A system and method for determining a change of a customary vehicle driver that include receiving and storing vehicle sensor data from a vehicle for at least one predetermined period of time. The system and method also include determining a vehicle driving pattern for the at least one predetermined period of time based on the vehicle sensor data and determining if there is a change in the customary vehicle driver based on a comparison of a real-time vehicle sensor data with the vehicle driving pattern. The system and method further include controlling at least one vehicle system by executing vehicle settings associated with at least one of: the customary vehicle driver and a newly designated customary vehicle driver based on if the change is determined in the customary vehicle driver.

A system includes: a first camera configured to capture first images of a driver on a driver's seat within a passenger cabin of the vehicle; a second camera configured to capture second images in front of the vehicle; a driver module configured to determine a driver and a present rank of the driver; a module configured to detect a condition based on at least one of (a) a first image, (b) a second image, and (c) a parameter measured by a sensor; a reinforcement module configured to: display the present rank within the passenger cabin; generate an output within the passenger cabin in response to the detection of the condition; when no conditions are detected, increment a rank period of the driver; selectively increase the present rank of the driver; and generate an alert within the passenger cabin in response to the increasing of the present rank.

An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether a current driving condition of the vehicle is a limit situation during an autonomous driving control, performs a demand for control authority transition to a user during the autonomous driving control when the current driving condition is the limit situation, and starts a minimum risk maneuver to transmit a signal for disabling reactivation of the autonomous driving control when control authority is not transferred to the user; and a storage to store a set of instructions and driving condition data to be used by the processor. In particular, the processor demands for engagement of an electronic parking brake device when the vehicle is stopped after the minimum risk maneuver ends.

A method of encouraging safe driving of a vehicle using a vehicle ignition control is provided. Ignition of the vehicle is prevented until an indication that vehicle insurance for operating the vehicle has been purchased. The insurance rate to charge may be based on driving behaviors detected while operating the vehicle.

When an ignition switch has been turned off, an accessory switch has been turned off, and a door has been opened (100, 102), a message is displayed in a monitor on an opposite side to a side that the door has been opened (112). In addition, when it has been detected that a key has been shut in or that it has been forgotten to close a window (104), there is performed a warning display that displays a warning in a monitor on an opposite side to a door where a door locking operation has been performed (110). Moreover, when there has been detected a smart key carried by an occupant on a vehicle outside after getting out of a vehicle (118), a message is displayed in a monitor on an opposite side to a key detection direction (120).

A computer-implemented method and device includes obtaining a first electrical signal on a basis of an interaction between one or more odor substances in a gas and at least one first odor sensor, filtering at least one predetermined odor group out of the gas and obtaining a filtered gas, wherein the odor group comprises at least one odor substance that is to be filtered out, obtaining a second electrical signal on the basis of an interaction between one or more odor substances in the filtered gas and the first odor sensor and/or at least one second odor sensor, determining a difference between the first and second electrical signals, and assigning this difference to the odor group.

A computer-implemented method and device includes obtaining a first electrical signal on a basis of an interaction between one or more odor substances in a gas and at least one first odor sensor, filtering at least one predetermined odor group out of the gas and obtaining a filtered gas, wherein the odor group comprises at least one odor substance that is to be filtered out, obtaining a second electrical signal on the basis of an interaction between one or more odor substances in the filtered gas and the first odor sensor and/or at least one second odor sensor, determining a difference between the first and second electrical signals, and assigning this difference to the odor group.

A method includes a reading-in step in which at least one sensor signal is read in via an interface to a sensor disposed in the vehicle, the sensor signal representing at least one current parameter of the electronic device and/or of the driver in the vehicle. The method furthermore includes a comparing step in which the sensor signal is compared with at least one stored utilization signal that represents a utilization of the electronic device by the driver while driving the vehicle. The method further includes an outputting step in which a detection signal is outputted if a predetermined correlation exists between the sensor signal and the utilization signal, in order to indicate the detected utilization of the electronic device.

A method includes a reading-in step in which at least one sensor signal is read in via an interface to a sensor disposed in the vehicle, the sensor signal representing at least one current parameter of the electronic device and/or of the driver in the vehicle. The method furthermore includes a comparing step in which the sensor signal is compared with at least one stored utilization signal that represents a utilization of the electronic device by the driver while driving the vehicle. The method further includes an outputting step in which a detection signal is outputted if a predetermined correlation exists between the sensor signal and the utilization signal, in order to indicate the detected utilization of the electronic device.

An embodiment vehicle control system includes a drinking measurement terminal provided in a vehicle, a user terminal including a photographing unit, and a server configured to determine whether to approve a key authority for the vehicle to a user based on a facial image of the user, in response to a key authority request for the vehicle and the facial image of the user being received from the user terminal, generate a door control signal for the vehicle based on whether the key authority for the user has been approved, determine whether the user meets driving suitability requirements based on a drinking measurement result provided by the drinking measurement terminal and the facial image of the user received from the user terminal, and generate a driving control signal based on whether the user meets the driving suitability requirements.