Systems and methods to augment audio output in an electric vehicle (EV) include obtaining inputs from one or more sensors. The inputs include information about the EV and about one or more persons outside the EV. A current scenario is defined based on the inputs. Whether the current scenario matches a predefined scenario among a set of predefined scenarios is determined, and augmented audio output is produced according to the predefined scenario.

Disclosed herein are an autonomous driving method for avoiding a stopped vehicle and an apparatus for the same. The autonomous driving method for avoiding a stopped vehicle is performed by an autonomous driving control apparatus provided in an autonomous vehicle, and includes obtaining taillight recognition information for a stopped vehicle identified ahead of the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the stopped vehicle is to be avoided in consideration of the taillight recognition information, when it is determined that the stopped vehicle is to be avoided, setting an avoidance method in consideration of whether lane returning is to be performed, which is determined based on an autonomous driving task, and setting an avoidance time point corresponding to the avoidance method and controlling the autonomous vehicle to avoid the stopped vehicle by traveling along an avoidance path generated in conformity with the avoidance time point.

An autonomous driving apparatus for generating an intersection path reflecting a driving record may include: a path generating device that generates information on a first path for driving of an autonomous vehicle at an intersection; a path comparison operating device that generates offset information between the generated information on the first path and information on a second path along which the autonomous vehicle is driving; a comparison operation evaluating device that determines whether to store the information on the second path based on the generated offset information; and a comparison operation storage that stores the information on the second path and the offset information based on the determination of whether to store the information on the second path.

The disclosure relates to a vehicle control method. The vehicle control method includes: receiving a motion parameter of a vehicle; detecting, based on the motion parameter, whether there is a longitudinal obstacle in front of the vehicle; and when it is detected that there is a longitudinal obstacle in front of the vehicle, generating compensation torque based on the detected longitudinal obstacle, to perform compensation for control torque of the vehicle to generate required torque of the vehicle. The disclosure further relates to a vehicle control device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a vehicle.

An assistance system for a vehicle capable of automated operation has a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The vehicle is located on a first lane in a vicinity of one or more neighboring vehicles, the first lane merging with a second lane at a merging trajectory location. The controller is adapted to selectively execute a leader determination module when a distance of the vehicle to the merge starting point is less than a threshold value. This includes determining an estimated arrival time of the vehicle to a merge starting point of the merging trajectory location. The controller is adapted to select a leader vehicle from the neighboring vehicles based in part on their respective estimated arrival times to the merge starting point. Operation of the vehicle is controlled based in part on the leader vehicle.

A system for determining a distance between a camera and a hitch ball of a vehicle. The system includes a camera configured to be mounted on a vehicle and an electronic processor connected to the camera. The electronic processor is configured to determine a first position and a second position associated with a point on a trailer, determine an angle of rotation between the first position and the second position, and using the first position, the second position, and the angle of rotation, determine a null space of a matrix. In one example, the matrix is

[00001]$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}1& 0& 0& -{\mathrm{cu}}_{\mathrm{xo}}& {\mathrm{cl}}_x\\ 0& 1& 0& -{\mathrm{cu}}_{y0}& {\mathrm{cl}}_y\\ 0& 0& 0& {\mathrm{cu}}_{z0}& -{\mathrm{cl}}_z\\ 0& 0& 1& \frac{-{\mathrm{cu}}_{z0}}{{\mathrm{cu}}_{z1}}{\mathrm{cu}}_{x1}& {\mathrm{cl}}_x\\ -\cos \delta & \sin \delta & 1& 0& 0\end{array}\right]$

and the null space of the matrix includes a value of a distance (d.sub.l) between the camera and the hitch ball. The electronic processor is further configured to perform an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle operation based on the distance (d.sub.l) between the camera and the hitch ball.

A vehicle, system and method for operating the vehicle is disclose. The system includes a radar system and a processor. The radar system locates a gap between targets in a second lane adjoining a first lane, with the host vehicle residing in the first lane. The processor is configured to determine a viability value of the gap for a lane change, select the gap based on the viability value, align the host vehicle with the selected gap, and merge the host vehicle from the first lane into the selected gap in the second lane.

The present disclosure relates to an overtaking estimating system for estimation of a minimum overtaking speed of a vehicle. The overtaking estimating system determines in view of a host vehicle a remaining distance of an overtaking lane contiguous to a driving lane of the host vehicle. The system further determines a delta distance between the host vehicle and a preceding vehicle positioned in the host vehicle driving lane. Moreover, the system determines a delta time for the host vehicle to reach the preceding vehicle. The system further determines, based on the delta distance, the delta time and a determined host vehicle speed, a speed of the preceding vehicle. Furthermore, the system determines, based on the remaining distance, the delta distance, the preceding vehicle speed, and an overtaking-affecting parameter, a minimum overtaking speed of the host vehicle for overtaking the preceding vehicle in the remaining distance of the overtaking lane.

A method for controlling deceleration of a vehicle includes determining, by a controller, a reference deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on current speed information of the vehicle and stop signal residual time information of a traffic light located ahead of the vehicle, determining, by the controller, whether the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to a distance between the vehicle and the traffic light, and determining, by the controller, a speed profile including an actual deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on a waiting distance of a waiting vehicle that waits before the traffic light when it is determined that the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to the distance between the vehicle and the traffic light.

An apparatus for warning the collision of a vehicle includes an information acquirer configured to acquire information on a surrounding object and information on a vehicle, and a controller configured to generate collision predicting information for the surrounding object, based on the information on the surrounding object and the information on the vehicle, and generate control information to control braking of the vehicle and to provide, based on the collision predicting information, a buffer element to an outside of the vehicle while controlling the braking of the vehicle.