An off-road vehicle speed control assembly that includes a speed control device, a speed sensor, tire pressure sensors and an electronic controller. The speed control device controls speed of a vehicle power plant. The electronic controller is in electronic communication with the speed control device, the speed sensor and the plurality of tire pressure sensors and is configured to operate the speed control device in at least two different modes of operation: a normal mode in which the plurality of tires are inflated to a high-speed tire pressure; and, a first off-road mode in which the plurality of tires are inflated to a first off-road tire pressure that is less than the high-speed tire pressure. In the normal mode, speeds of the vehicle are unrestricted by the electronic controller. In the first off-road mode, speed of the vehicle is restricted.

Systems, methods and apparatus of predictive maintenance of automotive tires. For example, a vehicle has: a tire and wheel assembly; one or more sensors configured on the tire and wheel assembly to measure operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly; an artificial neural network configured to analyze the operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly as a function of time to generate a result; and at least one processor configured to generate a suggestion for a maintenance service of the tire and wheel assembly based on the result from the artificial neural network analyzing the operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly. For example, the sensors can be configured to measure a pressure of air in the tire, a temperature of the air in the tire, a speed of spinning of the wheel, a traction force or torque applied by the wheel on an axle of the vehicle, and/or vibration of the wheel.

Systems, methods and apparatus of predictive maintenance of automotive tires. For example, a vehicle has: a tire and wheel assembly; one or more sensors configured on the tire and wheel assembly to measure operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly; an artificial neural network configured to analyze the operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly as a function of time to generate a result; and at least one processor configured to generate a suggestion for a maintenance service of the tire and wheel assembly based on the result from the artificial neural network analyzing the operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly. For example, the sensors can be configured to measure a pressure of air in the tire, a temperature of the air in the tire, a speed of spinning of the wheel, a traction force or torque applied by the wheel on an axle of the vehicle, and/or vibration of the wheel.

Systems, methods and apparatus of predictive maintenance of automotive tires. For example, a vehicle has: a tire and wheel assembly; one or more sensors configured on the tire and wheel assembly to measure operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly; an artificial neural network configured to analyze the operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly as a function of time to generate a result; and at least one processor configured to generate a suggestion for a maintenance service of the tire and wheel assembly based on the result from the artificial neural network analyzing the operating parameters of the tire and wheel assembly. For example, the sensors can be configured to measure a pressure of air in the tire, a temperature of the air in the tire, a speed of spinning of the wheel, a traction force or torque applied by the wheel on an axle of the vehicle, and/or vibration of the wheel.

The systems and methods may transmit a plurality of locationing pulse requests from a mobile device in a vehicle to an audio system of the vehicle during a period of operation of the vehicle. The audio system may have an array of speakers disposed inside the vehicle, and the locationing pulse requests may include a request to emit a locationing pulse from the array of speakers. The systems and methods may further receive the locationing pulse at a microphone of the mobile device; and determine, based upon receiving the locationing pulse, that the vehicle was in service of a TNC company, or otherwise operating as a TNC vehicle, during the period of operation based upon passengers entering and leaving the vehicle during the period of operation. Insurance covering the operation of the vehicle for TNC use may be verified, and/or alternatively, offered to facilitate insuring TNC vehicle operation.

Described herein are various systems and processes for predictive operating assistance of vehicles. The systems and techniques described herein may be applicable to vehicles such as vehicles operated by a driver, semi-autonomous vehicles, and/or autonomous vehicles. The assistance techniques described herein may be predictive. That is, the techniques allow for the prediction of non-optimal or dangerous operating conditions before the vehicle control is compromised. Accordingly, a warning may be provided and/or operation of the vehicle may be changed based on the predictive assistance determinations. In certain embodiments, the techniques described herein may provide warnings to a driver, may detect faults within the vehicle, may aid in route planning, may detect obstacles proximate to the vehicle, and/or may aid in the operation of the vehicle.

A vehicular window assembly includes a glass window panel and a display device. The display device includes a display element at the glass window panel and an electrical connector that extends from the display element for electrical connection to a wire harness of a vehicle. The display device is operable to backlight or illuminate at least one icon or alphanumeric character so that the at least one icon or alphanumeric character is viewable at the glass window panel by a person exterior the vehicle. With the window assembly mounted at a vehicle, the display device may be activated to backlight or illuminate the at least one icon or alphanumeric character to indicate at least one vehicle status, and may include indication responsive at least in part to determination that an in-cabin temperature of the vehicle is above a threshold level.

An apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure includes a controller configured to determine whether vehicle state information and tire information satisfy a reference condition when a reset button of a tire pressure is operated, detect the tire pressure when the vehicle state information and the tire information satisfy the reference condition, and reset the tire pressure when the tire pressure is within a reference pressure range.

An apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure includes a controller configured to determine whether vehicle state information and tire information satisfy a reference condition when a reset button of a tire pressure is operated, detect the tire pressure when the vehicle state information and the tire information satisfy the reference condition, and reset the tire pressure when the tire pressure is within a reference pressure range.

A vehicle includes a detection unit configured to detect a state of the vehicle, a transmission unit configured to transmit information based on a result of the detection performed by the detection unit to an image display device, and a control unit configured to change information to be transmitted to the image display device when a power supply of the vehicle has changed from an on state to an off state.