System and method for a user to navigate an autonomous vehicle manually or via verbal commands. In one aspect, seven commands are arranged for manual operation, including start, stop, forward, backward, turn-left, turn-right, and U-turn. A panel with buttons or with a knob and buttons is arranged for implementing the commands. In another aspect, when a verbal input is received from a user, the verbal input is analyzed to ascertain whether it contains any of the seven commands. A command issued manually or verbally causes the same maneuver and effect. In yet other aspects, methods to change a travel route and to predetermine vehicle orientation direction at a parking lot are provided.

A voice activation system for a vehicle. The voice activation system for a vehicle which has at least one sound panel capable of providing vibrations of a user's voice from the outside of the vehicle into an inside area of the vehicle. A laser listening device is operably connected to the panel for receiving vibrations from a user's voice. A controller receives a pre-identified command of the user from the laser listener and operates an action in the vehicle in response thereto.

Disclosed are a method for controlling a vehicle based on speaker recognition and an intelligent vehicle. A method for controlling a vehicle based on speaker recognition according to an embodiment of the present invention recognize a user boarding on a vehicle in accordance with utterance data of the user, and determines and then controls the interior state of the vehicle using an artificial neural network model trained in advance in accordance with a vehicle control pattern of the recognized user, thereby being able to a driving environment optimized in accordance with the user. A method for controlling a vehicle based on speaker recognition and an intelligent vehicle of the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone ((Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV), a robot, an AR (Augmented Reality) device, a VR (Virtual Reality) device, a device associated with 5G services, etc.

Methods and systems for determining a mood of a human driver of a vehicle and using the mood for generating a vehicle response, is provided. One example method includes capturing, by a camera of the vehicle, a face of the human driver. The capturing is configured to capture a plurality of images over a period of time, and the plurality of images are analyzed to identify a facial expression and changes in the facial expression of the human driver over the period of time. The method further includes capturing, by a microphone of the vehicle, voice input of the human driver. The voice input is captured over the period of time. The voice input is analyzed to identify a voice profile and changes in the voice profile of the human driver over the period of time. The method processes, by a processor of the vehicle, a combination of the facial expression and the voice profile captured during the period of time to predict the mood of the human driver. The method generates the vehicle response that is responsive to the mood of the human driver. The vehicle response is configured to make at least one adjustment to a setting of the vehicle. The adjustment is selected based on the mood of the human driver. The vehicle response can be used to make the driver more calm and/or assist in reducing distracted driving.

A creation device is provided that has at least one processor operatively coupled to non-transitory computer readable storage to execute operations that includes an acquisition part and a creation part. The acquisition part acquires input information concerning traveling of a human-powered vehicle. The creation part uses a learning algorithm to create a learning model that outputs output information concerning control of the components of the human-powered vehicle based on the input information.

An in-vehicle device comprises a gesture defection unit, which recognizes a user's hand position located within a predetermined range, a driving state recognition unit which detects a driving state of a vehicle, and a gesture control unit which controls a state of a gesture operation based on a recognition result of the hand position by the gesture detection unit, wherein the gesture control unit disables the gesture operation when the driving state of the vehicle detected by the driving state recognition unit is in a predetermined disabling state.

A dialogue system, a vehicle and a method for controlling the vehicle is provided. The vehicle monitors at least one of vehicle state information and driving environment information, generates a vehicle use pattern based on the monitored information; generates and storing notification event information corresponding to the vehicle use pattern; determines whether the monitored information corresponds to any one of event information; when it is determined that the monitored information corresponds to any one of event information, determines notification timing of the any one of notification event information; when the current time is notification timing of the any one of notification event information, outputs guide information on the notification event information; generates a control command corresponding to the notification event information; and executes a function corresponding the notification event information based on the control command.

A system includes a wearable device including a memory and a processor. The processor receives a verbal input for a vehicle from a user. The processor interprets the verbal input to locate in the memory at least one datum predetermined to be interpretable by the vehicle computer. The processor generates a message corresponding to the verbal input including the at least one datum, and sends the message to the vehicle.

A vehicle includes an information collector, a detector, a setting unit, an accelerator position detector, and a control processor. The information collector collects information regarding an occupant of the vehicle to be used for determining a mood of the occupant. The detector detects the mood of the occupant based on the information. The setting unit performs setting of a sound quality parameter of a traveling sound to be outputted to an interior of a vehicle compartment of the vehicle based on the mood of the occupant. The accelerator position detector detects an accelerator position of the vehicle. The control processor generates the traveling sound based on the sound quality parameter and the accelerator position, and outputs the traveling sound to the interior of the vehicle compartment of the vehicle.

An audio signaling system for automated machines facilitates action controls for a machine or fleet of machines. The audio signaling system may use audio tones and audio recognition for specified actions such as emergency stops. The system may include a field audio output system and onboard audio control systems. Audio control systems may include audio recognition and be integrated with automation control systems.