A method for terminating an automated driving function of a vehicle involves deactivating the driving function by a steering intervention of a driver of the vehicle in a steering system, which includes a steering column and a steering wheel. In order to determine the steering intervention, a steering column torque at the steering column is measured and a steering wheel angle is measured. A manual torque acting on the steering wheel is estimated based on the measured steering column torque and the measured steering wheel angle. The estimation is based on a model equation of the steering system, which takes into consideration a moment of inertia of the steering wheel and a frictional torque in the steering system.

A driving system for a motor vehicle includes a first driving function for automated driving with automated longitudinal and transverse guidance and a second driving function for automated driving with at least automated longitudinal guidance, or with at least automated transverse guidance. The second driving function has a lower degree of automation than the first driving function. The first driving function is available in a tolerance range. Starting from a driving state with an active second driving function and a value of the driving parameter outside the tolerance range, the driving system changes, when the second driving function is active, the value of the driving parameter in the direction of the tolerance range via automated longitudinal guidance or automated transverse guidance. The driving system then determines that the driving parameter satisfies a criterion with respect to the tolerance range.

An awakening degree detecting device outputs awakening degree information corresponding to an awakening degree of a driver of a vehicle. A stimulus providing device provides the driver with a stimulus including at least one of a visual stimulus, an audible stimulus, an electrical stimulus, a warm stimulus, a cold stimulus, and an action-inducing stimulus prompting an action of the occupant with respect to an appliance installed in the vehicle. A control device outputs, based on the awakening degree information, a first control signal causing the stimulus providing device to provide the stimulus in a case where the awakening degree is less than a first threshold, and to output a second control signal causing the stimulus providing device to provide the stimulus after the first control signal is outputted.

[Solution] A driver abnormality determination system includes circuitry configured to detect a driving operation of a driver, detect behavior of the driver's head and motion of eyeballs and/or movement of a sightline of the driver, recognize a driving scene in which the vehicle is driven; a memory that stores a sensor table of a relationship between the driving scene and detected values to be used to determine a driver abnormality; and determine the driver abnormality based on the sensor table, the driving scene, the driving operation and the behavior.

A cab having a human-machine interface to generate a holographic image in order to control comfort equipment installed in the cab. The human-machine interface includes: a camera capable of capturing images representing a gaze of an occupant, one image generation unit having (a) a computer capable of calculating the position of the location of the occupant's gaze from the captured images, the computer being adapted to generate the digital holographic image according to the position of the occupant's gaze, (b) a spatial light modulator receiving the generated digital holographic image, and (c) a light source illuminating the spatial light modulator. The human-machine interface also includes a reflector reflecting the light beams emitted by the spatial light modulator into a visualizing window to form a holographic image positioned between the windscreen and the seat.

Provided are an erratic steering warning device, and a method for controlling an erratic steering warning, capable of suppressing unnecessary warning outputs. The erratic steering warning device includes: an erratic travel detecting unit for detecting erratic travel of a vehicle; and a warning output control unit which, if erratic travel has been detected, does not cause a warning to be output from a warning output unit if control is being executed to prevent the vehicle deviating from a lane, and a driver is not touching a steering operation unit that accepts a vehicle steering operation.

A system for comparing driver intent and a gear setting of a vehicle comprises a driver monitoring system including at least one driver monitoring sensor configured to capture attributes of the driver indicative of driver intent regarding an intended direction of travel. The system also comprises an evaluation processor configured to access driver data from the driver monitoring system. The evaluation processor is also configured to generate a mismatch signal in response to determining a mismatch between the driver intent and a gear setting of the vehicle. The evaluation processor may also be configured to control braking and/or acceleration of the vehicle in response to determining a mismatch between the driver intent and a gear setting of the vehicle. The system may also use data regarding an object within a threshold distance from a front or a rear of the vehicle, and/or a requested acceleration above a threshold amount.

A vehicle including at least one movable member whose position is modifiable by an occupant, a driving assist system capable of executing driving assist control that is interruptible when an interrupt condition has been satisfied, and a processor. The processor is configured to control an alarm device so as to issue a warning to a driver when determined that a prescribed positional condition has been satisfied based on a reference position and a position of each of the movable members when the driving assist control is being executed.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining and responding to an internal state of a self-driving vehicle. For instance, an image of an interior of the vehicle captured by a camera mounted in the vehicle is received. The image is processed in order to identify one or more visible markers at predetermined locations within the vehicle. The internal state of the vehicle is determined based on the identified one or more visible markers. A responsive action is identified action using the determined internal state, and the vehicle is controlled in order to perform the responsive action.

The present disclosure relates to a driver controlling system for a vehicle, a vehicle comprising such a driver controlling system, a driver controlling method for a vehicle and a computer program element for such a driver controlling system.

The driver controlling system comprises a propulsive actuator unit, a propulsive sensor unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to prompt the propulsive actuator unit to apply at least one driving parameter in an automated driving mode of the vehicle. The at least one driving parameter is based on a driving preference of a driver. The control unit is further configured to modify the at least one driving parameter of the automated driving mode by a defined rate of deviation for causing a reaction of the driver. The propulsive sensor unit is configured to generate driver engagement data based on the reaction of the driver to the at least one modified driving parameter. The rate of deviation for modifying at least one driving parameter may be varied and/or the at least one driving parameter may be incrementally modified from a prior modified driving parameter by the defined rate of deviation, in case of insufficient reaction of the user.