A method for operating a vehicle includes detecting a road user in a predetermined portion of a vehicle's environment, detecting a start-up attempt by vehicle driver, blocking a vehicle start-up in response to the detection of a road user in the vehicle's environment and to the detected start-up attempt, and altering a vehicle control such that the comfort of the driver is reduced in comparison with an unaltered vehicle control when the vehicle start-up has been blocked.

A method for adaptive lateral guidance of a motor vehicle method comprises: determining, by a driver state monitoring system of the motor vehicle, an attentiveness level of a driver steering the motor vehicle; and adapting, in case that the attentiveness level of the driver fulfills predefined criteria, a lateral steering configuration of a lateral guidance assistant of the motor vehicle by at least one of i) increasing a lateral steering tolerance for triggering a steering intervention of the lateral guidance assistant, and ii) suppressing a lateral steering intervention of the lateral guidance assistant.

A method actuates a vehicle drivetrain of a vehicle having a drive unit, in particular an electric motor, wherein the drivetrain has at least one first partial drivetrain which is assigned to a first output unit which transmits a torque between the drive unit and the first output unit, and has at least one second partial drive train which is assigned to a second output unit which transmits a torque between the drive unit and the second output unit. When a positive torque is transmitted, a load is applied to the drivetrain in a first direction, and when a negative torque is transmitted, a load is applied to the drivetrain in a second direction opposed to the first direction. At least one pre-load device is provided which, when a predetermined positive torque limiting value is reached or when a predetermined negative torque limiting value is reached, pre-loads the first partial drivetrain in the first direction of the positive torque and pre-loads the second partial drivetrain in the second direction of the negative torque.

There is presented a method for controlling an activation threshold of a safety system of a vehicle. The method comprises receiving map data from a remote data repository, said map data comprising a geographical location of a dynamic object located in a surrounding area of an expected path of the vehicle, determining a geographical location of the vehicle by means of a localization system of the vehicle, and lowering an activation threshold value of the safety system when the geographical location of the vehicle is within a predefined distance from the dynamic object. The presented method provides for an efficient means for preparing e.g. an emergency brake assist system of a vehicle in potentially critical situations.

The present invention relates to a method for operating a driver model for controlling a vehicle. The driver model comprises a vehicle module (203) which determines an accelerator pedal position to be set on the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle module (203) determines a required power as a component of a total power, which total power can be generated by a drive system of the vehicle, wherein the required power corresponds to a power that is necessary for moving the vehicle at a required speed and/or a required acceleration (311) along a predefined road course. The method according to the invention further provides for a value (313) of a permissible pedal position to be assigned to the required power and for the value (313) of the permissible pedal position to be transmitted to the driver model in order to control the vehicle.

A control method for an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method includes: obtaining perception information of road conditions around a vehicle; determining a first control decision based on the perception information and autonomous driving decision logic; controlling the vehicle to perform autonomous driving according to the first control decision; determining, in response to detecting an assisted driving instruction, a second control decision that is different from the first control decision based on the perception information, the autonomous driving decision logic, and the assisted driving instruction; and controlling the vehicle to perform autonomous driving according to the second control decision.

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 level of automation. The first driving function is available for activation in a first admissibility range defined by a lower and/or upper limit for a driving parameter. The driver uses a first input component to prescribe a driver nominal value preset for the driving parameter that is in the first admissibility range. In response, the current driving behavior of the active second driving function is adapted. The driving system then establishes that the driving parameter satisfies a first criterion for the first admissibility range. The first driving function is then activated.

Methods, systems, and networks for controlling design and manufacture of mechanically and electrically compliant VCM-based vehicles, in which a user manually and explicitly defines at least one vehicle characteristic and at least one VCM characteristic. User selection of one or more vehicle characteristics ensures that the selection of VCM characteristics will be that of VCM characteristics compatible with the selected vehicle characteristics. Similarly, user selection of one or more VCMs or VCM characteristics ensures that the selection of vehicle characteristics will be that of vehicle characteristics compatible with the selected VCM or VCM characteristics.

Among other things, techniques are described for screening and monitoring the health of a vehicle user including receiving sensor data produced by a sensor at the vehicle, processing the sensor data to determine at least one health condition of the user of the vehicle, and in response to determining the at least one health condition, executing a vehicle function selected from a plurality of vehicle functions based on the at least one health condition.

A parking assistance control device detects a parkable area, where a host vehicle can be parked, based on target information, causes the vehicle to move from the initial position, which is the vehicle's position when the parkable area is detected, to the parkable area by controlling a driving device, braking device, and steering device and, when the target information indicates that a stopper is installed in the parkable area, causes the vehicle to stop with its position and direction with respect to the stopper matching a predetermined position and direction. The parking assistance control device causes the vehicle to stop with the distance between the vehicle's predetermined first reference point and the stopper matching a first predetermined value so that the vehicle is forward-parked in the state where the front end of a part, provided on the vehicle's front side and lower than the stopper, is separated from the stopper.