can autonomously execute various functions for controlling the aircraft and/or can establish connections with one or more copilot ground base stations (GBSs) that enable ground-based copilots to remotely provide assistance with operating the aircraft. Both onboard pilots and remote pilots can be provided with override controls that enable the pilots to override, cancel, and/or modify actions undertaken by the AI controller.

A remote control system includes a moving object including command accepting and first communication units. The command accepting unit is switchable between valid and invalid states. The valid state accepts a remote control command supplied from outside the moving object. The invalid state rejects the remote control command. The first communication unit transmits at least one information of first and second information. The first information indicates a sign that the operating state will switch to the valid state. The second information indicates that the operating state has switched to the valid state. A controller includes second communication and judging units. The second communication unit receives the at least one information. The judging unit permits switching of the operating state to the valid state when the judging unit judges that the second communication unit has received the at least one information and a predetermined permission condition is satisfied.