A failure detection device that detects a failure in a plurality of external sensors onboard a vehicle, the failure detection device comprises: an overlapping region storage unit that stores an overlapping region of detection areas of the external sensors; an environment performance storage unit that stores an environment-dependent performance of sensing of the external sensors; an environment information acquisition unit that acquires environment information about the vehicle; a recognition result comparison unit that compares recognition results of an object in the overlapping region from the external sensors; a failure likelihood computation unit that computes a failure likelihood of each external sensor based on a comparison result of the recognition results, the environment information, and the environment-dependent performance; and a failure determination unit that determines a failure in each external sensor based on the failure likelihood of each of the external sensors.

A method for improving the ride comfort of a transportation vehicle including planning a first driving route by a navigation system; automatically detecting at least one road parameter of the first driving route by a sensor system of the transportation vehicle; automatically evaluating the first driving route in view of the ride comfort of the first driving route by taking into account the road parameter; and in response thereto using the first driving route or planning an alternative driving route.

Provided is a path adaptation system and method for a self-driving vehicle, and a self-driving vehicle including path adaptation technology. The method includes providing a vehicle navigation path through an environment; determining a location of the vehicle relative to the path; generating one or more polygons representing a shape of the vehicle projected from the vehicle location in a vehicle travel direction long the path; combining the one or more projections into a projected motion polygon; acquiring object information representing an object shape from one or more sensors; and determining if the object shape overlaps the projected motion polygon. If so, the method includes adjusting the vehicle navigation. If not, the method includes, continuing navigation along the path. The path adaptation system includes one or more processors configured to execute the path adaptation method.

A method for identifying a composition material of an object located in an environment surrounding at least one device, in which at least one sensor is mounted on the device and communicates with at least one central processing unit.

In the case of recognizing a traffic regulation which determines that the priority of a first lane is higher than the priority of a second lane, and in the case of determining a state in which another vehicle is in compliance with the traffic regulation, and then determining that the other vehicle is not complying with the traffic regulation, a vehicle control device carries out at least one of a travel control in which a travel position of a host vehicle is moved in a direction of a side opposite to the second lane, and a travel control in which acceleration is not performed.

According to some implementations of the present disclosure, a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method includes traversing the transportation network in accordance with a route and receiving vehicle sensor data from one or more vehicle sensors of the autonomous vehicle. The method also includes determining that the autonomous vehicle has encountered an occlusion scenario based on the vehicle sensor data. In response to determining that the autonomous vehicle has encountered the occlusion scenario, the method includes transmitting a request for infrastructure data to an external resource via a communication network, receiving infrastructure data from the external resource, determining a control action for the autonomous vehicle to perform based on the infrastructure data and the vehicle sensor data, and controlling the autonomous vehicle based on the control action.

An apparatus for connecting an implement to mobile machinery comprises a first frame work, a slidable second frame work, and at least one support member. The support member provides support for the second framework as it slides back and forth along the first frame work.

A method and apparatus that control lateral movement of the vehicle during backward motion are provided. The method includes loading a desired backward path of vehicle, the backward path comprising waypoints to be traveled along during a rearward motion of the vehicle, reflecting the waypoints along a reflection axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis that runs from front to back of the vehicle such that the reflected waypoints define virtual forward path; and controlling lateral movement of the vehicle to follow the waypoints along the forward path while the vehicle is traveling in a backward direction.

The invention provides a method and system for a vehicle to shift between an autonomous mode and a manual mode, and vice versa. This shifting is dependent on multiple criteria, including but not limited to extra weight/items/property inside the vehicle, passengers inside the vehicle, one or more sensors and/or counters, whether the vehicle is in park, and whether the vehicle is entirely empty. The invention also includes several components such as users, vehicles, a central processor, and maintenance/central stations. According to one embodiment, no passengers are permitted on board the vehicle when it is in autonomous mode, and the vehicle will be on the road for an extended and longer amount of time compared to rental vehicles because the vehicles can automatically drive to a new user/recipient or towards a maintenance station, thus utilizing the time during which the vehicle would otherwise be idle.

A method for guiding a motor vehicle on the basis of image data when autonomously driving the motor vehicle in platooning formation following a leading vehicle, by a steering controller coupled to a steering system and a headway controller receiving and controlling a vehicle's interdistance relative to a leading vehicle, said method comprising controlling, by the steering controller, the vehicle's lateral distance relative to a first lane side, said steering controller receiving inputs from a first lane side detector mounted on a first front side location of the vehicle, and from a second lane side detector mounted on a second front side location opposing said first front side location, wherein said first and second lane side detectors are spaced apart over or wider than the vehicle's width.