A determination is made regarding whether an autonomous motor vehicle is located on a specified lane marking. If so, the autonomous motor vehicle is controlled on the specified lane marking and the vehicle speed is limited to a specified speed value. If the autonomous motor vehicle is not located on the specified lane marking, the vehicle speed is limited to a specified safe value.

A method, system and robot for autonomous navigation thereof between two rows of plants, wherein said robot includes two or more sensing devices, sensor A and sensor B, mounted thereon and moves forward along an axis parallel to the rows of plants, being autonomously steered by exerting angular corrections to place the robot as close as possible to the centerline between the rows of plants, wherein the method and system includes the following:

(ii) dividing a two-dimensional grid of square cells into I.sub.G.Math.J.sub.G groups of cells;

(iii) obtaining data points using sensor A and sensor B;

(vii) moving the robot: (a) by turning right; or (b) by turning left; or (c) forward without turning,
depending on whether each group of cells (i,j) is calculated as low-activated, high-activated or not activated using said data points.

A drive and control system for a lawn tractor includes a CAN-Bus network, a plurality of controllers, a pair of electric transaxles controlled by the plurality of controllers, and one or more steering and drive input devices coupled to respective sensor(s) for sensing user steering and drive inputs. The plurality of controllers communicate with one or more vehicle sensors via the CAN-Bus network. The plurality of controllers receive the user's steering and drive inputs and posts on the CAN-Bus network and generate drive signals to obtain the desired speed and direction of motion of the lawn tractor.

A computer in a vehicle is configured to operate the vehicle in at least one of an autonomous and a semi-autonomous mode. The computer is further configured to detect at least one condition of a roadway being traveled by the vehicle, the condition comprising at least one of a restricted lane, a restricted zone, a construction zone, and accident area, an incline, a hazardous road surface. The computer is further configured to determine at least one autonomous action based on the condition, the at least one autonomous action including at least one of altering a speed of the vehicle, controlling vehicle steering, controlling vehicle lighting, transitioning the vehicle to manual control, and controlling a distance of the vehicle from an object.

The disclosed technology enables automated parking of an autonomous vehicle. An example method of performing automated parking for a vehicle comprises obtaining, from a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) devices located on or in an autonomous vehicle, a first set of location information that describes locations of multiple points on the autonomous vehicle, where the first set of location information are associated with a first position of the autonomous vehicle, determining, based on the first set of location information and a location of the parking area, a trajectory information that describes a trajectory for the autonomous vehicle to be driven from the first position of the autonomous vehicle to a parking area, and causing the autonomous vehicle to be driven along the trajectory to the parking area by causing operation of one or more devices located in the autonomous vehicle based on at least the trajectory information.

A method for conducting a motor vehicle in an at least partially automated manner includes generating and outputting a plurality of approach signals for controlling a transverse and/or a longitudinal conduction of the motor vehicle in order to conduct the motor vehicle in at least a partially automated manner in such a way that the motor vehicle approaches a traffic junction. The method includes receiving a plurality of environmental signals which represent an environment of the motor vehicle while it approaches the traffic junction. The method determines, based on the environmental signals that the motor vehicle may continue to further approach the traffic junction, must stop, and/or must retreat. The method generates and outputs control signals for controlling the transverse and/or longitudinal conduction of the motor vehicle in order to conduct the motor vehicle in at least a partially automated manner according to the determining process.

A system and method for monitoring and analyzing activities of a person operating a machine, particularly driving a vehicle, is provided. A first magnet is attached to a hand of the person and a second magnet is attached to the head of the person. A smart watch having a magnetometer is attached to the other hand of the person. The magnetometer is in magnetic communication with both the first magnet and the second magnet to generate a first magnetic signal and a second magnetic signal. Both signals can be received by a processor and applied to mathematical models by the processor to generate indicators representative of positions and motions of the hands and the head. An alarm can be generated based on the indicators.

A dual direction accident prevention (DDAP) and assistive braking system (ABS) which detects both the risk of a frontal accident and a rear accident and then coordinates braking to prevent both if possible while giving priority to preventing a frontal accident. In the event of an imminent rear collision with an object or vehicle in front of a driver, the system will choose a braking force which minimizes the impact of the rear collision, while determining a safe approach toward the front obstacle. Furthermore, if a vehicle is approaching the driver and an accident is imminent, and there is no further room in front to reduce the effect of the imminent impact, the system prepares the vehicle and driver by bracing for impact by applying emergency brakes, tightening seatbelts, etc.

A vehicle control apparatus selects a control target object, based on object information and executes a collision avoidance control when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied. The vehicle control apparatus determines that a driver of an own vehicle carries out a first mistaken operation when a predetermined first pressing condition that the driver of the own vehicle strongly operates the acceleration operator, is satisfied, and a magnitude of the steering angle is greater than a predetermined first steering angle threshold, and permits executing the collision avoidance control when a first situation that the driver of the own vehicle carries out the first mistaken operation, and a distance between the own vehicle and the control target object is shorter than a predetermined first distance threshold, arises.

Provided is a driving assistance system capable of providing more pieces of information to a vehicle side by using magnetic markers. A driving assistance system (1A) is a system including magnetic markers (1) laid on a travelling road so as to be magnetically detectable and also be able to provide code information to a vehicle side, a vehicle (5) configured to be able to magnetically detect the magnetic markers (1) and also read the code information, and a base station (6) configured to make a reply with corresponding information when receiving the code information from the vehicle (5) reading the code information.