A vehicle hitching assistance system including a controller determining a trailer target area to a rear of the vehicle. The trailer target area is positioned within left and right lateral vehicle steering limits, defined in a lateral direction between left and right boundaries respectively spaced inwardly of the left and right lateral vehicle steering limits by one of a system perception factor or a vehicle geometry factor, and defined in a longitudinal direction between a minimum movement limit and a maximum perception limit. The controller further identifies a trailer coupler within the trailer target area and outputs a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler during movement of the vehicle.

A signalling device (DS) equips a vehicle (VA) that can be driven by a driver during a manual driving phase and that comprises an assistance device (DA) capable of driving it in a completely autonomous manner during an autonomous driving phase. This device (DS) comprises signalling means (MS1-MS2) capable of being installed on at least two lateral parts (PL1-PL2) of the vehicle (VA) and of generating a first light of a first chosen colour, visible from outside the vehicle (VA), upon reception of a first command, and control means (MC) capable of generating the first command for said signalling means (MS1-MS2) when the vehicle (VA) is in an autonomous driving phase. Moreover, the signalling means (MS1-MS2) are capable of generating a second light of a second chosen colour, visible from outside the vehicle (VA), upon reception of a second command, and the control means (MC) are capable of generating the first command when the driver is absent from the vehicle (VA), and of generating the second command for the signalling means (MS1-MS2) when the vehicle (VA) is in an autonomous driving phase and the driver is present in the vehicle (VA), or of generating the first command when said driver is present in said vehicle (VA), and of generating a second command for the signalling means (MS1-MS2) when the vehicle (VA) is in an autonomous driving phase and the driver is absent from said vehicle (VA).

An apparatus and a method for lane change control. The apparatus includes: a determination device to determine whether a plurality of predetermined operation conditions are met when a vehicle enters a lane change control section and to determine an intention for a driver of the vehicle to use a lane change control function; a guide device to configure an information screen for the lane change control function based on the determined intention of the driver; and an interface to display the configured information screen.

A dynamometer load device applies a load to a dynamometer unit that is connected to a hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle and being movable. The dynamometer load device applies, in conjunction with steering of the motor vehicle, a load to the dynamometer unit turning along with the hub. The load is applied in a direction opposite to a turning direction of the dynamometer unit.

A dynamometer load device applies a load to a dynamometer unit that is connected to a hub of a wheel of a motor vehicle and being movable. The dynamometer load device applies, in conjunction with steering of the motor vehicle, a load to the dynamometer unit turning along with the hub. The load is applied in a direction opposite to a turning direction of the dynamometer unit.

The disclosure relates to a device for recognizing an intention of a driver for a lane change assistant in an at least partially autonomous motor vehicle, a corresponding system, and a method and computer program. It is provided that steering of a driver does not directly cause lateral acceleration, as is currently the case, but rather serves the vehicle as an input medium for the intention of the driver to imminently initiate lateral acceleration, for example a turn-off procedure or a change of travel lane. As a result of the signal from the control element, a safe, drivable trajectory that will subsequently be traveled automatically by the vehicle is calculated. This may also include more complex driving maneuvers, such as a change of multiple travel lanes. As a result, driving is made more convenient and safer.

An apparatus for controlling driving in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes one or more input devices configured to receive an input from a driver of the vehicle and a control circuit electrically connected with the one or more input devices. The control circuit is configured to activate a lane change when a first input for the lane change is received via the one or more input devices, initiate a lateral movement for the lane change when a second input for the lane change is received via the one or more input devices within a first time interval after the first input, and cancel the lane change when the second input is not received within the first time interval after the first input.

An apparatus for providing a traveling in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain information about the vehicle and information about an external object, a steering device, an input device configured to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the one or more sensors, the steering device, and the input device. The control circuit is configured to control the vehicle to travel along a deviated path in a driving path of the vehicle based on at least one of the information obtained by the plurality of sensors or an operation of the steering device, to complete a lane change, and to control the vehicle to travel along a deviated path in a target lane of the changed lane in response to the received lane change command.

An apparatus for controlling drive of a vehicle includes an input device, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a lane keeping control on a driving lane of the vehicle for a first time duration, when receiving a first input for changing a lane from the driver through the input device, performs a line access control such that the vehicle moves toward a line positioned in a direction of a target lane for the changing of the lane, after completing the lane keeping control for the first time duration, when receiving a second input for changing the lane from the driver through the input device after receiving the first input, and performs a lane entrance control toward the target lane when the line access control is completed within a second time duration.

An apparatus for controlling a lane change in a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed of the vehicle for a lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a speed of a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed.