A computer-implemented method for generating ground truth data may include the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: for a plurality of points in time, acquiring sensor data for a respective point in time; and for at least a subset of the plurality of points in time, determining ground truth data of the respective point in time based on the sensor data of at least one present and/or past point of time and at least one future point of time.

Systems and methods for determining the performance of a driver of a vehicle based on changes, over time, in the context and environment in which the vehicle operates, and any resultant driver behavior are disclosed. A set of driver response data is created from based on an analysis of time-series data indicative of the driver's operation of the vehicle in conjunction with time-series data indicative of changes in the vehicle's context/environment. The driver response data indicates the types and magnitudes of the driver's responses to various changes in the vehicle's operating context/environment and the driver's time-to-respond for each of the responses. That is, the driver response data indicates how a driver compensated his or her behavior (if at all) in response to different changes in the vehicle's context and/or environment. The driver response data may be compared to one or more thresholds to determine the driver's performance.

Systems and methods for determining the performance of a driver of a vehicle based on changes, over time, in the context and environment in which the vehicle operates, and any resultant driver behavior are disclosed. A set of driver response data is created from based on an analysis of time-series data indicative of the driver's operation of the vehicle in conjunction with time-series data indicative of changes in the vehicle's context/environment. The driver response data indicates the types and magnitudes of the driver's responses to various changes in the vehicle's operating context/environment and the driver's time-to-respond for each of the responses. That is, the driver response data indicates how a driver compensated his or her behavior (if at all) in response to different changes in the vehicle's context and/or environment. The driver response data may be compared to one or more thresholds to determine the driver's performance.

A method for controlling a user-initiated vehicle-operation-command, the user of the vehicle being located external to the vehicle during an autonomous driving or parking operation of the vehicle, is provided wherein the vehicle-operation-command is a cancellation or stop command of the autonomous driving or parking operation. A system equipped to perform the method and to a vehicle including the system is also provided. The method and apparatus enhance the security-level of autonomous driving and parking operations.

A method for controlling a user-initiated vehicle-operation-command, the user of the vehicle being located external to the vehicle during an autonomous driving or parking operation of the vehicle, is provided wherein the vehicle-operation-command is a cancellation or stop command of the autonomous driving or parking operation. A system equipped to perform the method and to a vehicle including the system is also provided. The method and apparatus enhance the security-level of autonomous driving and parking operations.

Apparatuses, storage media and methods associated with computer assisted driving (CAD), are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an autopilot engine to automatically pilot the vehicle out of a potential emergency situation, including to automatically pilot the vehicle for a period of time in view of a plurality of operational guardrails determined in real time for each of a plurality of timing windows; and a mitigation unit to conditionally activate the autopilot engine, including to activate the autopilot engine in response to analysis results indicative of the vehicle being potentially operated into the emergency situation manually. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Apparatuses, storage media and methods associated with computer assisted driving (CAD), are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an autopilot engine to automatically pilot the vehicle out of a potential emergency situation, including to automatically pilot the vehicle for a period of time in view of a plurality of operational guardrails determined in real time for each of a plurality of timing windows; and a mitigation unit to conditionally activate the autopilot engine, including to activate the autopilot engine in response to analysis results indicative of the vehicle being potentially operated into the emergency situation manually. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

An override conciliating portion executes processing to conciliate an override request during an execution of automated driving control (i.e., override conciliation processing). In the override conciliation processing, it is determined whether or not there is the override request (step S20). If the determination result of the step S20 is positive, it is determined whether or not a second automated driving mode is selected as an operation mode (step S21). If the determination result of the step S21 is negative, acceptance processing of the override request is executed (step S22). If the determination result of the step S21 is positive, invalidation processing of the override request is executed (step S23).

An example operation includes one or more of initially determining, via one or more sensors on a transport, that the transport is approaching a one-way road in a wrong direction based on a slowing down of the transport and a movement of the transport toward the one-way road, notifying, via the one or more sensors, one or more occupants of the transport about the approaching, and in response to the transport continuing to approach in the wrong direction, slowing the transport, by a computer associated with the transport, to not permit entry into the one-way road.

A cruise control system is provided with the ability to inhibit operation of a cruise control resume function which returns a vehicle to a target vehicle speed. The resume inhibition is inhibited when values of vehicle parameters exceed threshold values, such as a road wheel angle being greater than a threshold angle, detection of an object such as another vehicle adjacent to the vehicle, and/or a vehicle speed being lower than a threshold speed. The ability to inhibit the cruise control resume function enhances safety by avoiding unexpected or otherwise undesired vehicle acceleration when the steering wheels turned at a large angle and an adjacent object is present, thereby minimizing the chances of the turning vehicle colliding with the adjacent object.