A vehicle control device comprises an accelerator (22a) which a driver of a vehicle operates in order to accelerate the vehicle, and a controller configured to execute a limit control for imposing a limitation on a driving force, in such a manner that the driving force is prevented from becoming excessively large, when a predetermined limit condition is satisfied. The controller executes the limit control and a mistaken operation notification, when a mistaken operation state has been occurring. The controller executes a failure notification, when the mistaken operation state has not been occurring at a failure occurrence time point at which a control failure that the controller cannot execute the limit control has occurred. The controller continues executing the mistaken operation notification without executing the failure notification at the failure occurrence time point, if the mistaken operation state has been occurring at the failure occurrence time point.

Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals conveying contextual information and vehicle information; determine, based on the output signals, the contextual information; determine, based on the output signals, the vehicle information, determine, in an ongoing manner, based on the contextual information and/or the vehicle information, values of a complexity metric, the complexity metric quantifying predicted complexity of a current contextual environment and/or predicted complexity of a likely needed response to a change in the contextual information; filter, based on the values of the complexity metric, the contextual information spatially; and control, based on the vehicle information and the spatially filtered contextual information, the vehicle such that the likely needed response is satisfied.

A vehicle driving control method depending on a baby mode, may include, when the baby mode is activated, receiving information on a state of a vehicle seat, correcting a center state of charge (SOC) value of a battery of the vehicle based on the information on the state of the vehicle seat, determining a state of a transmission of the vehicle, and performing regenerative brake and brake pedal stroke (BPS) scale/filtering correction control or an electric vehicle (EV) mode and accelerator position sensor (APS) scale/filtering correction control based on the state of the transmission of the vehicle and the state of the vehicle seat.

A vehicle includes a traction battery and a powertrain. The powertrain including at least one traction motor electrically connected to the battery such that the traction motor discharges the battery when producing positive torque to propel the vehicle and recharges the battery when producing negative torque to slow the vehicle. A vehicle controller is programmed to execute coast (lift-pedal) controls that reduce the charge rate of the battery based on a ratio of energy capacity of the battery to kinetic energy of the vehicle.

Systems and methods are provided for simulating rev-matching in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), e.g., HEVs having a two motor hybrid system transmission. In particular, increased engine response is provided while downshifting during acceleration. The two-motor hybrid system transmission may include an electronic control unit that controls the speed of the engine to simulate gears, and increases the speed of the engine responsive to a driver using the gear selector to shift from one of the simulated gears to a lower one of the simulated gears, thereby providing the desired rev-matching experience.

A method for providing vehicle alerts includes receiving an ignition signal indicating a current status of an ignition of a vehicle and receiving a gear position signal indicating a current gear position of a transmission of the vehicle. The method also includes receiving a vehicle speed signal indicating a current vehicle speed of the vehicle and identifying a vehicle alert data file based on at least the ignition signal, the gear position signal, the vehicle speed signal. The method also includes retrieving the vehicle alert data file from a vehicle alert database and loading data associated with the vehicle alert data file into a buffer. The method also includes outputting contents of the buffer to at least one output device of the vehicle.

A controller for a hybrid vehicle controls a first motor generator and a second motor generator such that electric power input to a battery does not exceed an input upper limit value and electric power output from the battery does not exceed an output upper limit value. The controller executes motoring to rotate an output shaft using the first motor generator with combustion operation of an engine stopped, thereby causing a braking force generated by friction of the engine to act on a driven wheel. The controller executes a valve-opening limitation process that limits an increase in a throttle open degree in correspondence with the input upper limit value upon issuance of an increase request for the throttle open degree that is not based on an operation of requesting a change in the braking force performed by a driver during the execution of the motoring.

A mild hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mild hybrid vehicle includes a sensor that detects shift intention of a driver to provide the shift intention as sensing information, a controller that determines a target rotation speed of an MHSG based on the sensing information and controls the MHSG based on the target rotation speed, and the MHSG that controls the rotation speed of the engine under control of the controller when the shift intention is detected.

A vehicle includes: a motor generator as a drive source; an automatic transmission via which the motor generator is connected to driving wheels, the automatic transmission being configured to change a gear ratio; and a shift actuator for a driver to operate the gear ratio of the automatic transmission. A control device for the vehicle includes: a motor controlling portion configured to control output torque of the motor generator; and a gear shift controlling portion configured to control the gear ratio of the automatic transmission. In a case where the output torque has a negative value, when downshift is not requested by an operation on the shift actuator, the gear shift controlling portion prohibits a downshift process of downshifting the gear ratio of the automatic transmission, but when downshift is requested by an operation on the shift actuator, the gear shift controlling portion permits execution of the downshift process.

Methods and systems for activating electric vehicles are provided. One method includes, in response to a first command to activate the vehicle, transitioning the vehicle from an inactive state to a wake state where a controller of the vehicle is activated and the vehicle is prevented from being propelled by an electric motor of the vehicle. The method also includes, in response to receiving a second command to activate the vehicle after receiving the first command, transitioning the vehicle from the wake state to a ready state where the vehicle is permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.