A system and method are provided for flow synchronization between various transport vehicles (e.g. dump trucks) and a work machine (e.g. excavator) in a material loading cycle. The work machine and each transport vehicle are configured to communicate with each other via a machine-to-machine communications network. A controller determines initiation of a loading cycle associated with the work machine and a first transport vehicle, and detects certain parameters corresponding to a duration of the loading cycle (e.g. weight of payload, volume of truck bin, historical cycle data). A remaining time in the loading cycle duration is accordingly estimated, and an output signal corresponding to the estimated remaining time is generated to at least a next transport vehicle in a loading sequence. The system and method facilitate even spacing of transport vehicles, consistent travel speeds, and optimization of a number of loading vehicles required to coordinate with a given work machine.

Disclosed is an electronic device for a vehicle, including a processor acquiring image data acquired by a camera mounted in a vehicle, determining a riding intention of an outside person based on the location, posture, and gesture of the outside person detected from the image data, and generating a control signal to stop the vehicle based on the riding intention.

Presented are control systems for operating rechargeable electrochemical devices, methods for making/using such systems, and motor vehicles with intelligent battery pack charging and charging behavior feedback capabilities. A method of operating a rechargeable battery includes an electronic controller receiving battery data from a battery sensing device indicative of a battery state of charge (SOC). Using this battery data, the controller determines a number of low SOC excursions at which the battery SOC is below a predefined low SOC threshold and a number of high SOC excursions at which the battery SOC exceeds a predefined high SOC threshold. The controller then determines if the number of low SOC excursions exceeds a predefined maximum allowable low excursions and/or the number of high SOC excursions exceeds a predefined maximum allowable high excursions. If so, the controller responsively commands a resident subsystem to execute a control operation that mitigates degradation of the rechargeable battery.

A driving system for a motor vehicle includes a first driving function for automated driving with automated longitudinal and transverse guidance and a second driving function for automated driving with at least automated longitudinal guidance or with at least automated transverse guidance. The second driving function has a lower level of automation. The first driving function is available for activation in a first admissibility range defined by a lower and/or upper limit for a driving parameter. The driver uses a first input component to prescribe a driver nominal value preset for the driving parameter that is in the first admissibility range. In response, the current driving behavior of the active second driving function is adapted. The driving system then establishes that the driving parameter satisfies a first criterion for the first admissibility range. The first driving function is then activated.

A method of guiding an accelerator pedal of an electric vehicle includes calculating a target instant fuel efficiency, calculating a target torque corresponding to the target instant fuel efficiency, calculating a target open degree of the accelerator pedal based on the target torque, receiving an actual open degree of the accelerator pedal manipulated by a driver, and displaying the target open degree of the accelerator pedal and the actual open degree of the accelerator pedal.

When vehicle forward information includes information on a construction site road sign which indicates the limit speed at a construction site, a vehicle driving assist apparatus acquires the limit speed indicated on the construction site road sign as a construction site sign limit speed, based on the vehicle forward information and displays the acquired construction site sign limit speed on the displaying device. When acquiring the database limit speed while displaying the construction site sign limit speed on the displaying device, and a distance that an own vehicle has moved since acquiring the construction site sign speed limit currently displayed on the displaying device is shorter than a predetermined distance, the vehicle driving assist apparatus continues displaying the construction site sign limit speed on the displaying device without displaying the database limit speed acquired this time on the displaying device.

The techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle occupancy-monitoring system. The system includes a controller circuit that receives occupant data from an occupancy-monitoring sensor of a vehicle. The controller circuit determines an occupancy status of respective seats in a cabin of the vehicle based on the occupancy-monitoring sensor. The controller circuit indicates the occupancy status of the respective seats on a display located in a field of view of occupants of the vehicle. The display is integral to one of a roof light module, a door panel, or a headliner of the cabin. The system can improve passenger safety by alerting the operator and other occupants about the occupancy status of the passengers.

A device for assisting a driver of a vehicle with at least partially automated longitudinal and/or lateral control. The device is designed to determine automation information with respect to the level of automation of the longitudinal and/or lateral control that is being used to operate the vehicle. The device is also designed to adjust the dimensions of a light signal, produced by a lighting element of the vehicle, according to the automation information.

A method for operating a vehicle includes obtaining personal data associated with a user of the vehicle, obtaining operating data for the vehicle, determining a driver behavior recommendation to reduce emissions of the vehicle based at least in part on the personal data and the operating data, and presenting the driver behavior recommendation on an interface.

An electronic device includes a storage unit storing adjustment information whereby the amount of change in a predetermined direction, when an adjustment portion was moved to adjust a setting for a predetermined system by the user performing a touch operation, has been associated with an amount of adjustment for adjusting the setting for the predetermined system. A control unit determines whether or not the user's touch operation has passed through a region in a predetermined amount of time, and calculates the amount of change in the predetermined direction based on the touch operation when it has been determined that the touch operation has passed through the region within the predetermined amount of time, determines the amount of adjustment corresponding to the calculated amount of change based on the adjustment information, and issues an instruction to the predetermined system to set a setting value based on the determined amount of adjustment.