In an information processing apparatus for managing or controlling a moving body used by a user based on a predetermined use condition, the moving body is configured to be switchable between an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode, and the information processing apparatus comprises a use condition acquisition section for acquiring information related to the use condition of the moving body, a switch command acquisition section for acquiring a switch command for switching a driving mode of the moving body, and a switch judgment section for judging permission/prohibition of switching of the driving mode indicated by the switch command, based on the use condition of the moving body.

A method, an apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium for autonomous driving determination are proposed. The method includes: obtaining information about a driving scenario of an autonomous vehicle when a preset trigger condition is met; comparing the information about the driving scenario with an autonomous driving capability of the autonomous vehicle; determining, according to a comparison result, whether the autonomous vehicle is adapted to employ an autonomous driving mode in the driving scenario. The technical solution of the present disclosure may be applied to improve the safety of the vehicle and the user.

A control device for a vehicle capable of switching between an automated driving mode in which driving force of a vehicle having a transmission is automatically controlled and a manual driving mode in which the driving force of the vehicle is controlled on the basis of a driver's operation on the vehicle includes: an operation element to which the driver's operation is input; and a travel control unit that outputs a command value for selecting a gear range of the transmission. The travel control unit selects which of ordinary gear change control and gear change restricting control is to be performed on the basis of an operation performed on the operation element when there is an automated driving release request in which the automated driving mode is released and the automated driving mode is switched to the manual driving mode during traveling of the vehicle in the automated driving mode.

Vehicles may have the capability to navigate according to various levels of autonomous capabilities, the vehicle having a different set of autonomous competencies at each level. In certain situations, the vehicle may shift from one level of autonomous capability to another. The shift may require more or less driving responsibility from a human operator. Sensors inside the vehicle collect human operator parameters to determine an alertness level of the human operator. An alertness level is determined based on the human operator parameters and other data including historical data or human operator-specific data. Notifications are presented to the user based on the determined alertness level that are more or less intrusive based on the alertness level of the human operator and on the urgency of an impending change to autonomous capabilities. Notifications may be tailored to specific human operators based on human operator preference and historical performance.

A method for transitioning control of a vehicle from an autonomous driving system to a human driver. The method includes receiving, from the autonomous driving system, a take-over request. Additionally, the method includes determining whether a singular switching means is actuated, and triggering a deactivation of the autonomous driving system under the only condition that the singular switching means is determined to be actuated. Moreover, a data processing apparatus is provided. The data processing apparatus includes means for carrying out the method. Furthermore, a system for transitioning control of a vehicle from an autonomous driving system to a human driver is provided. The system includes a steering wheel, the data processing apparatus and the singular switching means. Additionally, a corresponding computer program and a corresponding non-transitory computer-readable storage medium provided.

An apparatus and a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle for a minimum risk maneuver (MRM) of the autonomous vehicle are provided. A processor provided in the autonomous vehicle performs an MRM including deceleration control and stop control of the autonomous vehicle, determines whether the MRM is completed, determines whether manipulation of a user for vehicle control is not input during a specific time, based on determination that the MRM is completed, and requests a call connection from an external institution, by means of a call controller provided in the autonomous vehicle to control a call with the external institution, when the MRM is completed and when the manipulation of the user for the vehicle control is not input during the specific time. The apparatus improves safety and convenience of an autonomous driving system.

A method for bypass alert, the method may include obtaining during a driving session of a vehicle, sensed information about an environment of the first vehicle, by one of more vehicle sensors of the vehicle; detecting that the vehicle is within a certain distance from a destination of the driving session; detecting, using a first machine learning process, one or more parking indicators that are indicative of an allowable parking area that precedes the vehicle; detecting a vacant parking space within the parking area that is large enough to facilitate a parking of the vehicle within the vacant parking space; and responding to the vacant parking space.

A travel control method for a vehicle is provided, which includes autonomous steering control for autonomously controlling the steering of the vehicle. The travel control method includes: setting a plurality of cancellation thresholds corresponding to respective travel scenes, the cancellation thresholds being used for canceling the autonomous steering control and transitioning to the driver's manual operation; detecting a travel scene of the vehicle during execution of the autonomous steering control; extracting a cancellation threshold corresponding to the detected travel scene from among the plurality of set cancellation thresholds; and determining, based on the extracted cancellation threshold, whether or not to cancel the autonomous steering control and transition to the driver's manual operation.

An alertness level that is the consciousness level of the driver of a vehicle is determined, and the timing of a manual driving return request notification is controlled in accordance with the alertness level. A data processing unit determines the alertness level of the driver of the vehicle, and records evaluation data. The data processing unit acquires observation information about the driver, determines the alertness level of the driver, and evaluates and records the return rate at each time. The vehicle is a vehicle capable of switching between automatic driving and manual driving, and the data processing unit controls the timing of a manual driving return request notification for the driver's return from automatic driving to manual driving, in accordance with the alertness level of the driver. The observation information to be acquired by the data processing unit includes observation information about the driver both before and after the driver gets in the vehicle. For example, passive monitoring, information about the driver's response to a notification, and the like are observed.

A driving system is provided with a plurality of different driving functions for an automated drive with different degrees of automation for a motor vehicle. At least the driving function with the highest degree of automation is not constantly available. The driving system has a user interface for interacting with the driver. The user interface has an input component which is common to the plurality of driving functions for a signaling, by the driver, of a driver-side request for an automated drive to the driving system. The driving system is designed to determine an operating action via the input component for an automated drive. After the operating action is determined, the available driving function of the plurality of driving functions which has the degree of automation with the highest potential is determined. Provided the driving function is determined which has the degree of automation with the highest potential among the available driving functions, the driving function can be activated.