A control apparatus for a vehicle includes: an inter-vehicle distance control unit that performs an inter-vehicle distance control with respect to a preceding vehicle; an engine stop-start unit that stops the engine when an engine stop condition is satisfied and starts the engine when an engine start condition is satisfied; a vehicle stop state maintenance unit that maintains a braking force for stopping the vehicle; the engine stop-start unit stops the engine, by activation of the vehicle stop state maintenance unit in the case where the vehicle is stopped by the inter-vehicle distance control unit; and an engine operation control unit that, in the case where the inter-vehicle distance control unit is set to be active in the vehicle stop state, maintains the operation state of the engine before the inter-vehicle distance control unit is set to be active.

An adaptive cruise control system for motor vehicles, including a sensor for measuring the distance to a preceding vehicle and an adaptive cruise controller for calculating control interventions into the drive system and/or braking system of the host vehicle for regulating the distance to a setpoint distance, a detuning parameter being adjustable in the adaptive cruise controller, which determines the intensity of the response of the adaptive cruise controller to control deviations, wherein a traffic jam detection module and a detuning controller which, with the detuning parameter as a manipulated variable, adjust the frequency of control interventions having an intensity above a certain minimum intensity to a setpoint frequency adapted to the traffic jam situation.

An adaptive cruise control system for motor vehicles, including a sensor for measuring the distance to a preceding vehicle and an adaptive cruise controller for calculating control interventions into the drive system and/or braking system of the host vehicle for regulating the distance to a setpoint distance, a detuning parameter being adjustable in the adaptive cruise controller, which determines the intensity of the response of the adaptive cruise controller to control deviations, wherein a traffic jam detection module and a detuning controller which, with the detuning parameter as a manipulated variable, adjust the frequency of control interventions having an intensity above a certain minimum intensity to a setpoint frequency adapted to the traffic jam situation.

A driving assistance system includes an electronic control unit and a notifying unit. The electronic control unit detects an inter-vehicle distance and relative velocity, controls the subject vehicle, performs a first notification operation when the inter-vehicle distance becomes equal to or larger than a first distance and the relative velocity becomes equal to or higher than a first velocity, or equal to or larger than a second distance, sets an inter-vehicle distance when the forward vehicle and the subject vehicle are stopped as a reference inter-vehicle distance and performs a second notification operation when a difference between the reference inter-vehicle distance and the inter-vehicle distance becomes equal to or larger than a third distance. The electronic control unit does not perform the second notification operation at least until after the first notification operation is performed.

A driving assistance system includes an electronic control unit and a notifying unit. The electronic control unit detects an inter-vehicle distance and relative velocity, controls the subject vehicle, performs a first notification operation when the inter-vehicle distance becomes equal to or larger than a first distance and the relative velocity becomes equal to or higher than a first velocity, or equal to or larger than a second distance, sets an inter-vehicle distance when the forward vehicle and the subject vehicle are stopped as a reference inter-vehicle distance and performs a second notification operation when a difference between the reference inter-vehicle distance and the inter-vehicle distance becomes equal to or larger than a third distance. The electronic control unit does not perform the second notification operation at least until after the first notification operation is performed.

A method for the automated control of the longitudinal movement of a motor vehicle having an automated positive acceleration process in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and an automated deceleration in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An acceleration variable is determined based on a jerk value and limited in terms of absolute value. And the jerk value is in turn determined in a driving mode in which, starting from a vehicle actual longitudinal speed and a vehicle actual longitudinal acceleration, the motor vehicle is adjusted to a predeterminable vehicle longitudinal speed taking into account a predeterminable maximum positive driving mode vehicle longitudinal acceleration, a predeterminable maximum driving mode vehicle longitudinal deceleration and at least one predeterminable driving operating mode jerk absolute value which limits the jerk.

A vehicle control method including: setting a target acceleration based on a distance to a preceding vehicle or an obstacle and accelerating an own vehicle based on the target acceleration without relying on a driver's operation. Then, the vehicle control method including: calculating an acceleration limit which is an acceleration at which a relative distance to the preceding vehicle or the obstacle at a time when a preset acceleration limiting time has passed from a start of the acceleration is equal to or longer than a reference relative distance and a relative vehicle speed to the preceding vehicle or the obstacle at the time when the preset acceleration limiting time has passed from the start of the acceleration is equal to or lower than a reference relative vehicle speed, and accelerating the own vehicle at the acceleration limit when the target acceleration exceeds the acceleration limit.

Disclosed are various techniques to optimize load delivery management of multiple vehicles along route. The optimization can involve evaluating vehicle-in-front information along with look ahead data to determine a recommended speed target and/or idle stop times and durations. The optimization can also involve determining bottleneck conditions from one or more vehicles and/or one or more infrastructure conditions and providing one or more recommended actions in response thereto.

Disclosed are various techniques to optimize load delivery management of multiple vehicles along route. The optimization can involve evaluating vehicle-in-front information along with look ahead data to determine a recommended speed target and/or idle stop times and durations. The optimization can also involve determining bottleneck conditions from one or more vehicles and/or one or more infrastructure conditions and providing one or more recommended actions in response thereto.

In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a vehicle is provided that includes a body, a drive system, and a control system for controlling the adaptive cruise control functionality for the vehicle. The drive system is disposed within the body, and has adaptive cruise control functionality. The control system includes: one or more sensors disposed onboard the vehicle and configured to obtain sensor data for monitoring a driver of the vehicle while the vehicle is stopped during adaptive cruise control operation while a target vehicle in front of the vehicle has stopped; and a processor coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to provide instructions for automatically resuming movement of the vehicle, when the target vehicle resumes movement, based on the monitoring of the driver of the vehicle.