To provide stopping assistance, the disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, in which a stopping point for the motor vehicle is determined using a sensor device of the motor vehicle. In the method, the motor vehicle determines a need to stop at the stopping point and initiates stopping of the motor vehicle at the stopping point when the need is present. If the need is absent, a control device of the motor vehicle performs a movement of the motor vehicle or issues a message characterizing the absence of the need to a driver of the motor vehicle. The disclosure further relates to a motor vehicle.

A vehicle control device includes a travel environment recognition device configured to recognize travel environment, a vehicle travel state detection device, and an autonomous/manual driving mode controller. The autonomous/manual driving mode controller includes a learning correction unit configured to store at least one of a plurality of control parameters indicating the vehicle travel state by operation of the driver in the autonomous driving mode, and to correct the control parameter in the autonomous driving mode according to the stored control parameter. When the stored control parameter is the control parameter changed by an operation by the driver midway in passing or after passing, the learning correction unit is configured to correct the control parameter in the autonomous driving mode so that an acceleration level or the deceleration level is increased midway in passing or after passing.

A method of distributing driving force of a four wheel drive (4WD) eco-friendly vehicle includes determining a first allowable range of driving force for each driving force based on determination of travel stability, determining a second allowable range of driving force for each driving wheel based on system limitations of at least one of the first driving source or the second driving source, determining a range of available driving force of the first driving wheel based on the first allowable range of driving force and the second allowable range of driving force, determining first target driving force of the first driving wheel in consideration of efficiency of the first driving source within the range of available driving force, and determining second target driving force of the second driving wheel based on the first target driving force and requested torque.

A controller and a control method are capable of improving safety by automatic emergency deceleration action while suppressing a motorcycle from falling over. One arrangement also obtains a brake system that includes such a controller. In the controller, the control method, and the brake system, a control mode that causes the motorcycle to take the automatic emergency deceleration action is initiated in response to trigger information generated in accordance with peripheral environment of the motorcycle. In the control mode, automatic emergency deceleration that is deceleration of the motorcycle generated by the automatic emergency deceleration action is controlled in accordance with a lean angle of the motorcycle.

The present invention provides a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system capable of optimizing balance between a target tire lateral force and a target tire longitudinal force. A vehicle control apparatus outputs an instruction for achieving an optimal slip ratio corresponding to a minimum value of a sum of a first difference and a second difference to an actuator regarding braking/driving of a vehicle. The first difference is a difference between a tire lateral force and a target tire lateral force with respect to an arbitrary slip ratio in a correlative relationship between a slip ratio and the tire lateral force of a tire of a wheel portion. The second difference is a difference between a tire longitudinal force and a target tire longitudinal force with respect to the arbitrary slip ratio in a correlative relationship between the slip ratio and the tire longitudinal force.

A method for assisting in turning a vehicle, the method may include detecting or estimating that the vehicle is about to turn to a certain direction or is turning to the certain direction; sensing a relevant portion of an environment of the vehicle to provide sensed information, wherein the relevant portion of the environment is positioned at a side of the vehicle that corresponds with the certain direction; applying an artificial intelligence process on the sensed information to (i) detect objects within the relevant portion of the environment and (ii) estimate expected movement patterns of the objects within a time frame that ends with an expected completion of the turn of the vehicle; determining, given an expected trajectory of the vehicle during the turn and the expected movement patterns of the objects, whether at least one of the objects is expected to cross the trajectory of the vehicle during the turn; and responding to an outcome of the determining.

The present disclosure relates to control performed in a case where a vehicle is to turn right or left at an intersection. A control device causes the vehicle to carry out a right turn or left turn when a travel start button for starting travel from a stopped state is manipulated while the vehicle is in a stopped state due to presence of a target to be paid attention to during travel, such as a vehicle in an opposite lane or a pedestrian.

Systems and methods are provided herein for operating a vehicle in a K-turn mode. The K-turn mode is engaged in response to determining that an amount that at least one of the front wheels of the vehicle is turned exceeds a turn threshold. While operating in the K-turn mode, forward torque is provided to the front wheels of the vehicle. Further, backward torque is provided to the rear wheels of the vehicle. Yet further, the rear wheels of the vehicle remain substantially in static contact with a ground while the front wheels slip in relation to the ground.

The steering controller calculates a target steering angle for causing the own vehicle to travel along the target course acquired by the traveling road information acquirer. The braking/driving force controller calculates a target yaw moment for correcting the positional displacement of the own vehicle from the target course. The control ratio setter sets a control ratio of cooperative control of steering control and yaw moment control based on the deviation amount of a lateral position of the own vehicle from the target course. The control ratio is set so that when the positional displacement of the own vehicle from the target course is relatively small, the ratio at which the steering control occupies is reduced, and the yaw moment control is dominant, and when the positional displacement of the own vehicle from the target course is relatively large, the ratio at which the steering control occupies is increased.

A method controls a first vehicle in respect of an oncoming second vehicle. The method determines a turning situation of the first vehicle, in which an expected first trajectory of the first vehicle crosses an expected second trajectory of the second vehicle, and controls the first vehicle in such a way that, during the turning situation, a predetermined distance between the vehicles is maintained. The control includes an influencing of the direction of travel of the first vehicle.