A hitch assist system is provided herein that includes a sensing system configured to detect a trailer and obstacles proximate the trailer. The hitch assist system also includes a controller in communication with the sensing system and configured to define a final vehicle heading direction relative to the trailer when a hitch ball of a vehicle is aligned with a coupler of the trailer; determine an uppermost/farthest position of the vehicle from the trailer; determine a lowermost/nearest position of the vehicle from the trailer; and determine a vehicle path that aligns the vehicle within the uppermost/farthest and lowermost/nearest positions.

Provided is a vehicle control system, a vehicle control method, and an image sensor, the vehicle control system including: an image sensor disposed on the vehicle to have a field of view of an outside of the vehicle to capture image data; at least one non-image sensor disposed on the vehicle to have a field of sensing of the outside of the vehicle to capture sensing data; at least one processor configured to process the image data captured by the image sensor and the sensing data captured by the non-image sensor; and a controller configured to determine a chance of a collision with an obstacle with respect to a rear side warning determination reference area that is changed depending on whether a trailer is mounted on the vehicle, on the basis of at least part of processing at least one of the image data and the sensing data.

A rear-side alarm device and a rear-side alarm method thereof. The rear-side alarm device includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor monitors a rear area or a rear-side area of a vehicle. If a trailer connected to the vehicle is detected, the controller sets a system deactivation area and a system activation area, based on status information of the trailer, and controls an alarm operation to be performed by judging whether or not another vehicle has entered into the system activation area. The rear-side alarm device can operate normally even in the case in which a trailer is connected to a vehicle, thereby providing driving safety to a driver.

A lane departure suppression device includes an object information acquisition device that acquires information on an object around a vehicle, and a control unit that executes, when determination is made that there is a possibility that the vehicle crosses a departure determination reference line based on information acquired by the object information acquisition device, lane departure suppression control such that the possibility is reduced. The control unit is configured to change the departure determination reference line such that determination is made more easily that there is the possibility when the vehicle is towing a trailer than when the vehicle is not towing the trailer.

One general aspect includes a system having a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, where the executable instructions enable the processor to estimate a rate of change of a hitch angle between a trailer and vehicle, the estimated rate of change of the hitch angle being based on a turn angle for a plurality of rear wheels of the vehicle as well as a speed of the vehicle.

A system and method for estimating the length of a trailer attached to a vehicle includes a processor and a sensor mounted to the vehicle and in communication with the processor. The sensor is configured to sense at least one target on the trailer and provide information to the processor regarding the location of the at least one target. The processor is configured to determine an estimate of the wheel based length (laa.sub.1) of the trailer by utilizing a wheel angle () of the vehicle, a hitch point (zk) of the vehicle, the first hitch angle (.sub.1), a wheel base (lza) of the vehicle, a distance (lzk) between the hitch point (zk) and a front axle of vehicle, and a lane radius (rza). The processor is configured to determine the length of a trailer attached to the vehicle by utilizing the wheel based length (laa.sub.1) of the trailer.

A computer system is provided. The computer system comprises a processor device configured to receive map data representing characteristics of a road ahead of a vehicle, the vehicle having an actual vehicle width and an actual vehicle length; determine a maximum width of the vehicle based on at least the actual vehicle width and the map data; and provide visual information representing the maximum width to a driver of the vehicle.

An electronic control unit that is installed on a vehicle connected to a trailer and capable of towing the trailer changes travel control of the vehicle according to a type of the trailer when the trailer is connected to the vehicle.

A system for adaptive in-drive updating, for a vehicle travelling on a route, includes a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory. The vehicle is carrying a load. The controller is adapted to obtain one or more dynamic parameters pertaining to the load. A plurality of adaptive predictors is selectively executable by the controller at a timepoint during the route at which a completed portion of the route has been traversed by the vehicle and a remaining portion remains untraversed. The plurality of adaptive predictors includes a speed predictor configured to generate a global speed profile. The plurality of adaptive predictors includes a driving consumption predictor is configured to predict a driving consumption profile for the remaining portion of the route based in part on the dynamic parameter, the route features, the global speed profile, and a past drive consumption.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer program product are described herein for detecting location aspects of an autonomous vehicle to avoid collisions. Data including a plurality of points characterizing a trailer of an autonomous vehicle are received from a first scanning device. A first plane associated with the trailer is defined based on the plurality of points exceeding a first predetermined threshold. It is determined whether the first plane is perpendicular to ground. Based on the first plane being perpendicular to the ground, an orientation of the trailer is determined based on the first plane. Maneuvering of the autonomous vehicle is controlled through one or more commands based on the orientation.