A method for driving a vehicle platoon having a lead vehicle and vehicles following the lead vehicle. The method includes providing first and second modes for driving the lead vehicle, by using a first brake map for the first mode and a second brake map for the second mode for braking the lead vehicle, the first brake map gives a lower brake force on the lead vehicle than the second brake map for equal brake requests; and/or by using a first acceleration map for the first mode and a second acceleration map for the second mode for accelerating the lead vehicle, wherein the first acceleration map gives a lower traction force on the lead vehicle than the second acceleration map for equal acceleration requests, and shifting from the first mode to the second mode when an operator of the lead vehicle has performed a predetermined driving action.

When a collision avoidance target is a pedestrian or a bicycle, a driving assistance ECU performs automatic braking control. In this case, accelerator override cannot be performed. When the collision avoidance target is an automobile and when an accelerator operation amount is equal to or larger than a first operation amount threshold, the driving assistance ECU prohibits the automatic braking control. In this case, the accelerator override can be performed. When the accelerator operation amount is smaller than the first operation amount threshold, the driving assistance ECU performs the automatic braking control.

A method of controlling engine on of a hybrid vehicle, may include determining, by a controller, a shift pattern of the vehicle between multiple regions; deriving, by the controller, a shifting possibility of the vehicle from each of the regions; and deriving an engine-on strategy of the vehicle on the basis of the derived shifting possibility, and controlling an engine of the vehicle to be on or off in accordance with the derived engine-on strategy.

A vehicle control apparatus executes a driving force limiting control when a mistaken operation condition is satisfied. The vehicle control apparatus determines that the mistaken operation condition is satisfied when a third condition is satisfied at a point in time when a second condition becomes satisfied, determines that the mistaken operation condition is not satisfied when the third condition is not satisfied at a point in time when the second condition becomes satisfied, the third condition becomes satisfied within a first time threshold since a first condition becomes satisfied, and a pressing condition is satisfied before the third condition becomes satisfied, and determines that the pressing condition is satisfied when an operation amount of an acceleration operator is greater than or equal to a positive second operation amount threshold, and an operation speed of the acceleration operator is greater than or equal to a positive second operation speed threshold.

When a collision avoidance target is a pedestrian or a bicycle, a driving assistance ECU performs automatic braking control. In this case, accelerator override cannot be performed. When the collision avoidance target is an automobile and when an accelerator operation amount is equal to or larger than a first operation amount threshold, the driving assistance ECU prohibits the automatic braking control. In this case, the accelerator override can be performed. When the accelerator operation amount is smaller than the first operation amount threshold, the driving assistance ECU performs the automatic braking control.

Systems and methods for operating an engine that may be selectively automatically stopped and started are described. In one example, the method adjusts an amount of time that the engine may be inhibited from automatically stopping based on driver inputs such as driver demand pedal position, vehicle speed, and braking torque.

An apparatus may be configured to determine whether to adjust an acceleration limit level associated with an acceleration limit operation for a corresponding vehicle speed range. The adjustment may be performed by using driver information acquired based on biometric information of a driver. The apparatus may be configured to control an adjustment of the acceleration limit level. The apparatus may be configured to change a limit acceleration of the vehicle that is accelerated based on a degree of accelerator pedal manipulation by the driver and the adjusted acceleration limit level.

A method and a device for driving a hybrid electric vehicle, and a vehicle is provided. The method includes: driving, if the vehicle demand torque is greater than a minimum value of the engine economic zone and less than a maximum value of the power assistance reserve zone, the hybrid electric vehicle in a parallel drive mode; or maintaining, if the vehicle demand torque continues to increase to the maximum value of the power assistance reserve zone, the hybrid electric vehicle being driven in the parallel drive mode when the hybrid electric vehicle is in the parallel drive mode and a torque provided by the parallel drive mode under a current drive mode is greater than a maximum torque provided by the drive motor.

A driver assistance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform deceleration assistance control when a driver of a vehicle is not depressing an accelerator pedal, the deceleration assistance control being control for automatically decelerating the vehicle. The processor is configured to detect an operation of the accelerator pedal. The processor is configured to cancel the deceleration assistance control when the operation of the accelerator pedal is detected during the deceleration assistance control. The processor is configured to reduce a deceleration control amount for the deceleration assistance control according to a degree of the operation of the accelerator pedal, when cancelling the deceleration assistance control.

A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle controls the hybrid vehicle including an engine and an electric motor. The engine includes a supercharger, and a blow-by gas treatment device including a ventilation line and a fresh air line and causing blow-by gas to be introduced into an intake system and combusted. The electric motor transmits torque to the engine. The control apparatus includes a control unit that controls driving of each of the engine and the electric motor. The control unit causes the electric motor to be in regenerative operation without decreasing an output torque of the engine in one or both of a case where a boost pressure decreases to a predetermined threshold or below and a case where an accelerator position decreases, in a situation where an outside air temperature is lower than or equal to a predetermined temperature and where the boost pressure is positive.