An update management apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first cooperative controller configured to first determine whether a vehicle controller is updatable based on a state of a low-voltage battery at a predetermined interval during vehicle driving; a management controller configured to receive a first determination result from the first cooperative controller, and when the vehicle controller is updatable, to request user approval during ignition-off of the vehicle, to update the vehicle controller; and a second cooperative controller configured to display an approval window for the user approval.

An update management apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first cooperative controller configured to first determine whether a vehicle controller is updatable based on a state of a low-voltage battery at a predetermined interval during vehicle driving; a management controller configured to receive a first determination result from the first cooperative controller, and when the vehicle controller is updatable, to request user approval during ignition-off of the vehicle, to update the vehicle controller; and a second cooperative controller configured to display an approval window for the user approval.

A system and method of detecting and mitigating an erratic vehicle by a host vehicle. The method includes gathering sensor information on a calibratable external region surrounding the host vehicle; analyzing the sensor information to detect a target vehicle traveling in a lane and a movement of the target vehicle in the lane; determining whether the movement of the target vehicle in the lane is erratic; if erratic then designating target vehicle as erratic vehicle; assigning a risk score to the erratic vehicle; and implementing a predetermined mitigating action correlating to the assigned risk score to the erratic vehicle. The mitigating action includes one or more of: warning an operator of the host vehicle, warning a vehicle proximal to the host vehicle, and taking at least partial control of the host vehicle to further distance the host vehicle apart from the erratic vehicle.

A system and method of detecting and mitigating an erratic vehicle by a host vehicle. The method includes gathering sensor information on a calibratable external region surrounding the host vehicle; analyzing the sensor information to detect a target vehicle traveling in a lane and a movement of the target vehicle in the lane; determining whether the movement of the target vehicle in the lane is erratic; if erratic then designating target vehicle as erratic vehicle; assigning a risk score to the erratic vehicle; and implementing a predetermined mitigating action correlating to the assigned risk score to the erratic vehicle. The mitigating action includes one or more of: warning an operator of the host vehicle, warning a vehicle proximal to the host vehicle, and taking at least partial control of the host vehicle to further distance the host vehicle apart from the erratic vehicle.

Methods and systems are provided for detecting and responding to dangerous road users. In some aspects, a process can include steps for receiving sensor data of a detected object from an autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object is exhibiting a dangerous attribute, generating output data based on the determining of whether the detected object is exhibiting the dangerous attribute, and updating a machine learning model based on the output data relating to the dangerous attribute.

Methods and systems are provided for detecting and responding to dangerous road users. In some aspects, a process can include steps for receiving sensor data of a detected object from an autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object is exhibiting a dangerous attribute, generating output data based on the determining of whether the detected object is exhibiting the dangerous attribute, and updating a machine learning model based on the output data relating to the dangerous attribute.

A system for receiving user input from an internal vehicle component surface includes a flat surface layer of the internal vehicle component that includes a first portion made of an elastic material and a second portion that surrounds the first portion, and a push-button assembly located beneath the first portion of the flat surface layer. The push-button assembly includes a push-button switch that is switched into at least a first switching state by downward pressure, and a vertical movement mechanism that when activated causes the push-button switch to move vertically in a direction of the flat surface layer. Vertical movement of the push-button switch causes a vertical displacement of the first portion of the flat surface layer, and downward pressure on the first portion of the flat surface layer when vertically displaced causes a corresponding downward pressure to the push-button switch, switching the push-button switch into the first switch state.

A system for receiving user input from an internal vehicle component surface includes a flat surface layer of the internal vehicle component that includes a first portion made of an elastic material and a second portion that surrounds the first portion, and a push-button assembly located beneath the first portion of the flat surface layer. The push-button assembly includes a push-button switch that is switched into at least a first switching state by downward pressure, and a vertical movement mechanism that when activated causes the push-button switch to move vertically in a direction of the flat surface layer. Vertical movement of the push-button switch causes a vertical displacement of the first portion of the flat surface layer, and downward pressure on the first portion of the flat surface layer when vertically displaced causes a corresponding downward pressure to the push-button switch, switching the push-button switch into the first switch state.

An information processing apparatus is mounted in a delivery automatic driving vehicle with a monitoring device for remote monitoring. The information processing apparatus includes a controller that suppresses a monitoring function of the monitoring device when determining that a delivery person does not exist inside the automatic driving vehicle in a stopped state of the automatic driving vehicle.

Systems and methods for vehicle lane change control are described. Some implementations may include determining a kinematic state of a vehicle moving in an origin lane; detecting, based on data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, objects that are moving in a target lane of the road; determining a headway constraint in terms of a preparation time, a preparation acceleration to be applied to the vehicle during the preparation time, and an execution time during which the vehicle is to transition from the origin lane to the target lane; determining values of the preparation time, the execution time, and the preparation acceleration subject to a set of constraints including the headway constraint; and determining a motion plan that will transition the vehicle from the origin lane to the target lane based at least in part on the preparation time, the execution time, and the preparation acceleration.