Embodiments for operational envelope detection (OED) with situational assessment are disclosed. Embodiments herein relate to an operational envelope detector that is configured to receive, as inputs, information related to sensors of the system and information related to operational design domain (ODD) requirements. The OED then compares the information related to sensors of the system to the information related to the ODD requirements, and identifies whether the system is operating within its ODD or whether a remedial action is appropriate to adjust the ODD requirements based on the current sensor information. Other embodiments are described and/or claimed.

A controller may be configured to receive one or more measured rotational speeds of a wheel of a vehicle. The controller may be configured to determine whether the one or more measured rotational speeds are unreliable relative to one or more previous rotational speeds of the wheel of the vehicle. The controller may be configured to calculate a replacement rotational speed of the wheel and use the replacement rotational speed of the wheel to control or restrict movement of the vehicle using or based on the replacement rotational speed in place of the one or more measured rotational speeds.

A vehicle control system employing acoustic and impact sensors for sensing acoustics and vibrations at a vehicle to detect environmental conditions and provide appropriate vehicle control and driver warnings according to the environmental conditions. The acoustics may include sounds generated by objects in the external environment surrounding the vehicle or sounds generated by impacts on the vehicle. The vibrations may include vibrations of the vehicle generated by the sounds generated by objects in the external environment surrounding the vehicle or vibrations of the vehicle generated by the impacts on the vehicle.

A controller is provided which controls a vehicle with a storage device mounted thereon in which a user is able to deposit baggage, the controller being configured to determine a deposit point of the baggage or a pick-up point of the baggage according to weather conditions.

An embodiment method for controlling a hybrid vehicle includes driving a motor that starts an engine of the hybrid vehicle and controlling the motor to generate an engine starting torque to prevent a vibration of the engine, wherein the engine starting torque is generated by a feedforward control method. An embodiment device for controlling a hybrid vehicle includes a motor configured to start an engine of the hybrid vehicle, and a controller configured to drive the motor and control the motor to generate an engine starting torque to prevent a vibration of the engine, wherein the engine starting torque is generated by a feedforward control method.

An apparatus, method and computer program product provide a map layer of one or more temporary dynamic obstructions. For example, the apparatus is configured to receive vehicle/driver behavior data associated with a vehicle at a portion of a road, determine a likelihood of a temporary dynamic obstruction existing proximate to the portion based on the vehicle behavior data, and update a datapoint of a map layer based on the likelihood. The datapoint indicates a state of existence of the temporary dynamic obstruction at the portion.

Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle and an engine control method therefor that are capable of reducing entry of an engine into a full-load drive mode. The method includes determining whether the extent of depression of an accelerator pedal (APS) may be equal to or greater than a reference value set as a condition for entry of an engine into a full-load drive mode, determining a part-load torque corresponding to the maximum torque in a part-load drive mode of the engine and a motor torque corresponding to the maximum torque of a motor when the extent of depression of the accelerator pedal may be equal to or greater than the reference value, comparing the sum of the part-load torque and the motor torque with a driver demand torque, and controlling the engine in the full-load drive mode or the part-load drive mode depending on a result of the comparing.

The present disclosure relates to a method of driving a motor vehicle. The method determines position data relating to at least one of a current position or a predicted future position of the motor vehicle detecting, using at least one sensor device, surroundings data relating to a surrounding environment of the motor vehicle, determining at least one driving intervention based on the surroundings data, and controlling at least one vehicle system of the motor vehicle to execute the determined at least one driving intervention. The at least one driving intervention executed by a selected software module that is selected based on the surroundings data, and the selected software module is selected from a plurality of software modules based on the position data. Each software module is configured to execute the at least one driving intervention.

The present invention relates to a method for avoiding collisions of a moving vehicle with other road users in the surroundings of the vehicle, comprising at least the method steps of: a) detecting, by means of one or more sensors, the vehicle surroundings and the other road users located therein; b) dividing the vehicle surroundings into a plurality of occupied areas; c) classifying the other road users detected in method step a), wherein, by means of the classification, at least one road user group is assigned to each of the other road users; d) prioritising the road user classified in method step c), taking into account both the classification carried out in method step c) and the occupied area defined in method step b), wherein road users from one or more predetermined road user groups in the particular occupied area are given a high priority and road users from other, non-predetermined road user groups in the particular occupied area are given a lower priority; and e) determining the probability of collision of the other road users with the vehicle, wherein the collision probability is determined in accordance with the prioritisation carried out in method step d) and the collision probability of the other road users having a high priority is determined first; f) changing or maintaining the current driving behaviour of the vehicle on the basis of the collision probabilities determined in method step e).

A method for minimizing disturbance due to wind forces of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The method also includes receiving, at a data processing hardware data from a sensor system for the tow vehicle. The method also includes determining, at the data processing hardware, a passing object profile. The method also includes predicting, at the data processing hardware, a wind force profile based upon the sensor data the passing object profile. The method also includes determining, at the data processing hardware, at least one preventative action for the vehicle to minimize the effect of disturbance on the trailer.