A vehicle control system includes a steering input member rotatably supported by a vehicle body, a first capacitive sensor provided on a first surface portion of the steering input member facing in one direction along a rotational center line of the steering input member, a second capacitive sensor provided on a second surface portion of the steering input member opposite to the first surface portion, and a control unit configured to control a drive unit and/or a brake unit of the vehicle according to signals from the first and second capacitive sensors. The control unit executes an acceleration control to control the drive unit to accelerate the vehicle when a prescribed signal is received from the first capacitive sensor, and to execute a deceleration control to control the drive unit and/or the brake unit to decelerate the vehicle when a prescribed signal is received from the second capacitive sensor.

A gripping state detection device includes a steering state determination ECU that determines the gripping state of a driver with respect to the steering wheel of a vehicle. The steering state determination ECU determines which of a first steering state, a second steering state, and a hands-off state has occurred based on the electrostatic capacitance. The steering state determination ECU outputs a first determination result indicating that the steering wheel is gripped by the driver in a case where the determined state is the first steering state or the second steering state, and outputs a second determination result indicating that the steering wheel is not gripped by the driver in a case where the determined state is the hands-off state.

Technologies and techniques for automatically generating labeled steering torque data, with which an artificial intelligence (AI) unit is trained to detect hands-off conditions when the vehicle is being operated.

A vehicle includes an occupant monitoring system configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle; a robotic driving system configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle during a robotic driving mode; and a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system and the robotic driving system. The processing circuit is configured to: receive the occupant data; determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode; and provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system.

A longitudinal control system is provided for a motor vehicle equipped with a sensor system for detecting a traffic event lying ahead, in particular in order to locate vehicles traveling ahead, and a control unit for automatically controlling the speed or the acceleration of the motor vehicle to a standstill on the basis of the traffic event lying ahead. An automatic drive-off is allowed without a driver confirmation within a specified time interval after reaching the standstill, and after the time interval has expired, an automatic start-up is allowed after a start-up confirmation is triggered by the driver. A start-up confirmation is triggered if a contacted state of the steering wheel is detected starting from a non-contacted state of the steering wheel.

A method for adapting at least one operating parameter of a transportation vehicle during a driving maneuver of the transportation vehicle, wherein the at least one operating parameter of the transportation vehicle is set by at least one driver assistance system of the transportation vehicle, wherein the method detects at least one activity by a transportation vehicle occupant during the driving maneuver in response to the driving maneuver by a detection device and adapts the at least one operating parameter of the transportation vehicle in response to the detected activity by the transportation vehicle occupant by activating the at least one driver assistance system using a control system.

A vehicle includes an occupant monitoring system and a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system. The occupant monitoring system is configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle. The processing circuit is configured to receive the occupant data; determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a robotic driving mode; and provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system.

A driving assistance device includes a steering operation member configured to receive a steering operation, a grip sensor provided in the steering operation member and configured to detect a grip position of a driver, and a controller configured to execute driving assistance control of a vehicle. The controller is configured to store grip tendency data related to a tendency of the grip position of the driver in execution of the driving assistance control, determine whether the driver is gripping the steering operation member with a dominant hand based on the grip tendency data and a detection result of the grip sensor, and make contents of the driving assistance control different depending on whether determining that the driver is gripping the steering operation member with the dominant hand or determining that the driver is not gripping the steering operation member with the dominant hand.

A grip determining system includes a contact sensor provided in a steering operation member of a vehicle and configured such that capacitance of the contact sensor varies according to a contact position of a driver on the steering operation member, a steering torque sensor configured to output an output value according to steering torque generated by a steering operation by the driver, and a controller configured to determine whether the driver is gripping the steering operation member. The controller is configured to estimate the contact position of the driver on the steering operation member based on the capacitance of the contact sensor, set a threshold according to the estimated contact position of the driver, and determine that the driver is gripping the steering operation member in a case where the output value of the steering torque sensor is equal to or more than the threshold.

In a driving assistance device for a vehicle provided with an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode, a standby member is provided to allow a driver seated at a seat to rest an arm. A sensor senses that a hand of a driver is placed at a position where the driver can reach the sensor while the driver rests the arm on the standby member. The sensor senses that a finger of the driver is in contact with the sensor. The sensor is provided in an arm rest.