Methods and systems are provided for torque application during a deceleration event initiated via a shift lever direction change request. In one example, adjusting a deceleration torque towards a traction torque of a going to direction at a vehicle standstill based on an actual vehicle speed and an accelerator pedal position when the actual vehicle speed is below a threshold vehicle speed and a shift lever position is adjusted from a forward position to a reverse position.

A vehicle driving assistance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute acceleration suppression control for suppressing acceleration of a driver's vehicle in a case where a predetermined prohibition condition is not satisfied when an erroneous acceleration operation precondition is satisfied while a traveling condition is satisfied. The traveling condition is a condition for determining that the driver's vehicle is traveling. The erroneous acceleration operation precondition is a precondition for determining that an acceleration operation is erroneously performed. The acceleration operation is an operation performed by a driver of the driver's vehicle to request the acceleration of the driver's vehicle. The predetermined prohibition condition is based on a relationship between the driver's vehicle and an external environment of the driver's vehicle.

Various embodiments include a method for controlling a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft and a drivetrain separable from the internal combustion engine using a releasable clutch comprising: propelling the vehicle in a first operating state in a predetermined range around a speed while the internal combustion engine is off and is separated from the drivetrain by the releasable clutch; sensing a braking operation while in the first operating state; predicting whether a power demand is expected within a predetermined time interval; and, if the power demand is expected, setting the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine in rotation, or increasing a rotational speed of the crankshaft in preparation for an engine restart.

A vehicle control device includes a driving force setting unit and a motor controller. The driving force setting unit sets a first requested driving force on the basis of accelerator opening and makes dulling processing on it to set a second requested driving force. The motor controller controls a motor driving force on the basis of the second requested driving force. The motor controller executes a slip control on the condition that the driving wheel slips on accelerated travel. The slip control includes controlling the motor driving force on the basis of a limited driving force smaller than the second requested driving force. In stopping the slip control, the motor controller compares the first requested driving force and the motor driving force. On the condition that the former is smaller than the latter, the motor controller controls the motor driving force on the basis of the first requested driving force.

A method of estimating a load on a vehicle (10), the method comprising: obtaining a first load estimate using a first load estimation technique; obtaining a second load estimate using a second load estimation technique; analysing characteristics of the first load estimate and the second load estimate; and, based on the analysis selecting either the first load estimate or the second load estimate as an output load estimate.

A controller as a control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle determines whether or not to perform switching from a first traveling mode in which a hybrid vehicle is caused to travel using torque of a motor without using torque of an engine to a second traveling mode in which the hybrid vehicle is caused to travel using at least the torque of the engine. The controller, when determining that switching is to be performed from the first traveling mode to the second traveling mode, performs control to reduce output torque of the motor by a predetermined amount. After this control, the controller shifts a first clutch from a released state to an engaged state so that the torque of the motor is transmitted to the engine via the first clutch, and cranks the engine using the motor to start the engine.

A vehicle includes a drive source that supplies a driving force to a drive wheel, a switch, and a controller that puts a first limitation on the driving force or puts a second limitation on the driving force when the switch is operated, the second limitation being smaller than the first limitation.

A vehicle control apparatus, configured to control a vehicle, includes an engine that is configured to drive wheels via a power transmission device. The vehicle control apparatus includes a towing state detector and an engine controller. The towing state detector is configured to detect whether the vehicle is in a towing state. The engine controller is configured to stop the engine in a case where a predetermined engine stopping condition is satisfied during traveling of the vehicle. The engine controller is configured to vary, in a case where the towing state detector detects that the vehicle is in the towing state, the predetermined engine stopping condition to reduce an operational range in which the engine is to be stopped compared with an operational range in a case where the towing state detector does not detect that the vehicle is in the towing state.

A learning model generating unit generates a learning model using a user ID of a user estimated by a driver estimating unit and driving attributes of the user, as training data. Specifically, a learning model generating unit generates a learning model in which the driving attributes are an explanatory variable and the user ID of a user is an objective variable. When various driving attributes are input to the driving behavior model, the user ID of a driver specified by the attributes is output.

Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining when to provide and providing secondary disengage alerts for a vehicle having autonomous and manual driving modes. For instance, while the vehicle is being controlled in the autonomous driving mode, user input is received at one or more user input devices of the vehicle. In response to receiving the user input, the vehicle may be transitioned from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode and provide a primary disengage alert to an occupant of the vehicle regarding the transition. Whether to provide a secondary disengage alert may be determined based on at least circumstances of the user input. After the transition, the secondary disengage alert may be provided based on the determination.