A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a skill level acquiring unit and an inter-vehicle distance controller. The skill level acquiring unit is configured to acquire a driving skill level of a driver of a first vehicle other than a second vehicle. The second vehicle is an own vehicle. The inter-vehicle distance controller is configured to control an inter-vehicle distance from the first vehicle to the second vehicle on the basis of the driving skill level acquired by the skill level acquiring unit.

A control system of a vehicle that can travel in a first state in which travel control is performed based on a position of a white line on a travel lane and in a second state in which travel control is performed based on a travel position of another vehicle. Periphery information is obtained of the vehicle. It is determined, based on the periphery information obtained, whether an emergency vehicle is approaching. A control unit configured to perform control so that travel control in the first state is prioritized when it is determined that the emergency vehicle is not approaching. Travel control in the second state is prioritized when it is determined that the emergency vehicle is approaching.

The present disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle system or a driver assistance system that detects an object in front of the vehicle, judges whether a condition calls for an operation of a lateral movement system for collision avoidance, determines a direction of the lateral movement, and executes the lateral movement.

Systems and methods for scheduling environment perception-based data offloading for numerous connected vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for offloading data includes capturing an image of a view of interest from a vehicle, segmenting the image into a plurality of blocks, and determining a scheduling priority for each of one or more blocks among the plurality of blocks based on block values, wherein the block values relate to one or more objects of interest contained in each of the one or more blocks. The method further includes offloading, from the vehicle to a server, one or more blocks based on the scheduling priority of the one or more blocks.

An advanced driver assistance system configured to implement one or more automotive V2V applications designed to assist a driver in driving a Host Motor-Vehicle. The advanced driver assistance system is configured to be connectable to an automotive on-board communication network to communicate with automotive on-board systems to implement one or different automotive functionalities aimed at assisting the driver in driving the Host Motor-Vehicle, controlling the Host Motor-Vehicle, and informing the driver of the Host Motor-Vehicle of the presence of Relevant Motor-Vehicles deemed to be relevant to the driving safety of the Host Motor-Vehicle.

A transportation vehicle with at least one first sensor for capturing environment data, at least one second sensor for capturing transportation vehicle data, a communication module for establishing a data connection with another transportation vehicle, a driving system for automated driving of the transportation vehicle, at least one output element for a visible/audible warning signal, and a control unit. The control unit determines a predicted trajectory of the transportation vehicle, determines a predicted path of the transportation vehicle and receives a predicted trajectory and vehicle geometry data of the other transportation vehicle via the data connection, determines a predicted path of the other transportation vehicle, determines a possible collision of the transportation vehicle with the other transportation vehicle, and in response to a possible collision, outputs a warning signal by the at least one output element and/or carries out an automated driving maneuver by the driving system.

A method for controlling a subject vehicle with a braking system, a drive system and a distance control system, wherein the distance control system is configured to control an actual following distance between the subject vehicle and a vehicle ahead to a predetermined target following distance, wherein the target following distance is predetermined as a function of an activated operating mode of the distance control system, including performing a plausibility check by checking whether V2X data is exchanged or can be exchanged between the vehicle ahead and the subject vehicle over a V2X connection, and activating, if no V2X data is exchanged or can be exchanged between the vehicle ahead and the subject vehicle over the V2X connection, a first operating mode in which a first target following distance is predetermined as a function of a reaction time of a driver of the subject vehicle.

A vehicle control system for controlling the movement of a group of vehicles that includes at least a first vehicle, a second vehicle following the first vehicle, and a third vehicle which in turn follows the second vehicle, via vehicle data, present at least within the group of vehicles, for controlling the mutually dependent movement of the vehicles. The vehicle control system includes a control level with multiple control devices that utilize the vehicle data for influencing a state of movement of the vehicles in a first network topology, and a communication level with multiple communication devices that transmit the vehicle data between the vehicles in a second network topology. At least one of the network topologies is set as a function of the other network topologies and/or of a performance of and/or a requirement for the control level and/or communication level, during operation of the vehicles.

Systems and methods for coordinating steering controls between towing vehicles and towed vehicles provide more cohesive parking experiences during towing events, including bidirectional charging towing events. The towed vehicle may be controlled to provide assistive parking steering maneuvers to assist the towing vehicle when parking during the towing event. The assistive parking steering maneuver may include maneuvering a drive wheel of the towed vehicle either toward or away from a detected curb or detected traffic, for example.

Categorizing driving behaviors of other road users includes maintaining a first history of first lateral-offset values of a road user with respect to a center line of a lane of a road; determining a first pattern based on the first history of the first lateral-offset values; determining a driving behavior of the road user based on the first pattern; and autonomously performing, by a host vehicle, a driving maneuver based on the driving behavior of the road user. The first history can be maintained for a predetermined period of time. An apparatus includes a processor that is configured to track a trajectory history of a road user; determine, based on the trajectory history, a driving behavior of the road user; and transmit a notification of the driving behavior.