A vehicle holding unit includes a cupholder and an electronic heating unit. The cupholder has a sidewall defining a cup receiving area. The sidewall includes a heat source for providing heat to the cupholder. The electronic heating unit is integrated with the sidewall. The electronic heating unit has an electrical connector configured to be electrically connected to another electrical connector of a vehicle center console to draw electrical power from the another electrical connector to power the heat source.

A vehicle including a refrigerated compartment having a chamber and a cooling system for cooling the chamber and methods of controlling the cooling system is provided. The vehicle includes a controller that controls a supply of power from a battery of the vehicle to the cooling system based on at least one output signal received from a vehicle component.

A method for operating a drink maker within a vehicle. The method includes placing a cup on a seating associated with a heating mechanism, the cup containing a liquid and an essence, wherein the liquid and the essence are separated by a ring-shaped partition, automatically sensing a presence of the cup on the seating, turning on a heating mechanism for warming the liquid, sensing a temperature relating to the temperature of the liquid, and turning off the heating mechanism upon sensing a first predetermined temperature, mixing the liquid and the essence and inserting a stirrer through the ring upon warming to a second predetermined temperature lower than the first predetermined temperature, stirring the liquid with the stirrer, and removing the cup from said seating.

A method for operating a drink maker within a vehicle using a single hand, the method comprising: a. providing a stirrer; b. placing a cup on a seating associated with a heating mechanism, said placed cup containing a liquid and an essence, wherein the liquid and the essence are separated by a ring-shaped partition; c. automatically sensing a presence of the placed cup on said seating; d. automatically turning on a heating mechanism for warming said liquid; e. automatically sensing a temperature relating to the temperature of said liquid; f. automatically turning off said heating mechanism upon sensing a first predetermined temperature; g. said partition enabling mixing of said liquid and said essence upon warming to a second predetermined temperature, said second predetermined temperature is lower than said first predetermined temperature; h. inserting said stirrer through the ring when the liquid is at the second predetermined temperature; i. stirring the liquid with said stirrer, and j. removing said placed cup from said seating.

Embodiments described herein relate to a center console assembly that includes a housing having a support surface and a receptacle recessed with respect to the support surface, a lid and a retaining mechanism. The lid includes an exterior surface, an opposite interior surface, and an opening extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface is coupled to the housing for movement between a closed position and a raised position. In the closed position, the interior surface faces the support surface of the housing and access to the receptacle is permitted through the opening of the lid. The retainer mechanism is coupled to the lid. The retainer mechanism is configured to retain an object between the support surface and the retainer mechanism when the lid is in the raised position.

Provided is a refrigerator for a vehicle. The refrigerator for the vehicle may include a cavity or a compartment accommodating a product, a machine room defined in a side of the cavity, a compressor provided at a front side of an internal section of the machine room to compress a refrigerant, a condensation module or assembly disposed at a rear side of the internal section of the machine room to condense the refrigerant, an evaporation module in which the refrigerant condensed in the condensation module is supplied and evaporated and which is disposed in the cavity, and a machine room cover covering the machine room to enable air to be suctioned from a rear side thereof.

Provided is a vehicle cup holder allowing wireless charging. A vehicle cup holder allowing wireless charging according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing having an accommodation space for accommodating objects, including a portable telephone; a support member coupled to the housing by means of a rotational shaft to allow rotation in the accommodation space, and comprising a wireless transmission module for wirelessly charging the battery of a portable telephone; and a driving member allowing or disallowing rotation of the rotational shaft so as to maintain the support member in a first state in which a portable telephone can be charged, or in a second state in which an object can be accommodated in the accommodation space.

Provided is an autonomous versatile robotic chassis, including: a chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the chassis; one or more motors to drive the set of wheels; one or more mounting elements; at least one food equipment coupled to the robotic chassis using the one or more mounting elements; a processor; one or more sensors; a camera; and a tangible, non-transitory, machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor effectuates operations including: generating, with the processor, a map of an environment; localizing, with the processor, the robotic chassis; receiving, with the processor, a request for delivery of a food item to a first location; generating, with the processor, a movement path to the first location from a current location; and instructing, with the processor, the robotic chassis to transport the food item to the first location by navigating along the movement path.

Disclosed is a system for managing power in a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) installed on a trailer, having: a TRU controller configured to perform steps such as: executing a system-level energy manager, wherein the TRU controller: adaptively selects energy flow parameters based on one or more mission specific parameters and TRU power health; executes a predictive analytics module for collecting mission specific parameters and predicting TRU cooling power demands; and executes an online optimization module for generating a power source schedule for the TRU based on the predicted TRU cooling power demands; and operating the TRU according to the generated power source schedule.

A cooled cup holder provides for a cooled beverage container that is connectable to a vehicle's air conditioning system to maintain a drink cold. The assembly can additionally be provided with a second compartment which can keep a snack or sandwich cool. The cup holder assembly can be adapted to be suspended from the map pocket panel, or can be provided with its own map pocket, in which case, the assembly will replace the airplane's map pocket.